The Greater Manchester Tour The “social bubble” of Caroline, Adam and I needed some exercise today, and took the opportunity to continue our tour of the boroughs of Greater Manchester, following the visit to Ramsbottom in the borough of Bury on 1st November. Caroline was our leader for this trip.…
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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…
The Greater Manchester Tour When our region entered Tier 2 Covid restrictions, our son Adam agreed to “social bubble” with Caroline and I. When we went into Tier 3 we were advised against travel outside of of our restricted zone, so the three of us decided to go on a…
Using That Extra Hour Somehow I seemed to arrange a couple of hours tennis with Caroline for this morning, and to meet Adam for a five mile walk this afternoon. Still, these are things we can do in the Tier 3 lockdown, and the extra hour created a great chance…
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A Stroll Of Exploration Broadbottom is a small village, in Tameside , to the east of Hattersley. I walked from here down the River Etherow to Botham’s Hall, south to Chew and back via Woodseats about 6 weeks ago with our son Adam. It was a lovely walk, but we…
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Stockport’s Jewel I’ve been visiting Etherow Country Park for more than 40 years, and it is an absolute treasure. The full circuit of the Keg Wood is just over 3 miles, but there are opportunities to extend this around Ernocroft Wood, or through Mortin Clough. The link below takes you…
Travel time 30 minutes each way. The entire walk is within Stockport Metropolitan Borough. Walk time 3 hours plus half an hour for lunch. Approx. 7 miles of undulating country Weather – rather grey and still, wet underfoot Ordnance Survey Explorer Map OL1 Parking – On the road, Longhurst Lane,…
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