Introduction With the weather set fair and cold I headed to the hills again today. It’s a 50 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to Old Glossop. It was a truly stunning day, with wall to wall sunshine, and only a light easterly breeze on the top of the moors. The…
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Introduction A cool dry day beckoned, and I decided it would be a great day to climb some fairly big hills. It’s a 35 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to Chinley Head on the main road from Chinley to Hayfield. In fact the weather was mixed. It was cool and…
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 On a beautiful cold, sunny day, I chose a waterside walk, not too difficult as I had a tennis match to play in the evening. It’s just a half hour drive to Tintwistle from Cheadle Hulme. The day was bright and still in the hazy sunshine. The walk is…
Introduction The weather remains dry, cloudy, and quiet. A seed was planted with me regarding a trip to the Millennium Walkway at New Mills, so I planned a route to include it today. The journey took from Cheadle Hulme took 25 minutes. This route is about 7 miles, and has…
Introduction Indian Summer days don’t come any better than this, so Cal and I took ourselves off to Castleton in the heart of the Peak District to make the most of this glorious weather. The journey to Castleton took 50 minutes. This walk is 4.7miles but with almost 1000 feet…
Introduction Summer’s end nears, but we appear to be set for a fair weekend, and today started it early, so I headed to the hills between New Mills, Hayfield and Chapel-en-le-frith. This is a great walk! The journey is about 30 minutes each way by car from Cheadle Hulme to…
Introduction With a tennis match coming up this evening, I took a familiar, shortish walk in largely dry, cloudy, but cold weather this morning. It’s a 30 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to Whaley Bridge. The walk is 4.6 miles long, with 775feet of ascent, and it took about 2…
Introduction We’ve had some illness this week, so I was glad to recuperate with a shortish walk on a fine, if largely cloudy day today. This is a lovely walk in the foothills on the western slopes of the Peak District. It’s a 35 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to…
Introduction There was a moody, damp feel to the day as I set out this morning. It’s a 35 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to Combs Reservoir. The walk is 6.1 miles with over 1000 feet of ascent, in two separate climbs, with the pretty village of Combs interjecting between…
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