Upper Peak Forest Canal

The Upper Peak Forest Canal is a wonderful cul-de-sac. It starts, for me, at the massive aquaduct over the River Goyt below the town of Marple and rises from the Lower Peak Forest Canal up through one of the most beautiful flights of locks, with woods on both sides until near the top where you enter the town of Marple, although the town is never intrusive. From Marple the canal winds sleepily up the Goyt Valley to Whaley Bridge, clinging to the side of the valley until it reaches the terminus at Whaley Bridge. Because it is not a through-route, it is quieter than many canals.