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Marple Dale |
3 Miles. 11/2 hours.
This is a walk down into Marple Dale and alongside the River Goyt, with an opportunity for refreshments half way round.
On the way back you will pass the site of Marple Hall, the former home of the Bradshaw family.
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The Roman Bridge & Lakes |
3 Miles. 11/2 hours.
One myth can be dispelled immediately, neither the lakes nor bridge have any connection with the Romans.
This walk passes many of the sites of one of Marple's 18th century benefactor, Samuel Oldknow. Before Oldknow's time Marple was mainly a collection of isolated homesteads involved in the cottage industries of the time.
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Marple Locks & Brabyns Park |
3 or 4 Miles. 11/2 or 2
hours.
This walk down Marple Locks has an option for an extended walk of another mile.
Although the Peak Forest Canal had been opened for some years at the end of the 18th century, the construction of the locks was not complete until 1805 and a tramway linked the two sections.
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Chadkirk |
2 or 31/2
Miles. 1 or 2 hours.
This walk take you past the site of Marple Hall before crossing the river Goyt and making your to the ancient settlement of Chadkirk, fully described in the Domesday survey.
Chadkirk Chapel dates back to the 15th or 16th century although it has been restored and repaired extensively since then.
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From Way to Cut |
3 Miles. 11/2 hours.
The title of this walk "From Way to Cut" is derived from the Middlewood Way and the Macclesfield Canal. Canals were often referred to as the "cut" both by boatmen and the local populace.
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Donkey Wood |
2 Miles. 1 hour.
This walk is over mainly flat ground however the descent down to Donkey Wood bridge is fairly steep but steps have been provided on the particularly steep part.