BROKEN CROSS WALKERS Macclesfield

BROKEN CROSS WALKERS Macclesfield

A Summary of our walks in 2023

Last updated 07/02/2023

Walk No	Date	Area	Walk details	Weather	Miles	Ft Ascent	Walkers
282	08/01/2023	Cheshire	Gawsworth and Heskey Wood	Overcast, cool	7		10
283	22/01/2023	Cheshire	Poynton and Lyme Park	Overcast	7		11
284	05/02/2023	Cheshire	Redesmere, Capesthorne and Siddington	Sunny	7		12

Walk BCW 282- 08/01/2023 - Gawsworth and Heskey Wood

Area	Cheshire	Distance	7 miles	Ascent
Walk	Gawsworth and Heskey Wood	Maximum altitude		Minimum altitude
Start from	Gawsworth	Duration including stops	3½ hours
what3words	https://w3w.co/divided.aunts.executive	Weather	Overcast, breezy and dry
Map	Explorer 268 Link to map of start of the walk	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S20 FE 5G phone
Route - Gawsworth - Marton Lane - Walkers Heath - Heskey Wood - Marton Lane - Great Tidnock Farm - Yewtree Farm - Shellow Lane - Gawsworth

Ten of us set off from Gawsworth on our first walk of 2023, the weather was overcast with a cold wind. We headed across the fields to Marton Lane and then took the track through Walkersheath and along to Heskey Wood where we stopped for a coffee break, then it was along the track crossing Marton Lane again and past Tidnock Wood

We found a sheltered place for lunch and then carried on past Yewtree Farm and along Shellow Lane. A filed path then took us north past Clover Bank Farm and past the fishing pools to the start at Gawsworth Church. Many thanks to everyone for coming along on this breezy overcast day and dry day.

Our group consisted of Chris J, Alec J, Dave I, Chris R, Marilyn, Jo, Rita, Nina Kim and David P our leader.

Walk BCW 283 - 22/01/2023 Poynton and Lyme Park

Area	Cheshire			Distance	7 miles	Ascent	730 ft
Walk	Poynton and Lyme Park			Maximum altitude		Minimum altitude
Start from	Poynton Pool	Post code	SK12 1BR	Duration including stops	4 hours
what3words	https://w3w.co/deep.ascendant.sorry			Weather	Overcast, dry
Map	Link to map of start of the walk			Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S20 FE 5G phone
Route - Poynton Pool - Hockley - Middlewood Way - Hagg Farm - Middlewood - Station - New House Farm - Poynton Pool

Eleven of us set off from Poynton Pool and followed the field paths and tracks across to Hockley. We crossed the lane and walked through the woods to the Middlewood Way where we stopped for our coffee break. Then after a short way up the lane we entered the wood and did not spot the closed footpath sign until we encountered a closed wonky footbridge. In the wood we eventually found a way across as the water level was reasonably low were able to cross both streams and reached the main path on the opposite bank. We passed Hagg Farm and Throstlenest Farm and once over the moor we found a sheltered place for lunch. Then it was on past Platt Wood Farm and Middlescale Farm and onto the canal towpath

for a short way. We entered Middle Wood and passed Middlewood Station. Once over the rail line we headed to New House Farm and then it was across the fields and back to the start at Poynton Pool.

Many thanks to our walkers for coming along on the walk, our group were Alec, Chris J, Dave I, Alan B, Wendy, Alan S, Marilyn, Anne, Kim, Judith and David P our leader.

Map of our route

Looking towards Manchester from the moor in Lyme Park

Heading over the moor

Heading back

Walking along one of the coal haulage tracks built in the coal mining era of Poynton

Walking through the park back to Poynton Pool

Walk 284 - 05/02/2023 Redesmere, Capesthorne and Siddington

Area	Cheshire	Distance	7 miles	Ascent	135 ft
Walk	Redesmere, Capesthorne and Siddington	Maximum altitude		Minimum altitude
Start from	Redesmere	Duration including stops	4 hours
what3words	Address https://w3w.co/daydream.curiosity.trusts	Weather	Sunny
Map	Link to map of start of the walk	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S20 FE 5G phone
Route - Redesmere - Capesthorne Hall - Siddington - Siddington Church - Northwood Farm - Heskey Wood - Redesmere

Twelve of us set off from Redesmere and followed the field paths and tracks alongside the lake and over the road to Capesthorne Hall. We then crossed Mill Lane and stopped for a coffee break by the wood and then continued across the fields to Siddington.

A short walk along the lane then brought us to the beautiful 16^th century All Saints Church where we stopped for our lunch. Afterwards we crossed the fields to Northwood Farm, then along the track to Marton Lane and through Heskey Wood and back across the fields to the start at Redesmere.

A lovely seven mile walk in nice sunny weather. Other members of the group were Ray, Sue P, Dave I, Wendy, Alan S, Derek, Judith, Irene, Kim, Eve, Susan M and the leader was David P.

Redesmere

Heading for Capesthorne

Capesthorne

Siddington Church

Near Henshaw Hall Farm

Heading back to Redsmere

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Map	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S20 FE 5G phone
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Area	Distance	Ascent
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Map	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S20 FE 5G phone
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Area	Distance	Ascent
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Area	Distance	Ascent
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Map	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S20 FE 5G phone
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Area	Distance	Ascent
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Map	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S20 FE 5G phone
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Walk	Maximum altitude	Minimum altitude
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Map	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S20 FE 5G phone
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