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 I woke this morning to heavy snow. This led to a change of plan as I left the car at home, and relied on Northern Rail, admittedly another risky strategy. However, today they didn’t let me down. Changing trains at Manchester Piccadilly I alighted at Strines Station at 1047…
Introduction The classic autumnal cloudy, dank weather conditions are persisting. But they aren’t putting me off my weekly dose of the countryside. Today, I reminded myself (not that I really needed to), that some of the best walking within my 1 hour target maximum journey time, is right on the…
Introduction A short walk in the hills where Stockport meets the Derbyshire High Peak. It was comfortable walking weather, around 15deg C, cloudy and rather breezy. It was very grey and dull, which, I heard later, was due to storm Agnes picking up smoke from American wildfires, and dropping it…
Introduction Yesterday was such a beautiful spring day, Cal and I just had to get out and enjoy it. Mellor is a district of Stockport that is full of interesting places and great views. The drive to Mellor is almost half an hour from Cheadle Hulme. This is aneasy 2.3…
Introduction Today promised to be a wet day, so I decided not to venture too far. It turned out dull with rain falling for two thirds of the walk. The drive to Bredbury is just 15 minutes. This is an 8 mile walk, on the suburban edge of the Manchester…
Introduction I spent time in Yorkshire last week, followed by being laid low with a heavy cold for a few days. So, I decided to stick to numerous paths that I’ve walked many times before, but never as a single walk. The map gives an impression of a walk in…
Introduction With my penultimate Summer League tennis match to be played this evening, a short walk was the order of the day today. Starting from Etherow Country Park car park, it’s hard to believe that almost the whole of this route is on paths I’ve never walked before, and it…
Introduction After an early morning call at our son Jordan’s house, There is no better place from which to start a walk. I was particularly keen to see the bluebells in Prince’s Wood at Higher Poynton. This made for a fantastic walk, circumnavigating High Lane, taking in a canal, two…
Introduction I was pushed for time today, so chose to join up several paths I know well with a section I’ve not walked before to make a lovely 5.8 mile walk. A ten minute drive, and I was soon setting out. The weather was marked by a strong, cold north…
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