Introduction A warm, breezy and cloudy day greeted me as I arrived at Strines for today’s short walk. Strines is in Stockport, but only about a quarter of a mile of the walk is in the Borough, between Strines Station and the B6101 road, where it runs into East Cheshire,…
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Introduction The overnight rain had passed ang it was sunny and breezy as I headed south for a simple walk up to Mow Cop, which is situated to the east of Biddulph. The walk is in East Cheshire, though the border with Staffordshire runs along part of the path and…
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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 In this incredible heat, I decided the altitude and the shelter of the trees made a short walk in Macclesfield Forest the only sensible place to wander today. The temperature was a mere 29 deg C at the car park, 35 deg C back down in the suburbs. Macclesfield…
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Introduction Today may be the last day of the searing heat we’ve experienced this last week, and with a tennis match to play this evening, I chose a shortish, none too strenuous walk in lovely countryside. It’s a 30 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to Bosley. The walk was around…
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…
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Introduction Snow and mist were forecast for the hills today, so I stayed close to home for this walk. This gave me time for a longer than usual walk of 10 miles. It’s less than a quarter of an hour’s drive from Cheadle Hulme to High Lane. This was easy…
Introduction The weather forecasters couldn’t seem to agree on Thursday, though it was evident that the hills were going to be wetter than the plains, so I chose to stay close to home. Bramhall is a 5 minuets drive from Cheadle Hulme! It turned out to be a dull day…
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Introduction With heavy rain forecast from late morning, I just had time for a short local walk starting from Higher Poynton at 9 o’clock. It’s a 20 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme. It took 2 hours to complete the 4.1 mile walk, and I was home in time for lunch!…
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…
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