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…
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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…
Introduction Cal was out on a guided tour of Gorton Monastery this morning. So, having missed my Thursday walk this week, I made up for it with this great hike in a classic location. The Goyt Valley is a regular haunt for anyone who loves walking on the western side…
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 A day to get back onto the hills. This walk is on the boundary of the White Peak and Dark Peak, near Castleton. It was a pleasant day, with a thin high cloud layer, not too hot, and just a light breeze . The Rushup Edge / Mam Tor…
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 After a very wet few days, I was a little nervous as I headed out to the Staffordshire / Derbyshire border country in the Peak District. The weather was cool but bright, often sunny, and not at all windy. It’s a 50 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to the…
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