C Walk – Trentabank (Change from programme)

Directions for walk from Trentabank Take the Macc road from Hazel Grove – via Macc ring road (Silk Road) Just after this joins the Leek road out of Macc at first Traffic lights turn left onto Byrons Lane (signposted Sutton, Langley etc) and follow until left turn to Langley. Follow this up to the Leather Smithy pub where road […]

B Walk – Eccles Pike (Change from programme)

My walk Sunday 2nd June.  Start time 10 a.m. from the first lay-by on the right hand side of the road after leaving Whaley Bridge on long hill road to Buxton. Distance approx. 10 miles. The walk will go via Combs reservoir and Eccles Pike with some good views and I sincerely hope it is […]

Evening Stroll – Legh Arms, Adlington

A short walk followed by a meal in the Legh Arms. A chance to meet members from all the groups. Return slips have been sent to members in the last mailing. All replies must be returned by May 28th at the latest.

A Walk – Stalybridge

This is a repeat of my walk of last November when the weather closed in (thick cloud and horizontal freezing rain) for the latter, and most picturesque, part of the walk. Hoping for better conditions in June so I am planning to extend the original walk slightly weather permitting. Details of walk as follows : […]

C Walk – Macclesfield Forest

Details of the walk for Thursday 6th June (Macc Forest / Shutlingsloe > / Wildboarclough / Oakenclough) > > Directions for walk from Trentabank. > > Take the Macc road from Hazel Grove – via Macc ring road (Silk Road) > Just after this joins the Leek road out of Macc at first Traffic > […]

B Walk – Rowsley

This weeks walk starts from a small car park in Rowsley at 10.15am.  The car park (which used to be free, I don’t know it’s current standing) is at GR SK 257 656.It is a moderate walk of around 9.5 to 10 miles which takes us through woodland, moorland and soft green rolling countryside.  It’s […]

D Walk – Oakenden (Change from programme)

The walk is an anti-clockwise circle round Rainow starting at 10.30. from Oakenden It is 5.5 MS as there are 4 short up hills, 3 with a gentile downhill to follow. The other is level. Directions:- from the Rising Sun in Hazel Grove take the A 523 Macclesfield Road. At the Legh Arms traffic lights […]

C Walk – Mow Cop Castle

Hello Sunday C Group, the walk this week is Mow Cop Castle, Moderate 7.5 miles, Meeting at 9.45am for a 10am start at Scholar Green. We will be walking along the canal, through the wood, following tracks to the gritstone trail, across to rockside trail and round to the castle. Mow Cop Castle is a […]

B Walk – White Peak Villages

The walk on Sunday is across rolling limestone upland with long distance views. We go down into Deep Dale and up the other side, and the rest of the walk is fairly easily, a total of 10.5 miles. We visit Magpie Mine and skirt the edge of the villages of Sheldon, Flagg and Monyash. When […]

D Walk – Away Day

It will be a 1 off Away Day to a prize winning parkland. It is Grade 1 listed by English Heritage We meet at 10.30 in the free car park of ‘Hawkstone Park and Follies’ near Shrewsbury. SY4 5JY We may qualify for a group discount if I know the number attending to pre-book. Basic […]