Canal, around Elton and back via Banana path

Meeting point

📍 Radcliffe Market

About this route

Climb up to the canal from Radcliffe Market and follow the towpath north with the reservoir stretching out ahead. Elton Reservoir appears around halfway - loop the southern shore before picking up the Banana Path for the return leg. A route of two halves: open canal and reservoir on the way out, woodland tracks back - mostly gradual with no sharp climbs.