Half-Day Walker Posts

Introduction Heading out for my walks, I often pass through Macclesfield. Today, I thought I’d stop there. If you walk east from Macclesfield, you will be walking uphill. This 6.5 mile walk included a total ascent of 1100feet (335m). It was an exciting day for weather, starting out very sunny,…

6 to 8 mile walks East Cheshire

6 to 8 mile walks West Yorkshire

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6 to 8 mile walks Derbyshire Dales & Staffs Moorlands

Introduction It was a cold, crisp, sunny day as I headed north to Lancashire. I didn’t see a cloud all day. I’ve never been to this area, and have no expectations as to what I may find as I cross the moors taking in parts of the Pennine Way, Pennine…

8 mile plus walks Lancashire

Introduction Yesterday I took Cal into town for a 3.5 hour hair appointment. What’s a man to do on a chilly, but gloriously sunny January morning – can’t just hang around in St Anne’s Square amongst the Chinese lanterns. Well, it so happens I’d done some pre-planning. I’d occasionally seen…

2 to 4 mile walks City of Manchester Greater Manchester

Back to Plan A from last week! With good weather expected I headed out to Rainow, between Macclesfield and Whaley Bridge. Rainow is just a half hour drive from Cheadle Hulme. The weather was beautiful! Not since the 2nd December had I seen such a consistently sunny day. The walk…

6 to 8 mile walks East Cheshire

Introduction All week, Thursday’s forecast has been for a band of rain / snow to arrive around the middle of the day. In hope that the forecast may change, I planned a walk in the hills. I also had a Plan B. I set the alarm for an early start,…

4 to 6 mile walks East Cheshire

Introduction Sometimes it’s just great to visit a beautiful place that you know will be delightful every time. This is one such place , and I was able to find several paths that I haven’t walked before. I drove up the A6 through Whaley Bridge and reached Fernilee Reservoir in…

6 to 8 mile walks Derbyshire High Peak

Introduction The weather forecast indicated that a rainy start would pass eastwards during the morning, so I headed west to to get to the dry spell as soon as possible. The forecast was right, and I drove through the rain on the M56 and arrived at my starting point in…

6 to 8 mile walks West Cheshire, Warrington & Wirral

Introduction I decided to stay down in the Cheshire Plain today, for this walk in the Dane Valley between Holmes Chapel and Congleton. There are only three bridges over the river between these 2 towns, one being a main road. I chose to create a circular walk using the other…

8 mile plus walks East Cheshire