Half-Day Walker Posts

Introduction A very pleasant day for walking – not too hot and not too cool, took me to the village of Rushton Spencer, between Macclesfield and Leek. Unfortunately, a cloudburst had occurred just before I arrived, and the numerous fields of long grass were very wet, as were my boots,…

4 to 6 mile walks Derbyshire Dales & Staffs Moorlands

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Introduction A beautiful summer’s day, with a little floaty white cloud. This is quite a local, short walk in farming country, between Wilmslow and Knutsford. This walk is just 5.6 miles long, generally flat, and took 2 hour 30minutes plus a 15 minute lunch break. The journey is about 25…

4 to 6 mile walks East Cheshire

Introduction A cool, windy day greeted me as I set out on today’s short walk. For the most part, the walk is completed to a background hum of traffic on the M56, and thus may not be to everyone’s taste, but for me the gorgeous valley of the River Bollin…

2 to 4 mile walks East Cheshire Greater Manchester Trafford

Introduction The sultry heat of early this week had passed this morning, to leave a lovely day 18 degC, bright and largely sunny. I chose to revisit a classic stretch of the Dove Dale, a wonderful and popular tourist spot in the Peak District. However, I, unlike, I estimate, 90%…

6 to 8 mile walks Derbyshire Dales & Staffs Moorlands

Introduction At last, the weather seems to be a little warmer and drier. With a league tennis match to play this evening, a short, flat, stroll seemed a good idea. Malpas is one part of Cheshire that I’m unfamiliar with, so I hoped this would give me a taste of…

2 to 4 mile walks West Cheshire, Warrington & Wirral

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Introduction Gosh, it’s been so wet recently… and showers were once again forecast today. However, it was quite cloudy and windy, but it stayed dry for this journey into the Peak District. Birchover and Winster aren’t names that are instantly associated with the White Peak, but both villages are lovely…

6 to 8 mile walks Derbyshire Dales & Staffs Moorlands

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Introduction With a busy day ahead tomorrow, I took the opportunity afforded by a warm and pleasant day today to take this short walk in the Cheshire countryside. It would have been longer, but many of the fields were now holding cattle, and after avoiding two such fields I decided…

4 to 6 mile walks East Cheshire

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Introduction We are spending a week based in Newlyn with our friends Sue and Chris. We’ve spent a couple of days soaking up the culture and art history of Penzance and the “Newlyn School”. The weather was fine and sunny, so I was delighted to get out to the coast,…

6 to 8 mile walks Other Locations

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…

4 to 6 mile walks Derbyshire High Peak

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…

4 to 6 mile walks Derbyshire High Peak