Introduction With a little less time at my disposal today, I chose to stay in Stockport for a shortish walk, and find some new paths in a much visited area. I made my way to Compstall, a 25 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme. The walk is 5 miles with 900feet…
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Introduction At last it’s warming up! And with that, comes rain. So, I decided not to venture too far today. This proved to be wise, as an early start meant an early finish before the heavier rain arrived at lunchtime. It’s a 35 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to Langley,…
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 With tennis matches to play this evening, I decided on a short walk today, yet with plenty of time, I decided to head off to North Wales and the lovely country park just the other side of Mold. After a very wet day yesterday, today turned out to be…
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Introduction The second half of September was blighted by heavy rain. With the ground so wet, I decided to stick to what I hoped would be fairly well made paths in an urban country park area. I wasn’t disappointed, as this is a really interesting area to explore. The weather…
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Introduction Indian Summer days don’t come any better than this, so Cal and I took ourselves off to Castleton in the heart of the Peak District to make the most of this glorious weather. The journey to Castleton took 50 minutes. This walk is 4.7miles but with almost 1000 feet…
Introduction It was a wet morning, as I set off for North Staffordshire. It remained grey for most of this walk, but not too rainy. The journey is about 40 minutes each way by car from Cheadle Hulme to Gun End, not too far from Danebridge and Rushton Spencer. This…
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Introduction With rain due to arrive just after lunch, I decided to keep it local today, and take an easy walk on unfamiliar paths in a familiar area! As it turned out, there were plenty of showery bursts of rain in the morning too, but I persevered, and completed the…
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