After passing below the road bridge at Hatherlow, Romiley, the canal narrows to cross the Hatherlow Aqueduct over Green Lane, then swings sharply left.
The canal enters a very pleasant wooded section.
There is a steep embankment to the right.
The canal soon reaches the Hyde Bank tunnel, 924 feet (300 metres) long and unusually wide, but with no towpath.
The portal of Hyde Bank tunnel, with daylight visible at the far end.