Cheshire Ring

Cheshire Ring
Schematic of the Cheshire RingRochdale CanalAshton CanalPeak Forest CanalMacclesfield CanalTrent and Mersey CanalBridgewater CanalKidsgrovePreston BrookManchesterAshton-under-LyneMarple
Schematic of the Cheshire Ring
Map
Specifications
Length97 miles (156 km)
Locks92
StatusCanal ring
Navigation authorityCanal & River Trust & Peel Holdings
Map
Ashton Canal at Droylsden

The Cheshire Ring is a canal cruising circuit or canal ring, which includes sections of six canals in and around Cheshire and Greater Manchester in North West England: the Ashton Canal, Peak Forest Canal, Macclesfield Canal, Trent and Mersey Canal, Bridgewater Canal and Rochdale Canal.

Because it takes boats approximately one week to complete the circuit, it is suited to narrowboat holidays that start at and return to the same location. The route has 92 locks and is 97 miles (156 km) long. It passes through contrasting landscapes between Manchester city centre and rural Cheshire with views of the Peak District and the Cheshire Plain.[1]

  1. ^ "British Waterways Inland Canal Navigations - the Cheshire Ring". Papillon Graphics' Virtual Encyclopaedia of Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 9 December 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)