Walks

This is an easy / moderate 6.5 mile walk, with a total ascent of 1000 feet.

Meet at 10 a.m. at Poynton Coppice car park, Higher Poynton. Nearest postcode SK12 1UE. (More parking along the adjacent road)

Directions to the start: Go to Poynton, along Park Lane. At Y junction carry straight on up Coppice Road, turning right at the end of the road on to Shrigley Road. The car park is on the right just before the next bend.

Walk details: We walk past Throstlenest Farm into Lyme Park, along the Gritstone Trail to Knightslow Wood. We then walk up and across Park Moor leaving the park by Moorside Lane. Then down past Birchencliff, across fields to the canal.

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 and then climbs to Shining Torr, along the ridge to Pyms Chair, returning via the Works at Lamaload and to the car park.

The walk starts at 10am in Macclesfield Forest at the parking spaces by Ridgegate Reservoir just past the Leather Smithy pub grid reference SJ953 715. Post code SK11 0NE.

Please make sure you park in the marked bays to avoid any risk of a fine.

Directions to the start: go to Macclesfield, southwards  past Arighi Bianchi on the Leek road. After about a mile, at the traffic lights, bear left towards Langley and Sutton, under canal bridge, keep bearing left through Langley along Clarke Lane to the Leather Smithy.

The walk goes back along Clarke Lane and then along the side of the reservoir, climbing up to Walker Barn, along Charity Lane and into Macclesfield Forest, to Forest Chapel, Standing Stone Car park, descending towards Trentabank and back to the start.

At Forest Chapel we will look at the water flows into the Rivers Bollin, Dean and Wildboarclough.

The walk starts at 10am Minninglow Peak Park car park. SK 194581 Post code DE4 2PN

This is a pay and display car park, card payment costing £6.60 for the day.

Directions: From Buxton take A515 continuing for 8 miles after the High Peak Bookshop. Turn left at large garage at Newhaven onto A5012. In two miles you enter Pikehall. Turn right onto Parwich Lane ,continue for 7 miles to the Minninglow picnic area and car park. Some SatNavs take you beyond Pikehall turning right into Moulridge Lane and on to the car park.

The walk: Leaving Minninglow we head to Pikehall and on to the tree lined secluded Gratton Dale and the grassy Long Dale. The Dales provide views across the lower White Peak. We follow field tracks, farm tracks, back lanes, returning via the High Peak Trail.

This is a repeat of a walk I led last year with only a few members.

Start of walk: the walk starts at 10am from the pay carpark (app or contactless £6.60) at the Minninglow car park on the High Peak Trail (SK 19459 58157: DE4 2PN : immunity.delays.subsystem). 

Directions to start: taking the Grin Low road to the High Peak Bookshop;  turn right onto A515 for 8 miles; turn left onto A5012 for 1.9 miles; turn right onto Parwich Road at Pikehall for .7 miles; turn left after going under the bridge and the carpark is on the left. I can give 3 lifts.

The walk: we head towards Uppermoor Farm and follow the top path across limestone fields with several wall stiles, with wide views either side, into the very pretty Parwich village; we then skirt Ballidon Quarry to take the path to Roystone Grange; then head up to walk through the tumulus site at  Minning Low, returning to the start via the High Peak Trail.

The walk starts at 10am from Mill Brow Car Park, Broadbottom.  Postcode SK14 6AU

Directions to the start:  Make your way to the A6 in Hazel Grove and turn right ( if coming from Wilmslow and the A555) onto Torkington Road A627 by the Bull's Head pub. There are traffic lights and a filter lane. Continue to the T junction with the A626  and turn right towards Marple. At traffic lights in Marple turn left onto Station Road ( signed Glissop) . Continue through Marple Bridge to Charlesworth.  By the George and Dragon pub turn left onto Long Lane towards Broadbottom.  Follow the road down for a mile to a narrow bridge over the River Etherow ( traffic lights) and continue across the bridge to Market Street. Shortly after passing under the railway viaduct bridge turn left onto Mill Brow and park in the small car park on the right. If full, roadside parking nearby is available. 

Walk description:  A varied and scenic walk, which includes a substantial section of the Cown Edge Way. The paths and tracks are generally good . There are inclines and a steepish pull up across fields to Coombes Edge. Total ascent is 326 metres/ 1075 feet. From Broadbottom we head to Gamesley, then follow the Cown Edge Way round Coombes Edge, joining the Pennine Bridleway to Robin Hood's Picking Rods. We continue to Higher Chisworth and return to Broadbottom via the pretty hamlet of Hodgefold.  The Harewood Arms pub is just up Mill Brow and left along Market Street for anyone wanting refreshments after the walk. 

Hopefully,  there won't be any fog this time and  the views will be clearer than when I led the walk a few years ago! 

The walk starts at 10am from an informal layby on Mudhurst Lane about 200 metres before the entrance to the High Peak school. Post code for the School SK12 2AP

Directions to the start:   Take A555 and then A6 towards Buxton. In the middle of Disley, turn right at the traffic lights on to Buxton Old Road, after about 1km, turn right on to Mudhurst Lane for about 1km to the lay by on left. If you reach the school entrance you have gone too far and need to retrace your steps.

The walk goes into Lyme Park,through East Lodge to Higher Disley, descending to Furness Vale returning over Hawkhurst Head to the start.

I led this walk a couple of months ago but it was missed by some members so I am repeating it.

This is a 6 mile fairly easy walk except for the ascent up to White Nancy. Total ascent of 850 feet.

The walk starts at 10am from Clough Bank car park Grimshaw Lane Bollington. Nearest Post code SK10 5NY.

Directions to the start: Make your way to Bollington along the A523 and B5090. On entering Bollington, turn onto Grimshaw Lane. The turning is directly opposite the Tesco Express. Before the canal and before Adelphi Mill entrance take the right turn into Clough Bank and the car park is on the right. This is a free car park.

Walk description: The walk goes along the canal for a short way and then through Kerridge village and up to White Nancy, going up the easiest way, up steps through the wood. We walk along Kerridge Ridge to Higher Hurdsfield, along lanes to Swanscoe Hall and then through fields back to the car park.

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