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 : […]
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 > […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The weather forecast for tomorrow on Monday was a delude of blue. Now the rain seems to be hanging over Ireland and reaching us around 14.00 but only light rain. Given these factors I've decided upon the Castleton area which gives me plenty of opportunities to 'cut it short'. Start Time/Place - 10.00 at the Blue John […]
Meet at 10.00am for 10.15am start at:- Mam Nick Car Park - National Trust Rushup Edge Castleton S33 8WA Parking fee if not in National Trust. - £6 We will walk along Rushup Edge and then down Chapelgate. Turning left to Barber Booth and then walking through fields to ascend onto Hollins Cross, along the […]
Check with E Group walk organiser for meeting time and location. 3 miles, easy
Thursday’s B walk starts from Low Bradfield (SK2639180) at 10.15. There is some parking space round the village green and rather more in the car park (SK262920), which is a short walk from the start. There is no charge for use of the car park. We’ll be walking northwards to Broomhead Reservoir via High Bradfield […]
We meet at Chadkirk car park, off Dooley Lane SK6 3LE. About five miles moderate. No stiles. We cross the Goyt into Woodbank Park, up to Woodbank Hall and then turn towards the Poise Brook valley, accompanied by parakeets. Our route will include the riverside path which has been extremely wet, but should now be […]