Walks

PLEASE NOTE 10.30am walk start

The walk starts at 10.30 am from the Burbage Bridge car park which is between Stanage and Burbage Edges above Hathersage. The car park is Upper Burbage Bridge Car Park, Ringinglow Road, Hope Valley S32 1BR.  The post code is not much use to find the car park as it covers such a large area.  But the car park is on the Ringinglow Road 2 miles from the turn off the A6187. 

 We walk along part of Stanage Edge, then turn towards Stanage Pole and the three Redmires reservoirs.  From the bottom reservoir we walk south towards Burbage Moor, across Burbage Moor and then along Burbage Edge back to the carpark.  There should be very good views to the east and west if the day is fine. And if the heather is out, it should be very pretty.  There is not a lot of up and down on this route, but the paths along the edges are a bit of a scramble and may well be wet if it has rained.  Gaiters could be useful. 

To get to the start:  Find your way into the Hope Valley and take the A6187 into and through Hathersage.  After Hathersage you pass the Millstone Inn, a large pub painted grey on the LHS of the road.  Shortly after this, take a road on your left signed Ringinglow.  (The road is unnamed at the bottom.)  Follow this road for two miles.  Ignore the layby parking, cross the cattle grid.  The Burbage Bridge carpark (free) is on the RHS after two miles.  The car park is not very large, but if it is full there is alternative parking on the roads nearby.

There are no loos in the car park or en route.  You may want to stop at the public loos in Castleton or Hope on the way to the start.

As the walk is on the other side of the Peak District we will organise a meet and greet at the Hazel Grove Park and Ride - details to follow. Check the WhatsApp group.

The walk starts at 10am at the National Trust car park at Ilam Hall. Sk131508. Post code DE6 2AZ. Free car park for National Trust members. £8 per day for non members.

Directions. From Macclesfield take A523 towards Leek. After travelling through Leek continue on A523 for  approx 10 miles turning left at sign for Ilam. Crossing the bridge into Ilam you will see the monument. Drive straight on to enter the National Trust car park.

The walk. The walk takes us through some beautiful Derbyshire countryside. The route is Manifold Valley, Castern Hall, Hopedale, Stanshope, Hall Dale and the popular Dovedale 

The walk starts at 10.00am from Errwood House Car Park (free) near Errwood Reservoir. 

Please note that there are two car parks along Errwood Reservoir. The other, The Street Car Park, is by the bridge over Errwood reservoir dam. Also note that the postcode SK11 0AR is spectacularly unhelpful, including as it does the Cat and Fiddle, more than two miles away. The OS Grid Reference is SK012748 and What3Words is "saying.suffix.engulfing".

Directions: Our preferred route is from the A6: turn right to Whaley Bridge (A5004) at the roundabout just after Furness Vale. Follow the A5004 for 6 miles through Whaley Bridge and out past Taxal and Fernilee, then turn sharp right (on a rising bend of course) on a road signed "Goyt Valley". Follow this road (Goyt’s Lane) for 1.7 miles before crossing the Errwood Reservoir dam. The Street Car Park is just after this. Turn left in front of this car park and drive along Errwood Reservoir for half a mile to reach Errwood Hall Car Park. The Car Park can also be reached by narrow lanes from the A537 if wished. (Best avoided by those of a nervous disposition.)

Walk description: A nicely varied familiar walk with a few twists. From the car park, walk up towards the ruins of Errwood Hall. From there, there is a brief detour to the Grimshawe family cemetery, before heading up Shooter’s Clough and then Shining Tor. Shining Tor to Pym Chair is a ridge walk with a well-maintained path and plenty to see on either side (weather permitting). There is an optional minor detour to see a World War 2 plane crash site. From Pym Chair there is a gentle descent along The Street, detouring again to visit St Joseph’s shrine before heading up the hill to the summit of Foxlow Edge, which again affords spectacular views on either side. From here, there is a fairly steep descent to rejoin the road leading to the car park. Conditions should be good unless there has been recent rain.  

The walk starts at 10am at Springfields car park in Prestbury, the main car park. Post code SK10 4DW.

To get to the car park, go through the centre of Prestbury and just after the pub and restaurants end turn left at the P sign. The cost is £4, payable by card or cash (I think).

Please do not buy a car park ticket until I get there. If there are only a few cars , there may be free roadside parking just beyond the car park.

The walk goes through the village up the road to Macclesfield and then close to Prestbury golf club, following paths and tracks to Mottram Hall, joining the path back to Prestbury along the Bollin river.

NOTE:  I have borrowed this walk from somebody who led it a while ago. I have changed the car park since the Shirley Road car park is also Pay and Display, but only Pay by App, which I could not use.

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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

The walk starts at 10am from the Adlington Road car park in Bollington.  Postcode SK10 5JT

Directions to the start: Turn off the A523 Stockport to Macclesfield Road onto the B5090 signed Bollington. Continue through the town and shortly after passing under a viaduct turn left into Adlington Road at the brown sign for the Middlewood Way and Canal.  Continue round to the car park on the left.

Walk description: Rising out of Bollington on country paths and lanes we reach open moorland. A steady walk up to Sponds Hill (1,300 feet/ 396 metres) gives views all round across Manchester, Cheshire  the Peak District and beyond. From here the walk descends to pick up the Macclesfield Canal near Pott Shrigley and back to Bollington. 

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Meet in National Trust car park, Alderley woods (What3words picked.chins.cabin) at 10.00am

This is an easy walk taking us South towards Birtles, across fields to Monks Heath,  North to Nether Alderley and back to the start. Distance approx 7 miles - yet to be recced!

As usual, bring refreshments and be prepared for all weathers.

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

details to follow. The format will be similar to last year.

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