NB: this walk will now be 9 miles rather than 8. This is due to the collapse of the Macclesfield Canal towpath at Bosley. We will need to divert onto the A523 using a single file pavement and farm track to access the canal.
This lowland walk across pond-dappled farmland joins the Macclesfield Canal before returning across Danes Moss; an area of lowland raised bog fringing the foot of the Peak District’s looming hills. Gawsworth has a memorable waterside church and Gawsworth Old Hall is a black and white timber framed manor.