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Route: Cheshire Ring (United Kingdom)

Submitted by RobMitt on Mon, 05/10/2021 - 05:13am
Location
United Kingdom
Distance
155.4 km
Vertical Gain
300 m
Description

The Cheshire canal ring, a circular route following the towpaths along six historic canals. The route, which can be started from ay point returning to the starting location, covers city streets and views of the Cheshire Plain and Peak District hills. The canals are, anticlockwise (the typical rotation) from Macclesfield, Macclesfield Canal to Marple; Peak Forest, Ashton and Rochdale Canals into Manchester, the Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield to Preston Brook; Trent & Mersey Canal to Hardings Wood Junction near Kidsgrove; and Macclesfield Canal.

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CheshireRingCanalWalk.gpx74.29 KB

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CanalRunner
Mon, 02/07/2022 - 02:20pm

Has anyone posted a time for this route?...

u003f
Fri, 02/11/2022 - 07:15am

This GPS (147.8 km + 500 m) has a gap near Congleton. A more accurate distance is 155.4 km +1148 m as on its LDWA page.

u003f
Fri, 02/11/2022 - 07:18am

Kieran Walsh ran the route in 21:30 in 2012, and 23:00 in 2013, as described on this Lymm Runners page. I haven't found mentions online of attempts by anyone else.

MattHampson
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 05:25am

I attempted this self-supported in June 2024 but stopped due to injury concern. I had a plan to resupply at 3 shops - Aldi in Hyde, Premier, Buxton Road Macclesfield and Morrisons Daily Middlewich.

I believe there's since been a successful self-supported completion in 21 hours 16 minutes. I don't know if the runner is intending on posting on here, but that's apparently the time to aim for.