Introduction Today I headed northeast, with the forecast for rain spreading in from the southwest. As we reach the back end of the summer, I suspect there may be fewer opportunities ahead to enjoy the Pennine moors in relatively pleasant conditions. The weather behaved as promised and a sunny start…
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Introduction With a fine day forecast, and a quiet day in prospect tomorrow, I decided to follow the Olympic spirit of the past couple of weeks. So, I challenged myself to go further, higher, and faster than any previous walk on the blog. The weather, as forecast, was sunny and…
Introduction In a bid to heed the new Government advice, I chose to keep my walk almost exclusively in Stockport this week. This walk is full of variation; from suburbia to upland, farmland to woodland, and the delightful Rivers Etherow and Goyt. The weather was very warm, yet cloudy and…
Introduction After the pretty dales of the White Peak last week, it was time to tackle the rugged wilderness of a Dark Peak hill today. Black Hill is the third highest point in the Peak District at 1908 feet, 582 m. It is the highest point (county top) of the…
Introduction OK, so Dove Dale made it into the Royal Geographic Society’s 7 Natural Wonders of the UK, but give me these 2 very nearby dales and I couldn’t be happier. Maybe they don’t have a gushing and bubbling river, but for total tranquility and great ornithology they get me…
Introduction Thanks to the M60 motorway, the West Pennine moors to the north of Bolton offer rich opportunities for walking within an easy drive from south Manchester. Entwistle is a tiny hamlet, with a railway station and pub, so also easily accessible by train. I elected to drive, and chose…
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Introduction This week, I followed a recommendation from my son Adam, and headed to this United Utilities reservoir in the South Pennines, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. There were some unexpected twists along the way! Travel time – 50 minutes each way. Walk time – 3hrs 40minutes, plus a…
No Trouble At T’Mill This should be the last of my Lockdown 2 local walks and once again the journey to the walk is under 20 minutes. The National Trust mill at Nether Alderley has been closed for most of the year, and parking is no trouble in the small…
It’s So Quiet Lockdown makes this the best ever time to walk in this delightful area. This hike would be ravaged by the constant roar of jet engines in “normal times”, but today the sound of the swollen river had taken over. Travel time – 12 minutes each way. Walk…
Introduction A bold title for this week’s walk. Those who don’t know the borough will, I hope, be surprised, as I take a one-way hike from the heart of the town, following the majestic River Goyt and the Peak Forest Canal to finish at our son Jordan, and his fiancee…
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