Introduction I expect this will be my last Welsh walk of the year. It was a fine, quiet late October day, and I hoped to see some autumnal trees as I drove down the M56. Rhosesmor is a small village to the north of Mold, not too far off the…
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Introduction A warm, breezy and cloudy day greeted me as I arrived at Strines for today’s short walk. Strines is in Stockport, but only about a quarter of a mile of the walk is in the Borough, between Strines Station and the B6101 road, where it runs into East Cheshire,…
Introduction It was a beautiful morning today, so I decided a moorland walk would be a perfect way to spend it, before cloud and rain arrived in the afternoon. Botomley is in Calderdale West Yorkshire, just over the border from Rochdale, a 55 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme. The walk…
Introduction Just like last week, today’s weather was clear and sunny for this shortish walk in the familiar area around New Mills. New Mills Newtown is about half an hour’s drive from Cheadle Hulme. However, the station is easily accessible by train on the Manchester to Buxton line, changing at…
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Introduction A clear, sunny day greeted me as I arrived in Hartington for this classic White Peak walk. Hartington is about an hour’s drive from Cheadle Hulme. The walk is 8.5 miles with 750 feet of ascent. It took 3 hours 45 minutes to complete, plus a 15 minute lunch…
Introduction The overnight rain had passed ang it was sunny and breezy as I headed south for a simple walk up to Mow Cop, which is situated to the east of Biddulph. The walk is in East Cheshire, though the border with Staffordshire runs along part of the path and…
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Introduction I continue to take care of my dislocated toe (I have a podiatry assessment tomorrow), so found another lowland walk in a semi-urban area today. I’m not really familiar with this part of north Manchester, so was looking forward to finding out more.The walk includes sections in the 3…
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Introduction September has brought some easier walking conditions and it was a little wet underfoot today, but thankfully the weather stayed dry and pleasantly warm, though cloudy today. I have been troubled by a painful toe on and off for a few weeks, and after a trip to the GP…
Introduction In this incredible heat, I decided the altitude and the shelter of the trees made a short walk in Macclesfield Forest the only sensible place to wander today. The temperature was a mere 29 deg C at the car park, 35 deg C back down in the suburbs. Macclesfield…
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Introduction After a difficult morning, I just found time for a short walk from the brilliant walking hub that is the village of Rowarth. Yesterday I lost a great friend in Loraine Somers whose regular comments and interest in my blog are just one small part of what I will…
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