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Macclesfield Canal – Gawsworth Hall loop from Moss Rose

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Macclesfield

Macclesfield Canal – Gawsworth Hall loop from Moss Rose

Moderate

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Macclesfield Canal – Gawsworth Hall loop from Moss Rose

02:20

9.10km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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768 m

Macclesfield Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

Good firm tow path with the option to come off at the retail park

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1.34 km

Bridge 47, Macclesfield Canal

Highlight • Bridge

This is the only remaining manually operated swing bridge on the Macclesfield Canal. The others have either been dismantled or are left open. After some earlier improvement work, it was …

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4.61 km

Gawsworth Hall is a timber-framed house dating to the 14th century. The beautiful black and white house was once home to Mary Fitton, thought to be Shakespeare's 'Dark Lady', and playwright Samuel 'Maggoty' Johnson.

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4.79 km

Gawsworth Hall

Highlight • Monument

Gawsworth Hall is a timber-framed house dating to the 14th century. The beautiful black and white house was once home to Mary Fitton, thought to be Shakespeare's 'Dark Lady', and …

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4.84 km

Statue of Robert Peel at Gawsworth Hall

Highlight • Monument

A short bit of tarmac that leads you past 3 pools in the Gawsworth hall grounds and stables and a statue of Robert peel then onto the fields which can …

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5.02 km

St. Mary's Church and Pond, Gawsworth

Highlight • Religious Site

Gasworth Tudor Hall opposite, but paid entry

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5.07 km

Pond with Ducks

Highlight • Natural

5.09 km

St James' Church, Gawsworth

Highlight • Religious Site

St James’ is a pretty parish church nestling among trees by a tranquil pond. The church was built in the 15th and 16th centuries out of yellow and red sandstone. …

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9.10 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.02 km

1.43 km

1.14 km

379 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.25 km

1.04 km

1.03 km

1.02 km

379 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 11 July

27°C

16°C

0 %

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Comments

February 19, 2025,717 Gawsworth (Ches)☑️

My first walk in Gawsworth, and it was utterly delightful!
Gawsworth, with its 13t-century church and 15t-century half-timbered hall set beside a lake, is as a picture. So why go to a bog? Well Danes Moss is a nature reserve - it's the largest raised bog in lowland England - and you don't walk on the boggy bits! Even selecting …

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Macclesfield Canal – Gawsworth Hall loop from Moss Rose

Macclesfield Canal

Bridge 47, Macclesfield Canal

Gawsworth Hall

Gawsworth Hall

Statue of Robert Peel at Gawsworth Hall

St. Mary's Church and Pond, Gawsworth

Pond with Ducks

St James' Church, Gawsworth

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