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,…
Category: <span>6 to 8 mile walks</span>
Travel time 55 minutes each way, via Macclesfield and Rudyard. Walk time 3 hours 15 minutes. This walk is over 7.5 miles, but generally over fairly level lowland areas. There are a couple of quite short steep rises and plenty of picturesque scenery. The terrain is mainly canal towpaths and…
Travel time 50 minutes each way. I went via the Cat and Fiddle road for the spectacular views. Walk time 3 hours plus a 15 minute stop for lunch, plus a stop on each summit. It’ was just over 6 miles but the hike, or indeed, scramble, over the two…
Travel time 30 minutes each way. The entire walk is within Stockport Metropolitan Borough. Walk time 3 hours plus half an hour for lunch. Approx. 7 miles of undulating country Weather – rather grey and still, wet underfoot Ordnance Survey Explorer Map OL1 Parking – On the road, Longhurst Lane,…
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