Category: <span>East Cheshire</span>

Introduction Today’s forecast could best be described as iffy! It turned out that there was one serious storm, lots of dark clouds, but also plenty of sunshine. The drive to Whaley Bridge is 30 minutes. This is an 8.5 mile walk, with 1680 feet of ascent, so can be quite…

8 mile plus walks Derbyshire High Peak East Cheshire

Introduction Once again, the weather forecast was poor enough to keep me off the hills, so I elected to continue my discovery of the paths and byways of mid-Cheshire. The weather was cloudy, dry, and fairly warm in a brisk southerly breeze. It’s a half hour drive from Cheadle Hulme…

6 to 8 mile walks East Cheshire West Cheshire, Warrington & Wirral

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Introduction Thursday’s weather forecast being quite grim, I had worked out a short walk relatively close to home. When the opportunity arose to complete the walk a day earlier than usual, I thought it worth taking. Prestbury is a location for big houses and pleasant, rolling countryside, interspersed with streams…

4 to 6 mile walks East Cheshire

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Introduction I decided that I would stick to low level winter walking today, and headed a short distance to Chelford. The weather was great for walking – cloudy, quiet, and relatively warm for the time of year. It wasn’t so great for photography! It’s a 25 minute drive from Cheadle…

8 mile plus walks East Cheshire

Introduction So, January has thrown up some proper snowy winter weather! Too risky to attempt a journey to the hills. In fact it took me an hour and a half to do 10 miles in the car to reach the start of this walk. This is a walk of 9…

8 mile plus walks East Cheshire

6 to 8 mile walks East Cheshire

4 to 6 mile walks East Cheshire

Introduction With an Annual Tennis Club Tournament match to play at 6.30 this evening, an easy, short walk was the order of the day today. It was a dry day, cooler than recent, but plenty of pleasant sunshine. It’s a 45 minute drive to Sandbach from Cheadle Hulme. The walk…

4 to 6 mile walks East Cheshire

Introduction If you know Woodford, you’ll probably know The Deanwater Hotel, on the banks of the River Dean. What you may not know, is that high in the foothills of the Peak District, to the east of Macclesfield, Bollington and Rainow, the River Dean is dammed to create Lamaload Reservoir.…

4 to 6 mile walks East Cheshire

2 to 4 mile walks East Cheshire

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