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Middlewich Circular

Down the Croxton trail and along the Middlewich Branch canal into town, round the fields and home on the Trent and Mersey.

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A seven mile circular round the old salt town of Middlewich. You go down the Croxton trail and along the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal into town.

Then there's a three mile circuit over the fields behind the British Salt works, before you rejoin the Trent and Mersey Canal for the final leg.

Trent and Mersey Canal, Middlewich
Middlewich Spur of the Shropshire Union Canal

Highlights

  • Croxton trail
  • Middlewich Branch canal
  • Trent and Mersey Canal
Distance
7 miles (11.3 km)
Route
circular
Difficulty
easy
Start
Middlewich
Parking
Middlewich
Terrain
Canal, Old railway & trails, History, Fields

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