Walks

The walk starts  at 10am from Flash Village Hall on Brown Lane, Flash, SK17 OSW.

Directions to the start: please remember the Cat and Fiddle road is still closed. I took the minor road through Sutton, Gradbach and onto Flash. There is a layby and verge  opposite the village hall where you can comfortably park, also you can park on the village hall forecourt (they ask for a voluntary contribution of £4 cash using envelope in notice board, posted into letter box). I can give 3 lifts.

Details of the walk: we walk through the village, past Axe Edge Green Farm; cross the Dane; walk to Three Shire Heads; along the edge of Orchard Common and back to Flash through Hilltop. There are several boggy patches and stony paths where walking poles would be helpful. It can be misty up there!

This is a moderate 6 mile walk, with a total ascent of 1120 feet.

Meet at 10 a.m. at Hedge Row lay-by. Nearest postcode SK10 5DE.

Directions to the start: Go through Adlington to Pott Shrigley, turning right by the church. Take next left up Spuley Lane into Rainow district. Parking is on the left further down the road.

As parking is limited please try to car share.

Walk details: We walk up Hedge Row and then on little used paths to join the Gritstone Trail on Bakestonedale Road. We continue up to Sponds Hill then turn west to eventually cross the road again and then descend south to return to the start.

Walk starts at 10am from Chapel  en le Frith railway station.

Directions to start:  take what ever route is convenient to Whalley Bridge (either A6 or via Kettleshume) , then find B5470 road from Whalley Bridge to Chapel. Pass the Combs Reservoir and as you enter the main part of Chapel, immediately after the first pedestrian crossing take a right turn Long Lane. Follow this for 0.3 miles past a school under a tunnel, look for a sign on the right showing railway station sign, follow this for 0.3 miles and at the end bear left into the station car park. There are no parking restrictions and there are plenty of spare spaces. Post code SK23 0XT but this covers a wide area.

Details of walk:  the walk is in the shape of a lollipop. The stick from the station goes gradually uphill and more steeply for the last 100 metres or so. Once the height is gained, the walk is a circular route with amazing views (on the recce) over Dove Holes, Buxton and the Goyt Valley. At the end of the circuit we return down the stick to the station car park.

Allow 5 hours for the walk.

The circular part of the walk is quite exposed and was windy on the recce. Hats may need to be tied on. The path goes near to an edge in places but it is possible to keep away from the edge. Poles may be useful on the ascent up to the start of the circular.  

Walk starts at 10am at Rowarth car park. Nearest post code is SK22 1EB, but you need to look for signs to Rowarth village where the car park is obvious.

Directions to start:  Go to A555 airport link road and head east, join A6 and after large traffic lights junction, keep over to the right lane and turn right at the next traffic lights on to A627 towards Marple etc. Keep on this road past Stockport Golf Club, turn right at next traffic lights and right again at next traffic lights on to A626 towards Marple. Shortly after the shops in Marple bear left keeping on A626 towards Marple Bridge. Keep on A626 bearing left out of Marple Bridge, going uphill keeping on the road as it turns sharply right. After about 1.5 miles out of Marple Bridge, look out for Lane Ends pub on the right and turn right into Ley Lane. Keep on this lane past a signpost  to Hare and Hounds, as the road becomes Hollywood Road, go past Hare Hounds. The lane becomes Chatterton Lane and narrows and appears to be going into open countryside. At the end of Chatterton Lane, by what used to be Moorfield Arms turn left on to Shiloh Road and immediately right on to Hollinsmoor Road , signposted a dead end. After about ½  mile turn left at Rowarth only sign and go to parking area outside the village.

The walk heads south towards Thornset and turns north towards Lantern Pike and on to overlook Glossop returning via Cown Edge. There is an ascent up to Lantern Pike.

The walk starts at 10am from the National Trust Car Park at Alderley Edge. Postcode SK10 4UB. Pay and display, £8 all day, free for NT members if you scan your membership card. 

Directions: From Wilmslow head for Alderley Edge. Drive through the village and turn left onto Macclesfield Road B5087. Continue uphill for just over a mile. As the road levels pass the, now closed, Wizard Inn on your left. Immediately after the Inn turn left into the car park 

Walk details: The walk follows quiet lanes and tracks, field and woodland paths with scenic,  countryside views along the way. Mainly easy walking, with a few slightly more moderate paths and undulations as we return to Alderley Edge. After crossing Macclesfield Road from the car park we head to Shawcross, Highlees Wood and Wrigley Lane. We eventually turn left back  towards Alderley Edge on the North Cheshire Way to Daniel Hill and Waterfall Wood before returning to the car park. 

Provisionally around Teggs Nose.

Details to follow

Details to follow

The walk starts at 10am from the Middlewood Way car park on Adlington Road, Bollington.  Postcode SK10 5JT.

Directions: Turn off the Stockport to Macclesfield Road onto the B5090, signed Bollington. Continue through the town and shortly after passing under a viaduct turn left onto Adlington Road at the brown sign for the Middlewood Way and Canal. Continue round to the free car park on the left.

Walk details: This is a winter's day walk with only a few potentially muddy stiles and fields to traverse. There is quite a long stretch on the canal towpath and some road walking. After climbing up to the Middlewood Way and passing the large stone "Bollington Labyrinth" we continue up to the Macclesfield Canal. We walk along the scenic towpath following the Cheshire Ring Canal Walk to Lyme View Marina. We then cross fields and farmland on the North Cheshire Way before taking a lane to Birchencliffe. Passing attractive cottages we head up a rough track to Moorside Lane. On a clear day the views extend to the Welsh Hills. We descend to Pott Shrigley for a lunch stop on benches in the grounds of St Christopher's Church, a grade 1 listed building, built from local stone in the 15th Century. Following  quiet roads back down to Bollington we cross the recreation ground back to the start.

The walk starts from the Swan with Two Nicks and provides a chance to see the Bridgewater Canal breach.  We then walk to and briefly along the Trans Pennine trail, returning to the canal across fields along the Bollin Valley Way, then along the canal and back to Little Bollington for lunch, which is booked for 1pm.

The walk is completely flat but may be muddy in parts and there is a short concreted farm track which is often slimy and slippery with cow manure.  A pole may be helpful.

We will park at the Swan with Two Nicks.  To get to the pub, from the Bowdon Roundabout at Junction 7/8 of the M56, take the A56 towards Lymm.  After 1 mile take Park Lane on the RHS signposted to Little Bollington.  Follow the road into Little Bollington, bear right in the centre of the village and the pub is on the LHS.  There is a large car park behind the pub.

Lunch is booked for 1pm and we will circulate the menu shortly so that you can make your selection.

provisionally around Chester

Details to follow