Walks

The walk starts at 10am from Lymefield Visitor Centre, off Lower Market Street, Broadbottom. Postcode SK14 6AG

Directions: Take A555 east to junction with A6, turn left to Hazel Grove. By the Bull's Head pub turn right at the lights onto Torkington Road. Continue to T junction with A626 and turn right towards Marple. Stay on the A626 for about 6 miles, bearing left at the lights in Marple past  the station and through Marple Bridge, then on to Chisworth and Charlesworth. At the George and Dragon pub turn left onto Long Lane. Go one mile down to traffic lights over a narrow bridge. A short distance after the bridge turn left by sign  to Lymefield Garden Centre and Broad Mills Heritage Site. Park on left side of the road or in the small car park on the left by the visitor centre, just before the "Forest Feet" Forest School sign. The Garden Centre is straight ahead, where we can use the toilets   but the car park is only for customers.

Walk description:  This undulating walk is called "Valleys and Views" and is very scenic. We follow the path through Broad Mills to the hamlet of Hodgefold. Passing Botham's Hall we enter Back Wood, then across fields before taking a grassy path up Idle Hill to Werneth Low. This is a fairly short, steep ascent. After enjoying views from the Cenotaph on Werneth Low at a height of 279 metres (915 feet) we start our return to Lymefield via Great Wood, one of Tameside's nature reserves.

7 miles Moderate. Total ascent 1200 feet.

The walk starts from the large lay-by on A5004 Buxton Road.

Nearest postcode SK23 7JX.

To reach the start go through Dean Row, then Adlington along Brookledge Lane to Pott Shrigley church. Turn left onto Bakestonedale Road. Then turn left on the B5470 to Kettleshulme. Continue to the traffic lights at Whaley Bridge and turn right. The lay-by is on the right after approx 0.5 mile. Travel takes about 30 minutes.

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From the lay-by we go down towards the River Goyt and then follow the river to the head of Fernilee Reservoir. We cross over to the west side of the reservoir and walk above the shoreline towards the dam. We climb up on to the forestry track of Hoo Moor where we should have great views of Fernilee.

We continue following tracks back to Taxal Church, then down to the river and back up to the layby

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Walk starts at 10am from the village square of Hartington or close side streets post code SK17 0AL. Meet by bus stop in the square 

Directions to start:  Go towards Buxton via Macclesfield and Cat & Fiddle road.

          Either by pass Buxton via Harpur Hill, by turning right as you approach Buxton down the hill from the moors. Join A515, and after about 7 miles, turn right at the Hartington sign. Follow the road downhill into Hartington.

         Or go into Buxton and turn on to Ashbourne Road A515.

         About 9 miles South of Buxton, turn right at the Hartington sign. Follow the road downhill into Hartington.

Description of walk: 9.5 miles moderate along Biggin Dale, into Alstonefield, return via Wolfscote Dale.  Toilets at Hartington.

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The walk starts at 10am at Poynton Pool, South Park Drive car park off the A523. Postcode SK12 1BR ( approx location)  You will see the car park on the left before satnav tells you to turn right!  OS Grid Reference SJ1925842

Directions: From Wilmslow make your way to Poynton via the A5149 Chester Road. At the roundabout in the village turn left onto A523 towards Hazel Grove. In 0.3 miles turn right into South Park Drive. Follow round to the small, free car park on the left by Poynton Pool. Alternatively,  take the A555 Airport Relief Road to junction with A523, turn right , passing Brookside Garden Centre. In just over a mile turn left into South Park Drive.

Walk description:  The route follows Princes Incline to the Middlewood Way and Macclesfield Canal, continuing to Ryles Wood and Elmerhurst Cottage, where we enter Lyme Park.  We walk up to the Cage then descend to the left of Lyme Hall before climbing up to the park boundary wall, turning  right to follow the wall to Bowstonegate. After looking at the Bowstones we descend to a wide path through the woods at Knights Low down to Lyme Park . We then head out of the park along a lane down to the Canal Marina at Higher Poynton, then down Anson Road and over Petre Bank back to the start. 

The walk starts at 10am at roadside parking near a railway bridge, post code SK23 0QQ (note this covers a large area so follow the directions below)

Directions to the start:   go on to A6 southwards from A555, follow A6 through Disley etc. At the first roundabout for Chapel en the Frith, take 2nd exit towards Chapel, A624, alongside an Aldi supermarket. At the next roundabout with a Ferrodo plant in front of you, turn right still on A624. After about 0.6 mile, at a sign saying Wash Village only, turn right under the railway slightly back on yourself. Follow this road for about 0.1 mile and park on the left just before the railway bridge,

The walk goes uphill for the first part, finally more steeply up South Head. Afer descending the other side the path heads towards the road out of Chapel to Edale, crosses this road, crosses back and heads to where the Chestnut Centre used to be. It then goes to Wash village back to the start. There are a number of ascents and on the recce, some of the paths were wet and muddy.

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The walk starts at 10am from the large layby at the (now closed) Hare and Hounds pub, Dooley Lane, Marple. Postcode SK6 7EJ

Directions: Take the A555 east to junction with the A6, turn left to Hazel Grove.By the Bull's Head pub turn right at the lights onto Torkington Road. Continue to T junction with A626 at traffic lights and turn right towards Marple. At next traffic lights turn left onto Dooley Lane,  signed Bredbury,  Romiley and Chadkirk Chapel. The layby is not far down on the left before you get to Marple Dobbies  Garden Centre on the right. 

Walk details: The walk follows varied waterways and features historic buildings and striking canal architecture. There are a few short ascents but much of the walk is easy. We start by heading along the River Goyt and through a farm up to Offerton Green,  then along Poise Brook back to the River Goyt. We walk through farmland to Goyt Hall, a half timbered Cheshire farmhouse, built around 1570. We then leave the river to walk through housing at Bredbury Green before joining the Peak Forest Canal towpath to Marple Aqueduct, the highest Canal Aqueduct in England, constructed between 1795 and 1799. Continuing  along the towpath to Hyde Bank and Marple Locks there is a stretch of road walking, before we descend to Middle Dale and Lower Dale farms. Then we take a riverside path back to the start. 

The walk starts at 10 am at the car park by Lamaload Reservoir.

Directions to the start:   own route to Macclesfield, take the Buxton Road at Arighi Bianchi, keep to the main road, not using the old routes. After about 4 miles look for a left turn signposted Saltersford and Goyt Valley. Take this side road, ignoring the bad road surface and after about 1.2 miles turn left into the car park at Lamaload.

WARNING:   be careful about using a post code for Lamaload, as this led me to the Water works on the other side with no direct road connection.

The walk goes across Redmoor to Thursbitch (a new path for me) to Saltersford to the outskirts of Rainow, returning via Thornsett Farm and the Waterworks on the other side of the reservoir. There are a couple of ascents which we have done before on other walks

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The walk starts at the bus shelter on Buxton Road out of Macclesfield just before where the old and new roads to Buxton divide. We catch the bus service 58 to the Cat & Fiddle leaving at 10.25. Bring Bus Pass or money for the fare.

Park on Buxton Road or on side roads near the bus shelter (probably better on the other side of Buxton Road).

Directions to start:  go to Macclesfield, turn left at Arighi Bianchi and drive uphill for about a mile and park as above. Be ready with boots on etc  at the bus shelter at 10.20.

The walk is basically downhill (the bus has done the uphill) but with a number of ascents, one steep. The route is to Shining Torr, Lamaload Reservoir, Rainow, Kerridge Ridge, the canal and back to Macclesfield. There may be some muddy patches

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Details to follow. Lunch will be at the Churchill Tree pub at Nether Alderley, the same as last year

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