{"id":1007248,"date":"2023-04-13T15:17:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T14:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.half-daywalker.com\/?p=1007248"},"modified":"2023-04-13T15:17:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T14:17:23","slug":"kerridge-to-cliff-hill-bollington-and-macclesfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.half-daywalker.com\/?p=1007248","title":{"rendered":"Kerridge To Cliff Hill, Bollington And Macclesfield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A cloudy and breezy morning greeted me as I headed out to Bollington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a delightful 6.5 mile walk over rural lanes, tracks and a few fields, finishing with a canalside and disused railway walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took 2 hours 40 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s just a 20 minute drive from Cheadle Hulme to Bollington Wharf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a really good walk for dogs, with fenced or walled tracks, the canal and disused railway, and just a few short road sections and open fields. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I parked on the road outside the private car park of Bollington Wharf, postcode SK10 5NB, but Clough Bank car park, postcode SK10 5NY is nearby and is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The walk is on OS Explorer Map 268.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kerridge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When visiting Kerridge, it’s always tempting to head up to White Nancy and along the ridge. So, I deliberately aimed to stay below the ridge in the greener foothill country between Macclesfield \/ Bollington and the Peak District. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This plan didn’t disappoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bollington Wharf and the cottages beyond are an attractive starting point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leaving the canal at the first bridge, a track heads gently up between pasture fields to Oak Lane. Across the road, Higher Lane leads up towards the steepest part of the “Saddle of Kerridge”. It’s a very pretty road with some incredibly steep rear gardens to the cottages!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I presume the chimney belongs to one of the quarries that operate along here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the lane is Endon House with its amazing working clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just beyond here, the path splits. I took the right hand, lower path leading along to a gate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A valley opens out here, and I turned right, downhill, and away from the ridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kerridge To Cliff Hill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the bottom of the hill, it looked particularly damp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It turned out to be not as bad as it looked, being only about 15mm deep with a solid base below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple of fields took me to a roofless farm building. Regular readers may have noticed that I like an interesting wall! This colourful one definitely caught my eye!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The path led me to Higher Swanscoe Farm, which I recognised from my walk on 20 October 2022 (linked below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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