Area and brief details of the walk

  Grade

Leader

Sunday 7th Jan

10.00am

A circular walk of about 7 miles via Woodhouse Green Farm, Sutton Reservoir, Sutton Hall and Danes Moss, along field paths, quiet lanes and the canal tow path, but there will be some extra road walking in order to avoid boggy areas.

Meet at Macclesfield Railway Station Car Park  at 10:00am.

Wednesday 17th Jan

An informal meeting to discuss our walking weekend away in September 2018. All members welcome.

Sunday 21st Jan

Meet at Macclesfield Railway Station car park at 10.00am

Sunday 4th Feb

10:00am

Sunday 18th Feb

A circular walk taking us along the track  passing Astle Farm and then along Snape Brook and through Siddington, we will walk around Redesmere and then after passing Capesthorne Hall we will head back across the fields to our start point at the layby on the A537 near Monks Heath. I would expect a few muddy places on the fields and paths  due to the recent weather.

Sunday 4th Mar

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Sunday 4th March  Astbury Mere Country Park    

This easy circular route has been planned to avoid walking through boggy fields and deep mud.  However some of the paths are likely to be a bit muddy here and there.  From the Mere we will walk eastwards to reach Lamberts Lane that leads us to the canal towpath.  From the canal we will join the Biddulph Valley Way, leaving it at Tommy's Brook to make our way across the A54, then a little road walking will take us to the River Dane.  We will return alongside the river, through Congleton Park and along the River Dane Walkway through the town.

Meet at Macclesfield Railway Station car park at 10:00am

Unfortunately this walk was  cancelled due to the extreme weather

Sunday 18th Mar

This circular walk of about six miles uses the Middlewood Way, canal towpath,  quiet lanes, tracks and field paths to visit Styperson Pool, Sowcar and Kerridge before returning to the start at Adlington Road.

Two climbs, not too strenuous.

Meet at Macclesfield Railway Station Car Park at 10:00am

Sunday 1st Apr

Strines

The walk will be about 7 miles starting in Strines. The first half of the walk is moderate and the second half easy. We  head towards the 'Roman Lakes'. Then we head up near Linnet Clough to the top of Mellor golf course. We then head to Brookbottom where we can stop for lunch. We then head towards Hague Bar near New Mills and pick up the canal and then back to Strines.

Meet at Macclesfield Railway Station Car Park at 10:00am

Sunday 15th Apr

The walk starts at Rowarth Car Park & the morning is spent walking up to Cown Edge via  Blackshaw , Matleymoor & Higher Plainsteads Farms. Lunch will be on Cown Edge & then it's a more gentle downhill (with a chance to see Robin Hood's Picking Rods) and then back to Rowarth.

 Meet at Macclesfield Railway Station Car Park at 10:00am

Wednesday 18th April

Sunday 29th April

This circular walk of about six miles uses the Middlewood Way, canal towpath,  quiet lanes, tracks and field paths to visit Styperson Pool, Sowcar and Kerridge before returning to the start at Adlington Road.

Two climbs, not too strenuous.

Meet at Macclesfield Railway Station Car Park at 10:00am

Sunday 13th  May

Teggs Nose

Starting at the Teggs Nose  reservoir in Langley, we will walk  though the wood about half way up the side of the hill, and hopefully see a good show of bluebells.  Crossing from there to Macclesfield Forest, we will visit Forest Chapel, then on through the forest, where paths permit. Several of the main paths are closed due to fallen trees and operations to clear them, but we can take a diversion (rather steep, and definitely muddy on the top) towards Shutlingsloe then coming back into the forest via Nessit Hill. Part of this path is closed, but we will head down towards the Rangers’ office and the car park on a rough cycle track. This brings us to the home stretch past Ridgegate reservoir, and so down to Langley.

Meet at Macclesfield Railway Station Car Park at 10:00am

Sunday 27th May

A circular walk starting from Rudyard and heading along the Staffordshire Way to Ladderedge Park and then onto Longdon Village. We then pass Stonelow Hall and Bradshaw Park and then rejoin the Staffordshire Way for the walk back to back to Rudyard.

Meet at Macclesfield Railway Station Car Park at 10:00am

Sunday 10th June

A circular walk of almost 7 miles, starting from Gawsworth Hall. It follows fields and tracks, some road walking, a stretch of Macclesfield canal to Bosley locks, then It passes through the grounds of North Rode Manor House. From there, gentle field walking takes us back to the start of the walk. A diversion into Gawsworth Church is worthwhile to see the Annual Flower Festival.

Meet at Macclesfield Railway Station Car Park at 10:00am

Sunday 24th June

A walk of around 7.5 miles taking us from the Adlington Road car park in Bollington. Our route takes us up Hedgerow and includes Berristall Farm, Bakestonedale Moor, Moorside Quarry,  Birchencliffe, Macclesfield Canal, Styperson Pool, and Long Lane then back into Bollington.

 Lunch and Loo stops at the Coffee Tavern.

Meet at Macclesfield Railway Station car park at 10:00am

Monica Hough