10.30am start from the junction of Arkwright Road & Lakes Road, Marple. You can park on Arkwright Road towards its junction with Strines Road. 

We’ll head past Roman Lakes & then left across the Mellor golf course towards the clubhouse. We eventually cross a field & then steps downhill & uphill, before crossing  the main road (Longhurst Lane) & climb towards Mellor Church, before descending across fields & stiles towards Ley Lane & then on to the ‘Hare & Hounds’ pub, opposite which we descend along a narrow lane & eventually climb uphill & over stiles & pass ‘Healthy Bank’ farm & walk on to join Townscliffe Lane & then Clement Road, either of which leads us to Longhurst Lane, where we turn right & back downhill into Town Street & Marple Bridge, where we turn back uphill pass Marple Station to the junction with Arkwright Road where we turn left & back to our starting point.