Introduction It was a beautiful morning today, so I decided a moorland walk would be a perfect way to spend it, before cloud and rain arrived in the afternoon. Botomley is in Calderdale West Yorkshire, just over the border from Rochdale, a 55 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme. The walk…
Category: <span>6 to 8 mile walks</span>
Introduction I continue to take care of my dislocated toe (I have a podiatry assessment tomorrow), so found another lowland walk in a semi-urban area today. I’m not really familiar with this part of north Manchester, so was looking forward to finding out more.The walk includes sections in the 3…
Comments closed
Introduction September has brought some easier walking conditions and it was a little wet underfoot today, but thankfully the weather stayed dry and pleasantly warm, though cloudy today. I have been troubled by a painful toe on and off for a few weeks, and after a trip to the GP…
Introduction After exploring the northern end of the Sandstone Trail last week, I decided to pick up a section towards the southern end of the trail today. It was raining as I got out of the car, but gradually improved , and was gloriously sunny when I returned. This walk…
Comments closed
Introduction Although I didn’t see the sun today, it was a pleasant day for walking – cool, still and bright. In my last post I mentioned the trees not yet being fully in leaf, well they are now. And this is a predominantly woodland walk, though the map below wouldn’t…
Comments closed
Introduction Today’s weather was one of those days that you dream about. I love late April when the woods are alive with native and returning migrant birdsongs, and the trees aren’t fully in leaf, giving you a better chance to see those birds. I’ve walked Consall Nature Park many times…
Introduction On a beautiful sunny, but chilly morning today, I made my way to familiar territory in the hills to the east of Macclesfield. Walker Barn is on the A537 Macclesfield to Buxton (Cat And Fiddle) Road It’s a 30 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme. The walk was just over…
Comments closed
Introduction Marsden is a village on the western edge of Huddersfield. I’ve not been here before, yet it’s just a 50 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme. On a chilly, but fine and largely sunny January day, the 6.5 mile walk with 1000feet of ascent took 3 hours to complete. Today,…
Comments closed
Introduction Thursday was a lovely day for a walk,. Though the wind was strong up on the edge, it was blowing from the south. As I set off, little did I anticipate the drama of a long day ahead. Taxal is a 40 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme. It took…
Introduction After a very wet day yesterday, I chose to walk on well made paths today, and stayed quite close to home. Driving to the Middlewood Way Car Park takes just 20 minutes from Cheadle Hulme. The weather was beautiful – sunny, dry and warm. It took me 2 hours…
Comments closed
2 Comments