Walks

Walk starts at 10am from roadside parking on road by church in Gawsworth near Gawsworth Hall post code  SK11 9RN grid reference   SJ 875 694

Route to Gawsworth:   go to centre of Wilmslow and turn right on to Alderley Road. Continue to roundabout and join Alderley by pass. Continue to end of by pass and on A34 to Happy Eater traffic lights. Turn left towards Macclesfield on A537 to reach Broken Cross roundabout. Turn right at roundabout and keep left ignoring road on right to Holmes Chapel. Keep on the road for about 2.5 km, bear left at junction to cross A536. Keep on road towards Gawsworth Hall, bearing right at entrance of Hall. Park on LHS side of road beyond stile.  

The walk does a loop to west of Gawsworth towards Marton. A few of the fields are muddy (they were frozen when I have done the walk before), but most of the walk is on good tracks. There are essentially no hills. Distance about 6.5 miles.

Walk starts at 10am from village of Chelmorton. Post code SK17 9SL

Directions to start:  Own route to Macclesfield, turn left at Arighi Bianchi to Buxton. To avoid the centre of Buxton, on the outskirts, turn right and then almost immediately to go via Harpur Hill. When road through Harpur Hill meets B5053, turn left and then immediately right on to A515 and then almost immediately left on A5270. After a kilometre, turn right at sign for Chelmorton, and shortly afterwards left at sign for Chelmorton Village. Drive through village and park on road outside the church and opposite the Church Inn pub. Distance 25 miles each way from Willmslow.

The walk climbs up above Chelmorton, over Sough Top into Taddington, up a short ascent and across fields to Flagg returning to Chelmorton on the Limestone Way.

On the recce, the fields had long grass which was wet causing wet boots and trousers. There are also a number of stiles en route 

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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This is an easy 6.5 mile walk, with a total ascent of 700 feet.

Meet at 10 a.m. on Carleton Road, Higher Poynton. Nearest postcode SK12 1TL.

Directions to the start: Go to Poynton, along Park Lane. At Y junction take the left turn on to Middlewood Road, and then take the first right on to Anson Road. At the top of this road is the Boar’s Head pub. Turn left here on to Green Lane and Carleton road is the next right. Park near the start of this road.

Walk details: We begin on the canal and then join the Ladybrook Valley Trail to Parkgate, go in to Lyme Park and up along the ridge to the Cage. Through the park to West Parkgate, up the lane to Green Farm and then down to rejoin the canal.

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AGM at Wilmslow Guild at 7pm

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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