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Manchester to Buxton |
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Description |
 Follow NCN routes 6, 62 and 55 through Manchester, Cheshire and Derbyshire on this lovely ride. You start by Manchester Oxford Road station heading south through Chorlton to the River Mersey. Here you join a lovely traffic free section along the Trans Pennine Trail which takes you to Stockport. You then pass through Bredbury where you join another off road stretch by the River Goyt taking you onto Marple where you join the Middlewood Way - a lovely off road cycle path running along the Macclesfield Canal to Bollington. Quiet roads then take you through the beautiful Peak District to Buxton.
 
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Distance | 36 miles (58 km) |
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Difficulty | *** |
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Memory Map Route | Manchester to Buxton.mmo (right click - 'Save As') |
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GPX File | Manchester to Buxton.gpx (right click - 'Save As')
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Elevation |  Manchester Buxton |
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Route Photos |  |  |  |  | Chorlton Water Park | Tatton Weir, River Mersey | River Goyt, Stockport | Macclesfield Canal
on the Middlewood Way |  |  |  |  | Middlewood Way, near Bollington | Peak District, near Buxton 1 | Peak District, near Buxton 2 | Buxton Gardens |
 Photos are copyrighted by their owners
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Map (Route in Red)
Aerial Photo View of this route
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