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Marple Locks – Mellor Mill Ruins loop from Marple

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Marple Locks – Mellor Mill Ruins loop from Marple

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Marple Locks – Mellor Mill Ruins loop from Marple

02:05

7.72km

100m

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: April 2, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 4.60 km for 916 m

Open: • Tuesday-Sunday: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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765 m

Marple Locks

Highlight • Trail

The flight of 16 locks on the Peak Forest Canal at Marple is one of the steepest in Britain. Completed in 1804, the locks fell into disrepair in the 1960s …

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898 m

Oldknow's Lime Kilns

Highlight • Historical Site

marple.website/local-history/samuel-oldknow/marple-lime-kilns.html

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3.09 km

Roman Bridge (Packhorse Bridge), Marple

Highlight • Historical Site

This charming stone packhorse bridge spans the River Goyt. Despite its name, it was not built by the Romans but constructed in the 1700s for horse crossings.

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3.15 km

Roman Bridge (Windy Bottom Bridge)

Highlight • Historical Site

Despite its name the bridge was not actually built by the Romans,but is thought to have been constructed in the 1700's, and originated as a Pack Horse Brudge. Until the …

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3.42 km

Floodgates Cottage

Highlight • Structure

was built for Samuel Oldknow in 1801. It originally comprised two cottages. One was occupied by the tollkeeper as the road was at the time a major route through the …

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3.82 km

Roman Lakes

Lake

4.40 km

Mellor Mill Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Mellor Mill, also known as Bottom's Mill, was a six-story cotton mill in Marple, Greater Manchester built by Samuel Oldknow in 1793. This was a six-storey, 42-foot (13 m) wide …

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4.50 km

Roman Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Despite its name the bridge was not actually built by the Romans,but is thought to have been constructed in the 1700's, and originated as a Pack Horse Brudge. Until the …

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4.54 km

Peak and Northern Footpaths sign

Highlight • Structure

One of the 600+ green signs to spot

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7.72 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.99 km

1.15 km

1.01 km

796 m

708 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.45 km

1.77 km

1.38 km

1.26 km

851 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Tuesday 26 May

24°C

13°C

36 %

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Marple Locks – Mellor Mill Ruins loop from Marple

Marple Locks

Oldknow's Lime Kilns

Roman Bridge (Packhorse Bridge), Marple

Roman Bridge (Windy Bottom Bridge)

Floodgates Cottage

Mellor Mill Ruins

Roman Bridge

Peak and Northern Footpaths sign

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