Introduction With rain forecast from lunchtime onwards, I was up early and starting this walk before 9 o’clock. I had high hopes for this route, and wasn’t disappointed. It’s just a 35 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to Stalybridge. The walk was about 8.5 miles, and took 3hours 30 minutes.…
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Introduction A stunning early spring day, today was my opportunity to complete the walk that I aborted on the 29th January 2026. It’s a 65 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme, but it can take longer. I took the beautiful A57 Snake Pass today, a road from which 7.5 tonne vehicles…
Introduction On a beautiful sunny, but chilly morning today, I made my way to familiar territory in the hills to the east of Macclesfield. Walker Barn is on the A537 Macclesfield to Buxton (Cat And Fiddle) Road It’s a 30 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme. The walk was just over…
Introduction It was misty as I drove over towards Buxton from Macclesfield this morning, but it was evident that the mist would burn away, and so it proved. Hollinsclough is a classic starting point for an ascent of Chrome Hill, but I decided to explore an area further to the…
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Introduction Snow and mist were forecast for the hills today, so I stayed close to home for this walk. This gave me time for a longer than usual walk of 10 miles. It’s less than a quarter of an hour’s drive from Cheadle Hulme to High Lane. This was easy…
Introduction I was picking up my “nearly new” car today, from a garage in Colne. Wycoller is a village in nearby Trawden Forest. I’ve visited the area once before and this was a great opportunity to return for a shorter walk. There are few trees in Trawden Forest, but I…
A Significant Anniversary Ten years ago today was my last day at work, at Weaver Vale Housing Trust. It really doesn’t seem that long, yet I’ve packed quite a lot in, with my weekly walks being a constant highlight, as I planned them to be. Initially recorded on Facebook posts,…
Introduction The weather forecasters couldn’t seem to agree on Thursday, though it was evident that the hills were going to be wetter than the plains, so I chose to stay close to home. Bramhall is a 5 minuets drive from Cheadle Hulme! It turned out to be a dull day…
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Introduction Marsden is a village on the western edge of Huddersfield. I’ve not been here before, yet it’s just a 50 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme. On a chilly, but fine and largely sunny January day, the 6.5 mile walk with 1000feet of ascent took 3 hours to complete. Today,…
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Introduction No sign of Storm Goretti just yet, so I had plenty of time for a walk in the nearby hills today. I’ve done Cown Edge a few times but it is a dramatic and easy to reach location that’s great to revisit regularly. Chisworth is a 30 minute drive…
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