Category: <span>6 to 8 mile walks</span>

Introduction With a hike up Kinder Scout with Jordan planned for tomorrow, I selected a flat walk near the coast today. Hesketh Out Marsh is on the south bank of the Ribble estuary, a 70 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme. This is a seven and a half mile walk covering…

6 to 8 mile walks Lancashire

Introduction With good spring weather forecast, I chose to venture further afield today, and headed off to Wales. Ruthin is a pretty market town in Denbighshire, a drive of 58 miles, one and a quarter hours. The weather was still, warm and cloudy, ideal for walking. After a fairly flat…

6 to 8 mile walks Wales

After recent visits to the interesting Holme Valley, I looked a little further north for today’s walk. Today was a short interlude between Storms Dudley and Eunice, but still a very blowy day! I chose not to go too high, nor too far. This 6.5 mile walk included a total…

6 to 8 mile walks West Yorkshire

Introduction Heading out for my walks, I often pass through Macclesfield. Today, I thought I’d stop there. If you walk east from Macclesfield, you will be walking uphill. This 6.5 mile walk included a total ascent of 1100feet (335m). It was an exciting day for weather, starting out very sunny,…

6 to 8 mile walks East Cheshire

6 to 8 mile walks West Yorkshire

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6 to 8 mile walks Derbyshire Dales & Staffs Moorlands

Back to Plan A from last week! With good weather expected I headed out to Rainow, between Macclesfield and Whaley Bridge. Rainow is just a half hour drive from Cheadle Hulme. The weather was beautiful! Not since the 2nd December had I seen such a consistently sunny day. The walk…

6 to 8 mile walks East Cheshire

Introduction Sometimes it’s just great to visit a beautiful place that you know will be delightful every time. This is one such place , and I was able to find several paths that I haven’t walked before. I drove up the A6 through Whaley Bridge and reached Fernilee Reservoir in…

6 to 8 mile walks Derbyshire High Peak

Introduction The weather forecast indicated that a rainy start would pass eastwards during the morning, so I headed west to to get to the dry spell as soon as possible. The forecast was right, and I drove through the rain on the M56 and arrived at my starting point in…

6 to 8 mile walks West Cheshire, Warrington & Wirral

Introduction A change of plan this week, and I was out walking on a Wednesday which will no doubt leave me confused for the rest of the week! With decent weather, I elected to take on the walk I’d initially planned for last week, when the weather wasn’t conducive. Broadbottom…

6 to 8 mile walks Derbyshire High Peak Greater Manchester Tameside