Introduction The weather forecast suggested it would be a decent day, with the chance of a shower. It was wrong! The weather was heavily overcast, and half of my walk was in heavy drizzle. Greasley Hollow is my favourite wooded valley walk. Somehow, it’s off the beaten track, being tucked…
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Introduction Today, I intended heading to the moors of Rochdale and Calderdale, but that was scuppered by the lingering rain. So I headed southwest to a walk I know well, but one you can never tire of. It was raining cats and dogs all through the journey, but the rain…
Introduction With a tennis match to play tonight, I settled on a short, easy , local walk today. But don’t be deceived, this is a lovely summer stroll. It was a lovely walking day, 17 degC, mainly sunny,but some big clouds developing too. The car park at Redesmere, just south…
Introduction A cloudy and breezy morning greeted me as I headed out to Bollington. This is a delightful 6.5 mile walk over rural lanes, tracks and a few fields, finishing with a canalside and disused railway walk. It took 2 hours 40 minutes. It’s just a 20 minute drive from…
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Introduction The forecast heavy thundery showers never materialised, so my late change from upland to lowland route wasn’t really essential. It was actually quite sunny for most of my walk today. This is an 8.5 mile walk over flat lanes and green fields highlighted by a lovely stretch of the…
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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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…
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