Introduction A bold title for this week’s walk. Those who don’t know the borough will, I hope, be surprised, as I take a one-way hike from the heart of the town, following the majestic River Goyt and the Peak Forest Canal to finish at our son Jordan, and his fiancee…
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The Greater Manchester Tour When our region entered Tier 2 Covid restrictions, our son Adam agreed to “social bubble” with Caroline and I. When we went into Tier 3 we were advised against travel outside of of our restricted zone, so the three of us decided to go on a…
Introduction There would be no fun being out in the rain on a day like this, so I’ve gone back into my photo archives to find 12 pictures from walks I completed in the first few months after retiring in 2016. I’ve numbered them 1 to 12, so please add…
Using That Extra Hour Somehow I seemed to arrange a couple of hours tennis with Caroline for this morning, and to meet Adam for a five mile walk this afternoon. Still, these are things we can do in the Tier 3 lockdown, and the extra hour created a great chance…
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Not Quite Tier 3 Yes folks, today is the last day I can leave Greater Manchester until who knows when, so I thought I’d go for a well-known classic upland walk in the Goyt Valley, parts of which I have walked before, but some bits that are new to me.…
Introduction Is this man taking on the role of this man? Today’s walk took me from England into Wales and back. If he gets his way, it may become illegal for this Englishman to do this walk after tomorrow! I doubt that Mark Drakeford, Welsh First Minister quite sees himself…
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Dedication This week I sadly learned of the passing from cancer of a former colleague at Family Housing Association (Manchester), Jane Moran. Jane worked in my team for about 8 or 9 years from the mid 90s to 2003. I didn’t know her outside work, but I know she was…
Today’s adventure started badly after leaving home at 9.25.. I planned a hike up the Peak District’s third highest peak, Black Hill, from Crowden on the A628, Woodhead Pass. As I passed Stockport on the M60, the overhead gantries burst into life…. A628 CLOSED AFTER A57 I reached Denton Island,…
A Stroll Of Exploration Broadbottom is a small village, in Tameside , to the east of Hattersley. I walked from here down the River Etherow to Botham’s Hall, south to Chew and back via Woodseats about 6 weeks ago with our son Adam. It was a lovely walk, but we…
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Stockport’s Jewel I’ve been visiting Etherow Country Park for more than 40 years, and it is an absolute treasure. The full circuit of the Keg Wood is just over 3 miles, but there are opportunities to extend this around Ernocroft Wood, or through Mortin Clough. The link below takes you…
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