Introduction No sign of Storm Goretti just yet, so I had plenty of time for a walk in the nearby hills today. I’ve done Cown Edge a few times but it is a dramatic and easy to reach location that’s great to revisit regularly. Chisworth is a 30 minute drive…
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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 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 It was a gloriously sunny day today, but… wow it was cold! Chadkirk Estate Park is 20 minutes from Cheadle Hulme. It took 2 hours 30 minutes to complete the 5.5 mile walk, plus 15 minutes for lunch. About 25% of the work is on roadside footpaths, but the…
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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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Introduction This is always one of my favourite areas to walk. Driving to Wildboarclough takes 45 minutes from Cheadle Hulme. The weather was dry and misty in the low cloud. The cloud lifted as the morning wore on, but never really disappeared. It was unseasonably warm, and I was glad…
Introduction This is a classic walk in the western Peak District. The weather was dry and quite sunny as I set off from the same starting point as my walk around Errwood Reservoir on 28th August. The drive to the walk is 40 minutes from Cheadle Hulme. It took me…
Introduction With a trip to Yorkshire this afternoon, I just had time to enjoy a really local walk this morning. The rain stopped as I set out, though the sun never quite appeared. The drive to the walk is just 5 minutes from Cheadle Hulme. It took me 2 hours…
Introduction I enjoyed my last walk up two big hills, and left home intending to ascend another one . Great Manshead Hill had been my aim. However, the rather gloomy conditions, an unexpected path diversion, and my aching bones from a hard afternoon’s tennis the day before caused me to…
Introduction At last, I got to Wales, and ascended two peaks on this lovely early autumn day. I normally keep my walks within an hour’s drive, but todays was one and a half hours away. From Rhewl, 410 feet above seal level, this walk rises to Moel y Gamelin, 1900…
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