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The Cage at Lyme Park – Lyme Hall loop from Disley

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The Cage at Lyme Park – Lyme Hall loop from Disley

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The Cage at Lyme Park – Lyme Hall loop from Disley

04:57

17.7km

350m

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: June 11, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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201 m

Gritstone Trail Start (Disley)

Highlight • Trail

Congratulations or goodluck, it's an amazing trail, have fun.

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612 m

Viewpoint

1.58 km

The Cage is a 16th-century folly in Lyme Park, a country estate managed by the National Trust. From this prominent position, you get breathtaking views that stretch east to Kinder Scout in the Peak District and west over Manchester and the Cheshire Plain. On clear days, views stretch as far as the coast by Liverpool.

Tip by

2.79 km

Lyme Hall

Highlight • Monument

Great place to visit. The grounds are beautiful for long and short walks.

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3.26 km

Mill Pond

Lake

4.26 km

View of Lyme Park Mansion from Knightslow Wood

Highlight • Historical Site

Knightslow Wood is part of Lyme Park, a large estate boasting a magnficent, Grade I-listed mansion house, formal gardens and a deer park. You can get a lovely view of the mansion from the trails here. The woodland is home to four possible bowl barrows, a type of burial mound. However, it's also thought that they could be purely ornamental, put in place as part of Lyme Park.

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5.41 km

The Bowstones

Highlight • Monument

The Bowstones are thought to be the remains of Anglo Saxon crosses which marked the edge of ancient territories. Both stones are decorated with carvings, which date from the 10th century or earlier, and some later lettering.

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11.8 km

Macclesfield Canal

Lake

12.7 km

Macclesfield Canal at Poynton

Highlight • River

The Macclesfield Canal is about 27½ miles (44 km) from Marple to Kidsgrove, with twelve scenic locks in between. It traverses beautiful Cheshire countryside and passes through the towns of Bollington, Macclesfield, and Congleton. You can enjoy a hike along the canal here near Poynton in tranquillity, and if need be, there is a nearby pub called the Boars Head if you want some refreshments.

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13.8 km

Macclesfield Canal Towpath and Moorings

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Here on the Macclesfield Canal, just before Bollinhurt Brook, is a beautiful stretch of towpath, a bridge, and many mooring points filled with barges. The canal side here is pretty much festooned in colours, with brightly decorated canal barges filling up the numerous moorings here. It doesn’t matter what the weather is like, this area looks stunning in the sun or snow.

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17.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.83 km

5.17 km

3.59 km

717 m

305 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.27 km

3.36 km

2.90 km

2.43 km

2.22 km

519 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

29°C

15°C

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

January 28, 2023,Lyme Park and Higher Poynton loop

Would like to do this when I can see the view. Walking in the clouds all day today!

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The Cage at Lyme Park – Lyme Hall loop from Disley

Gritstone Trail Start (Disley)

View of the Tower on the Hill