Introduction This is an area I don’t know at all. It’s name suggests plenty of trees, but the map doesn’t! Intrigued, I set off for Lancashire. It’s a 50 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme, via M60 and M66. The weather was stunning – clear, sunny, calm and not too cold.…
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Introduction I woke this morning to heavy snow. This led to a change of plan as I left the car at home, and relied on Northern Rail, admittedly another risky strategy. However, today they didn’t let me down. Changing trains at Manchester Piccadilly I alighted at Strines Station at 1047…
Introduction Welcome to 2025, and Happy New Year to all readers of this blog. After the deluge of New Year’s Eve, followed by a heavy frost this morning, I decided to play it safe for my first walk of the new year. The paths and tracks at Water Utility reservoirs…
Introduction The weather forecast was for fog all day in Wincle. I chose to take a chance and headed out through Macclesfield. There was murky low cloud, but no true fog as I reached the church in Wincle. It was cool, but still, and pretty good walking weather. It’s a…
Introduction Heavy overnight rain had moved away, but more was due to follow from lunchtime, so I just had time for a short 5 mile walk not too far from home. It’s about a half hour drive to Sutton, just south of Macclesfield, from Cheadle Hulme. The weather was dull,…
Introduction On a beautiful cold, sunny day, I chose a waterside walk, not too difficult as I had a tennis match to play in the evening. It’s just a half hour drive to Tintwistle from Cheadle Hulme. The day was bright and still in the hazy sunshine. The walk is…
Introduction Great day for a walk! It started with more cloud than sun, but the middle part of the day was still, dry, and sunny. So, I headed up to the Peak District, through Castleton and Hope to Hathersage. The journey took from Cheadle Hulme took an hour. This route…
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Introduction The weather remains dry, cloudy, and quiet. A seed was planted with me regarding a trip to the Millennium Walkway at New Mills, so I planned a route to include it today. The journey took from Cheadle Hulme took 25 minutes. This route is about 7 miles, and has…
Introduction It’s been a dank and dreary couple of days in the northwest of England, So I decided to get to the east of the high ground today. The Rivelin Valley runs out of the Peak District down into the heart of Sheffield. It’s my first visit here, and I…
Introduction I chose to head into the South Pennines today, starting my walk in the pretty village of Delph. in the borough of Oldham. The weather has been quite kind this week, and so it continued today with pretty much wall to wall sunshine for this walk. The journey took…
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