In view of the continuing hot weather I have been revising my original plan in order to shorten the distance and reduce the amount of climbing. My intention is to start at GR SK210777 a short distance east of Bretton Hamlet (postcode S32 5QD) at the western end of Sir William Hill Road (which is […]
Thursday C Walk 16th July – Meet at 10am for a 10.15 start. The meeting point is White Lodge Car Park on the A6 before Bakewell. The post code is DE45 1NL (but it covers a large area!). Good to share cars, the parking cost £6.60 for the day. Directions to the car park:From Buxton […]
Check with walk leader for meeting time and location 9.5 miles, moderate / strenuous
Check with walk leader for meeting time and location 7 miles, moderate
The walk next Thursday will start in the village of Over Haddon. It is a circular walk that goes along both Lathkill and Bradford Dales. The route goes through Alport, stays below Youlgreave and then follows the Limestone Way before returning along Lathkill Dale to Over Haddon. It is a moderate walk of c. 7.5 […]
The walk starts at Danebridge, opposite the Wincle Brewery, at 10, and goes north, taking in Gradbach, Wildboarclough and Oakenclough. It is about 10.5 miles. The forecast is for reasonable temperatures, but if it turns hot there can be a shortened version. Danebridge is reached by following the A523 through Macclesfield and turning left at […]
This Thursday’s walk starts at Mytham Bridge which is (as I imagine many of you will already know) near Bamford Station. We begin by following the Derwent Valley Way to Hathersage, climb up to Mitchell Field, then to Over Owler Tor, up the Burbage Valley, along Stanage Edge, down to Dennis Knoll and and back […]
The walk on 23rd July will start from New Mills SK22 3BT at 10.30 a.m. . The walk is about 5 miles. We walk at first on Brookbottom Road, then up the adjacent hill and across the golf course to the rocky road leading to Hague Bar. We walk down to the River Goyt and […]
Sunday D Walk 26th July Tatton Park 5 easy miles Meetingat Tatton Street Carpark at 10 am to start walking at 10.15 am. We enter the park through the Knutsford Drive gate, walk alongside Tatton Mere, curve round toTatton Hall to use the toilets at the Stables and then return walking alongside the garden to the monument […]
Check with walk leader for meeting time and location 10.5 miles, moderate
I've decided to change the walk in the programme as some rain is forecast for Sunday, rain and limestone don't mix very well! Title: Little Hucklow Start Time/Place: 10.15 Peak Forest Route: The Cop, Bradwell Moor, Green Dale, Earl Rake, Jennings Dale, Coplow Dale, Little Hucklow, Windmill, Tideslow Rake, Hucklow Moor, Old Moor, Hurd Low, Rowter Farm […]
This week's Thursday A walk will be from Stockport to Manchester Piccadilly railway station. The route will be about 16m on good paths through surprisingly rural area along the Mersey and the Bridgewater canal. A few stops will be made to examine information boards on local history etc. Meet at 9.45am by the information office […]
RUDYARD LAKE. Seven miles easy walking on firm tracks around the lake and across fields. Mostly flat, with a few easy slopes. Toilets are available at the first coffee stop. The distance from Brabyns is about 22 miles, and the driving time is about 45 minutes. From Brabyns drive to Hazel Grove, and turn left onto […]
B walk Thursday 30th 10amGoing to Gallows Pole Hill10.5 miles 1800 ftSTART. SE 055 162Scammonden Water car park (free)Low Platt Lane ( off the A 640)OutlaneScammonden. HuddersfieldHD3 3FR/// hubcaps.informed.domainThe car park is at the dam end of the reservoir.A continuously undulating and varied route with a couple of steep descents. One has the option of […]
My walk will be around the pretty woodlands of Poise Brook & Woodlands Park. Stockport & is almost 5.5 miles long. Free Parking at Vale Road car park Chadkirk (off Otterspool Road), where my walk will commence at 10.30.
The walk is 14.5 miles with 2000ft of climbing. We start below Teggs Nose and heads south below Croker Hill to Wincle Minn then towards Wildboarclough and back to the start following the Gritstone Trail for the last mile and a half. The walk is predominantly through fields and pasture with some short stretches on […]