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MY WALKING WORLD David Preston

2016 Walk Summary

Last updated 03/11/2018

Walk No	Date	Area	Walk	Weather	Miles
16001	03/01/16	Cheshire	Macclesfield Forest and Forest Chapel with Broken Cross Walkers	Rain	6
16002	04/01/16	Cheshire	Shutlingslow from Trentabank Visitor Centre	Clear night	3
16003	10/01/16	Cheshire	Lyme Park with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny periods	5
16004	16/01/16	Lake District	Blencathra and Halls Fell Ridge with the MaccPackers	Sunny periods then cloudy	5
16005	17/01/16	Staffordshire	Rushton Spencer and Rudyard with Broken Cross Walkers	Sunny periods	7
16006	18/01/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macc Forest	Clear night	3
16007	20/01/16	Cheshire	Kettleshulme to Macclesfield with East Cheshire Ramblers	Sunny periods	10
16008	24/01/16	Cheshire	Bollington and Rainow with Macclesfield Ramblers	Overcast	7
16009	25/01/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Clear moonlight night	3
16010	31/01/16	Cheshire	Alderley Edge and Nether Alderley with Broken Cross Walkers	Rain	7
16011	01/02/16	Cheshire	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Clear night	2
16012	05/02/16	Lake District	Ascent of Rough Crag from Haweswater	Very windy,showers	5
16013	06/02/16	Lake District	Stonethwaite,Dock Tarn and Watendlath with Northern Walkers	Rain	10
16014	07/02/16	Lake District	Sale How from Underscar	Very windy	9
16015	09/02/16	Cheshire	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Clear night	3
16016	12/02/16	Lake District	Iron Crag from Ennerdale Bridge	Sunny periods	9
16017	13/02/16	Lake District	Muncaster Fell from Ravenglass	Sunny periods	7
16018	14/02/16	Lake District	Lingmell from Wasdale	Sunny periods	5
16019	15/02/16	Cheshire	Evening walk to Shutlingsloe	Clear starry night	3
16020	21/02/16	Cheshire	Peover from Seven Sisters Lane with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny periods	7
16021	22/02/16	Cheshire	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Clear night	2
16022	23/02/16	Cheshire	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Clear night	2
16023	24/02/16	Staffordshire	Mow Cop from Biddulph Grange	Sunny periods	7
16024	27/02/16	Lake District	Four Lake District Peaks from Dungeon Ghyll with the Maccpackers	Sunny periods	7
16025	28/02/16	Cheshire	Bramall Hall from Poynton with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny periods	8
16026	29/02/16	Cheshire	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Clear night	2
16027	05/03/16	Staffordshire	Danebridge, Hanging Stone and Dane Valley Way	Sunny periods, windy	4
16028	06/03/16	Cheshire	Bollington from Macclesfield with Macclesfield Ramblers	Overcast & sunny periods	8
16029	07/03/10	Cheshire	Shutlingsloe from Trentabank, evening walk	Clear night	3
16030	10/03/16	Cheshire	Evening walk Forest Chapel and Macclesfield Forest	Clear night	4
16031	11/03/16	Cheshire	Ridgegate Reservoir and Macclesfield Forest	Sunny periods	2
16032	13/03/16	Cheshire	Prestbury and Bollington with Broken Cross Walkers	Sunny periods	7
16033	14/03/16	Cheshire	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Clear night	3
16034	16/03/16	Cheshire	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Clear night	2
16035	19/03/16	Lake District	Catbells, Maiden Moor and High Spy from Little Town	Sunny periods	9
16036	20/03/16	Peak District	Hartington and Pilsbury Castle with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny	6
16037	21/03/16	Cheshire	Macclesfield Forest evening walk	Clear night	2
16038	23/03/16	Cheshire	Macclesfield Forest evening walk	Clear night	2
16039	25/03/16	Peak District	Circuit of Chatsworth from Calton Lees	Sunny periods	6
16040	27/03/16	Cheshire	Gawsworth, Bosley Locks and North Rode	Sunny periods and showers	8
16041	30/03/16	Cheshire	Circuit of Ridgegate	Sunny periods	2
16042	31/03/16	Cheshire	Evening walk up Shutlingsloe from Trentabank	Clear night	3
16043	03/04/16	Peak District	Pym Chair and Shining Tor with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny periods	7
16044	04/04/16	Cheshire	Evening walk up Shutlingsloe from Trentabank	Clear night	3
16045	06/04/16	Wales	Circuit of the Great Orme from Llandudno	Sunny periods, windy	6
16046	07/04/16	Cheshire	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Clear night	2
16047	10/04/16	Peak District	Millers Dale and Monsal Head with Broken Cross Walkers	Sunny periods	7
16048	11/04/17	Cheshire	Evening walk Shutlingsloe from Trentabank	Clear night	3
16049	12/04/16	Cheshire	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Clear evening	2
16050	13/04/16	Cheshire	Circuit of Ridgegate Reservoir	Clear evening	2
16051	15/04/16	Peak District	Backpacking Burbage to Shining Tor	Rain, sleet	6
16052	16/04/16	Peak District	Backpacking Shining Tor to Macclesfield	Sunny periods	8
16053	17/04/16	Cheshire	Bollington, Rainow and Lamaload with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny periods	6
16054	18/04/16	Cheshire	Evening walk Shutlingsloe from Trentabank	Clear evening	3
16055	20/04/16	Peak District	Ashford in the Water and Bakewell	Sunny periods	6
16056	24/04/16	Cheshire	Styal Mill and Lindow with Broken Cross Walkers	Sunny periods	7
16057	25/04/16	Cheshire	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Clear evening	2
16058	01/05/16	Cairngorms	Backpacking Glenmore to Fords of Avon Refuge with MaccPackers	Sunny periods then rain	10
16059	02/05/16	Cairngorms	Backpacking Fords of Avon to Derry Lodge with MaccPackers	Rain then sunny periods	10
16060	03/05/16	Cairngorms	Backpacking Derry Lodge to Braemar with MaccPackers	Sunny periods	8
16061	04/05/16	Cairngorms	Backpacking Braemar to Corrour Bothy with MaccPackers	Sunny periods then rain	16
16062	05/05/16	Cairngorms	Backpacking Corrour Bothy to Glenmore with MaccPackers	Sunny periods, very windy	13
16063	08/05/16	Staffordshire	Ruchton Spencer and Danebridge with Broken Cross Walkers	Sunny periods	7
16064	09/05/16	Cheshire	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Clear evening	2
16065	12/05/16	Cheshire	Evening walk Shutlingsloe from Trentabank	Clear evening	3
16066	14/05/16	Cheshire	Gawsworth Circular walk	Sunny periods	7
16067	15/05/16	Cheshire	Bramall Hall circular walk with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny periods	7
16068	16/05/16	Cheshire	Croker Hill from Lowerhouse	Sunny evening	4
16069	22/05/16	Cheshire	Goostrey and Twemlow with Broken Cross Walkers	Sunny periods	7
16070	23/05/16	Cheshire	Shutlingsloe from Trentabank evening walk	Clear night	3
16071	25/05/16	Peak District	Axe Edge Moor and Cheeks Hill	Overcast	3
16072	28/05/16	Cheshire	Macclesfield Forest and Shutlinsloe from Trentabank	Clear evening	3
16073	29/05/16	Staffordshire	Danebridge and Turners Pool with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny periods	7
16074	31/05/16	Cheshire	Macclesfield Forest circular	Clear evening	3
16075	05/06/16	Peak District	Whaley Bridge and Chapel Milton with Broken Cross Walkers	Sunny	8
16076	06/06/16	Cheshire	Macclesfield Forest and Hanging Gate	Sunny and clear evening	5
16077	08/06/16	Cheshire	Macclesfield Forest and Nessit Hill	Clear evening	2
16078	12/06/16	Italy	Sorrento Marina Grande and Priora	Sunny	3
16079	13/06/16	Italy	Sant Agata to Sorrento Marina Grande	Sunny	3
16080	14/06/16	Italy	Sorrento Marina Grande to Tasso Square and return	Sunny	2
16081	15/06/16	Italy	Sant Agata to Crapola	Sunny	3
16082	16/06/16	Italy	Sorrento Marina Grande to Regina Giovanna	Sunny	4
16083	21/06/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Clear evening	2
16084	22/06/16	Cheshire	Teggs Nose from Langley	Clear evening	3
16085	25/06/16	Cheshire	Pickmere and Great Budworth	Sunny periods	8
16086	26/06/16	Peak District	Youlgreave and Lathkill Dale with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny periods	8
16087	28/06/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Overcast	2
16088	03/07/16	Cheshire	Pickmere and Great Budworth with Broken Cross Walkers	Sunny periods	7
16089	04/07/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Clear evening	2
16090	08/07/16	Lake District	Coombe Door Top from Stonethwaite with MaccPackers	Sunny periods	6
16091	09/07/16	Lake District	Seathwaite and Esk Hause from Stonethwaite with MaccPackers	Rain	10
16092	11/07/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Clear evening	2
16093	14/07/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest evening walk	Clear evening,	2
16094	17/07/16	Cheshire	Macclesfield Forest & Piggford Moor with Broken Cross Walkers	Sunny	7
16095	18/07/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Sunny evening, warm 25c	2
16096	24/07/16	Lake District	Rosthwaite to Grange via Castle Crag	Sunshine and showers	3
16097	25/07/16	Cheshire	Macclesfield Forest and Nessit Hill	Clear night	2
16098	29/07/16	Peak District	Mam Tor, Lose Hill and Castleton	Sunshine and showers	8
16099	31/07/16	Staffordshire	Rushton Spencer and Bosley Cloud with Broken Cross Walkers	Sunny periods	7
16100	03/08/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Clear night	2
16101	07/08/16	Staffordshire	Timbersbrook and Biddulph Valley Way with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny periods	7
16102	12/08/16	Perthshire	The Cateran Trail - Blairgowrie to Easter Dalnabreck	Overcast, showers	12
16103	13/08/16	Perthshire	The Cateran Trail - Easter Dalnabreck to Outdoor Centre, Glenshee Lodge	Sunny periods	16
16104	14/08/16	Perthshire	The Cateran Trail - Glenshee Outdoor Centre to Kirton of Glenisla	Sunny periods	12
16105	15/08/16	Perthshire	The Cateran Trail - Kirton of Glenisla to Alyth	Sunny periods	12
16106	16/08/16	Perthshire	The Cateran Trail - Alyth to Blairgowrie	Sunny	18
16107	21/08/16	High Peak	New Mills and Hayfield with Macclesfield Ramblers	Overcast	7
16108	22/08/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Clear evening	2
16109	24/08/16	Cheshire	Piggford Moor and Macclesfield Forest	Sunny evening	3
16110	28/08/16	Cheshire	Langley and Higher Pethills with Broken Cross Walkers	Misty then sunny periods	7
16111	30/08/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Clear evening	2
16112	31/08/16	High Peak	Whaley Bridge and Taxal	Sunny periods	7
16113	06/09/16	Cheshire	Nessit hill and Macclesfield Forest	Clear evening	2
16114	07/09/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Clear evening	2
16115	11/09/16	High Peak	Whaley Bridge and Taxal with Broken Cross Walkers	Sunny	7
16116	12/09/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Clear evening	2
16117	13/09/16	Peak District	Edale to Fairbrook Naze backpacking, wild camp at fairbrook Naze	Sunny, stormy evening	8
16118	14/09/16	Peak District	Fairbrook Naze to Edale backpacking	Sunny	10
16119	18/09/16	Staffordshire	Biddulph Grange and Gritstone Trail with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny	8
16120	19/09/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Clear evening	2
16121	24/09/16	Shropshire	Bridges to Church Stretton with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny periods, windy	6
16122	25/09/16	Shropshire	Church Stretton to Acton Stuart circular with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny periods	9
16123	26/09/16	Shropshire	Church Stretton - circuit of Helmerth Hill - Macclesfield Ramblers	Showers	5
16124	26/09/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Clear evening	2
16125	28/09/16	Cheshire	Higher Hurdsfield, Teggs Nose & Langley with Broken Cross Walkers	Sunny periods	8
16126	28/09/16	Cheshire	Macclesfield Forest and Nessit Hill	Clear evening	2
16127	03/10/16	Spain	Benidorm to Cross on Sierra Helada	Sunny	3
16128	06/10/16	Spain	Benidorm to Cross on Sierra Helada	Sunny	3
16129	07/10/16	Spain	Altea to Albir	Sunny	5
16130	12/10/16	Staffordshire	Circuit of Rudyard Lake with Broken Cross Walkers	Sunny periods	7
16131	13/10/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Clear evening	2
16132	16/10/16	Cheshire	Prestbury and Bollington with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny periods	8
16133	16/10/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest - evening walk	Clear evening	2
16134	18/10/16	Staffordshire	Backpacking - Day 1 - Leek to the Roaches	Rain, windy	9
16135	19/10/16	Staffordshire	Backpacking - Day 2 Roaches to Cat and Fiddle	Sunny periods	7
16136	23/10/16	Cheshire	Nelson Pit and Lyme Park with Broken Cross Walkers	Sunny periods	7
16137	24/10/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest - evening walk	Clear evening	2
16138	30/10/16	Staffordshire	Circuit of Tittesworth Reservoir with Macclesfield Ramblers	Overcast	7
16139	31/10/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Clear evening	2
16140	04/11/16	Lake District	Harrop Pike from Swindale with the MaccPackers	Showery	10
16141	05/11/16	Lake District	Clough Head and Great Dodd with the MaccPackers	Windy	14
16142	06/11/16	Lake District	Scales Tarn from Scales with the MaccPackers	Snow and sleet	4
16143	07/11/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest evening walk	Clear evening	2
16144	08/11/16	Cheshire	Plumley and Holford Hall	Overcast	7
16145	12/11/16	Cheshire	Alderley Edge and the Wizard	Overcast, damp	7
16146	13/11/16	High Peak	Whaley Bridge circular with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny periods	7
16147	14/11/16	Cheshire	Macclesfield Forest and Nessit Hill evening walk	Clear night	2
16148	16/11/16	Cheshire	Macclesfield Forest and Nessit Hill evening walk	Clear night	2
16149	20/11/16	Cheshire	Alderley Edge and the Wizard with Broken Cross Walkers	Drizzle then dry	7
16150	21/11/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest evening walk	Clear night	2
16151	25/11/16	Cheshire	A walk in Tatton Park	Sunny periods	4
16152	27/11/16	Cheshire	Tatton Park from Knutsford with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny periods	6
16153	28/11/16	Cheshire	Shutlingsloe from Trentabank evening walk	Clear night	3
16154	03/12/16	Cheshire	Timbersbrook and Congleton	Sunny periods	7
16155	04/12/16	Cheshire/Staffs	Timbersbrook and the Biddulph Valley Way with Broken Cross Walkers	Sunny	7
16156	05/11/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest evening walk	Clear night	2
16157	09/12/16	Cheshire	Rainow and Harrop Fold Farm	Overcast	4
16158	10/12/16	Lake District	Bowfell and Angle Tarn with the MaccPackers	Overcast, cold wind	8
16159	11/12/16	Cheshire	Gawsworth and North Rode with Macclesfield Ramblers	Sunny periods	7
16160	14/12/16	Cheshire	Lyme Park from West Parkgate	Sunny periods	3
16161	14/12/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest evening walk	Clear night	2
16162	16/11/16	Cheshire	Xmas meal at Langley with the MaccPackers and walk back to Macclesfield	Clear night	5
16163	18/12/16	Cheshire	Rainow and Kerridge with Broken Cross Walkers	Overcast	6
16164	19/12/16	Cheshire	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest evening walk	Clear night	2
16165	26/12/16	Cheshire	A circuit of Ridgegate Reservoir	Overcast	2
16166	27/12/16	Peak District	A walk around Bakewell	Sunny periods	3
16167	30/12/16	Lake District	Bakestall, Skiddaw, Carl Side & Ullock Pike with the MaccPackers	Low cloud, windy	9

Walk 16001 - 03/01/16 - Macclesfield Forest and Forest Chapel with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Macclesfield Forest & Forest Chapel. Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Langley	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Rain	Distance	6 miles
Map	Ordnance Survey OL24	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Bottoms Reservoir - Clough Hough - Hacked Way - Forest Chapel - Standing Stone - Ferriser - Trentabank Vistor Centre - Bottoms Reservoir

Eight of us set off from the car park on a rainy Sunday, the first walk of the year. We followed the track past the reservoir and up to Clough House, a right turn took us up Hacked Way and into the forest and onto Charity Lane. A short way down the track we came to Forest Chapel as it was quiet and we were not in anybodys way we decided to have an early lunch in the Church out of the rain. Suitably refreshed and after making a donation to the Church funds we headed along the lane to Standing Stone and after crossing the lane we carried on past Ferriser and down to Trentabank Visitor Centre. The lane took us past the Reservoir and the Leathers Smithy Inn and back to the car park. A nice walk which we all enjoyed despite the weather.

Thanks to Christine, Kati, Doreen, Chris, Alec, Karen and Chris R for coming on the walk despite the weather

Heading towards Teggs Nose at the end of the walk

Lunch break in Forest Chapel sheltering from the rain

We made a donation to Chapel Funds and left everywhere clean and tidy

Walk 16002 04/01/16 - Night walk Shutlingsloe from Trentabank

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1.5 hours	Average speed
Walk	Night walk Shutlingsloe from Trentabank	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	4 miles
Map	OS OL24	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Macclesfield Forest - Piggford Moor - return the same way

Richard, Barry and myself set off from Trentabank Visitors Car Park and followed the path up through the forest and out onto Piggford Moor, once across the moor a short steep climb took us up onto the summit of Shutlingsloe 506m. We followed the same route back down to the car park.

Route of our walk

Walk 16003 - 10/01/16 - Lyme Park with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Lyme Park with Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Nelson Pit Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	5 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Nelson Pit Visitor Centre - Macclesfield Canal - Ryles Wood - Parkgate - Cage Hill - Lyme Park Visitor Centre - Windgather - Nelson Pit

Ten of us set off from Nelson Pit Visitor Centre northwards along the Canal and then over the bridge and up through Ryles Wood, we entered Lyme Park and followed the track to Parkgate and then up the path onto Cage Hill. Great views from the hill all round. We walked down to the Visitor Centre and stopped for lunch in the Timber Yard and afterwards followed the track over to Windgather and back to Nelson Pit Visitor Centre. A great walk with some wonderful views.

Heading towards Windgather

Cage Hill in Lyme Park

Macclesfield Canal near Nelson Pit

Walk 16004 - 16/01/16 - Blencathra and Halls Fell Ridge with the MaccPackers

Area	Lake District	Total time including stops	5hrs 20mins	Average speed	0.96mph
Walk	Blencathra and Halls Fell Ridge with the MaccPackers	Minimum altitude	617ft	Maximum altitude	2784ft
Start from	Threlkeld	Altitude loss	2423ft	Altitude gain	2420ft
Weather	Sunny periods then overcast and light snow	Distance	5.11 miles
Map	OS English Lakes OL5	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Threlkeld - Gategill - Halls Fell Ridge - Blencathra - Knowe Crags - Threlkeld

Richard, Alan and myself set off from Threlkeld and followed the path along the hillside to the foot of Halls Fell Ridge with a just a few snow patches on the fields. Once we started up the steep path the depth of snow increased and we donned our Micro Spikes, the views were wonderful and as we progressed along the ridge care was needed as the snow was more than knee deep in places. The summit was crowded with many walkers and skiers and we stopped for lunch on the windy top, dark clouds started to roll in as we set off along the ridge heading for Knowe Crag. It started to snow and we continued on along the ridge and took the path down to the lane by the Blencathra Centre. A steady walk along the lane brought us back to our car in Threlkeld. A really great walk, only just over 5 miles but really exciting up on Halls Fell Ridge.

Poppy urging us to hurry up. She has boundless energy

Nearing the top of Halls Fell Ridge

Walkers heading towards Knowe Crag after leaving the summit of Blencathra

Walkers heading up to the summit of Blencathra

Heading down the lane back to Threlkeld

Heading along the fell side before we reach the base of Halls Fell Ridge

Looking west towards Keswick

Walkers on another ridge parallel with Halls Fell Ridge

Quite a few walkers on the summit of Blencathra

Walkers amd Skiers near Knowe Crag

Walk 16005 - 17/01/16 - Rushton Spencer and Rudyard with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Staffordshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Rushton Spencer and Rudyard with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Rushton Spencer	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Rushton Spencer - Church - Great Hough - Birch Trees Farm - Horton Lodge - Rudyard - Dismantled Railway - Rushton Spencer

Ten of us set off from Rushton Spencer and headed across the fields and up to the beautiful Church overlooking the valley, we then followed the lane south and took the field path to Birch Trees Farm and onto the lane near Horton Lodge. A muddy and tricky path through the woods brought us down to the Lake Shore where we stopped for lunch. A level walk back along the dismantled railway took us back to Rushton Spencer

Thanks to Christine, Doreen, Kati, Chris J and Alec, David, Sharon, Ray and Chris R for coming on the walk.

Heading across the snowy fields

Rudyard Lake

The beautiful Church near Rushton Spencer

Heading along the track away from Birch Trees Farm

Walk 16006 - 18/01/16 - Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	3 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank - Forest Paths - Nesstit Hill - Trentabank

Richard, Barry John and myself set off from Trentabank Visitor Centre and walked up and over Nessit Hill. Great night time views over Macclesfield and then it was along the forest paths and back the start.

Plan of our route

Walk 16007 - 18/01/16 - Kettleshulme to Macclesfield with East Cheshire Ramblers

Area	Cheshire	Total time inc stops	5¼ hours	Average speed	1.91 mph
Walk	Kettleshulme to Macclesfield. East Cheshire Ramblers	Minimum altitude	424ft	Maximum altitude	1312ft
Start from	Kettleshulme	Altitude loss	1786ft	Altitude gain	1407ft
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	9.92miles
Map	OS OL24 and Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Kettleshulme - Dunge Farm - Jenkin Farm Ewrin Lane - Lamaload - Snipe House - Tower Hill - Kerridge Hill - Middlewood Way - Macclesfield

Fourteen of us caught the 09:50am Bus from Macclesfield and alighted at Kettleshulme. Our walk was to take us back to Macclesfield, we passed Dunge Farm and Jenkin Chapel and then across the fields to Ewrin Lane. We followed the lane down to Lamaload Reservoir and then took the track through the woods stopping in a sheltered place for lunch. Afterwards we passed the Treatment Works and Snipe House and then along Berristall Road to Tower Hill. We crossed the main road followed the path down into the valley and then a steep climb up to Kerridge Ridge. A coffee break saw us refreshed and the we followed the path down and across the fields past Moat Hall Farm and onto the Middlewood Way. A level walk along the path brought us back into Macclesfield. A great walk with the East Cheshire Ramblers.

Lamaload Reservoir in the distance

Difficult decisions near Snipe House

Heading towards Jenkin Chapel

Heading towards Lamaload

A Cormorant drying his wings by a small pool not far from Kerridge

Walk 16008 - 24/01/16 - Bollington and Rainow with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time		Average speed
Walk	Bollington and Rainow with Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Bollington	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map	OL24	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Bollington - Rainow- Common Barn Farm - Waggonshaw Brow - Blue Boar Farm - Harrop Fold Farm - Hedge Row - Bollington

Eight of us set off from Bollington and headed across to Rainow, once through the village we took the track past Common Barn Farm and Waggonshaw Brow onto Ewrin Lane. We followed the lane as far as Blue Boar Farm and turned right along the farm track and stopping for lunch in a sheltered farm entrance. After lunch we followed the paths across some rather muddy fields and through the farmyard to the main road. We crossed the road and walked through Harrop Fold Farm and down the path to Hedge Row. A pleasant walk along the track brought us to the road and we followed this back into Bollington. Refreshments in the Spinners Arms finished the day off nicely.

Thanks to Christine, Doreen, Kati, Sue, Nichola, John L and Roy for joining me on this walk.

Heading across the fields towards Rainow

The waterfall at Waulkmill

Slightly muddy track heading towards Hedge Row

Walk 16009 - 25/01/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear moonlit night	Distance	3 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths and trails - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Richard, Barry and myself set off on our usual Monday evening walk from Trentabank up to Nessit Hill and then along the forest trails and back to the car park. Plenty of Mountain bikers and walkers out in the darkness on a lovely moonlit night.

A mountain biker passing by on Nessit Hill

Walk 16010 - 31/01/16 - Alderley Edge and Nether Alderley with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Cheshire	Total time inc stops	3hrs 40 mins	Average speed
Walk	Alderley Edge & Nether Alderley with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude	274 ft	Maximum altitude	622ft
Start from	National Trust Car Park next to Wizard Tea Rooms	Altitude loss	530 ft	Altitude gain	533 ft
Weather	Rain	Distance	7.03 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Wizard car park - Finlow Hill - Hocker Lane - Fernhill - Bollington Lane - Heawood Hall - Nether Alderley Church - Bradford Lane - Car park

Seven of us set off on a rainy day from the National Trust Car Park by the Wizard Tea Rooms, we followed the lane towards Finlow Hill and thenacross the fields to Hocker Lane. After passing Acton Farm we headed south along the track and then various field paths eventually brought us to the A34 near Monks Heath. We crossed the road and then took Bollington Lane as far as More Farm and then a field path took us to Heawood Hall. A lull in the rain allowed us to eat our lunch and then it was off across the fields to Nether Alderley Church. A beautiful building with a lot of History. Our route took us past the 16th Century Water Mill and then up the cobbled Bradford Lane and back to the car park. A lovely walk and one that we will repeat in better weather.

Thanks to Christine, Doreen, Ros, Mike, Jo and Chris R for joining me ohn this walk

The walkers bridge over the new Alderley Edge Bypass

Nether Alderley Church

Heading across the rain soaked fields

A tribute to Derek Smith for his work to obtain this bridge

The 16c Nether Alderely Water Mill

St Marys Church Nether Alderley

Walk 16011 - 01/02/16 Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Leathers Smithy roadside parking	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Leathers Smithy - Ridgegate Resevoir - Macclesfield Forest - return by same route

Four of us set off from Leathers Smithy roadside parking and followed the path around Trentabank Reservoir and into Macclesfield Forest, a circular route through the forest bought us back to the Reservoir path and back to the start by Leathers Smithy Inn.

Route of our walk

Walk 16012 - 05/02/16 - Rough Crag from Haweswater

Area	Lake District	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed	1.6 mph
Walk	Rough Crag from Haweswater	Minimum altitude	803 ft	Maximum altitude	1783 ft
Start from	Haweswater	Altitude loss	1720 ft	Altitude gain	1720 ft
Weather	Very windy, showers	Distance	4.64 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Haweswater - The Rigg - Swine Crag - Rough Crag and return by same route

I drove down the road alongside Haweswater Reservoir heading for the car park at the south end of the reservoir but was stopped about ¼ mile from the end by a massive landslide across the road. The result of the terrible storms we had recently. I parked up at the roadside and considered my options. The original plan was to climb Harrop Pike but the heavy showers and gale force winds made my decision for me. I decided to head for Rough Crag another on my list of Nuttalls, a much shorter walk bearing in mind the stormy conditions. I walked to the end of the Lake and took the shore path as far as the Rigg and then followed the ridge path up onto the summit of Rough Crag, care was needed on the ridge path due to the gale force winds but I eventually arrived at the Cairn on the summit. After a brief stop I followed the path down along the ridge taking care on the slippery rocks. Once down and back on the shore path it was an easy walk back to the car. I then headed across to Borrowdale to stay at the Glaramara Centre with the Northern Walkers.

Looking up towards the summit of Rough Crag

Looking across Haweswater, you can see where the landslip was

Looking down on Haweswater on the way down

The landslip blocking the road

Looking down on Haweswater

The summit of Rough Crag

Walk 16013 - 06/02/16 - Stonethwaite, Dock Tarn and Watendlath with Northern Walkers

Area	Lake District	Walking time	6 hours	Average speed
Walk	Stonethwaite, Dock Tarn and Watendlath with Northern Walkers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Glaramara Centre, Seatoller	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Rain most of the day	Distance	10 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Glaramara Centre - Stonethwaite - Dock Tarn - Watendlath - High Lodore Grange - Rosthwaite - Glaramara Centre

Nine of us from Northern Walkers set off from the Glaramara Centre at Seatoller and headed off in the rain across to Stonethwaite, once through the small hamlet we climbed the steep fell side and then across to Dock Tarn and onward to Watendlath where we stopped for lunch. Afterwards we followed Watendlath Beck north to Mossmire Coppice and then down to High Lodore and onto the road. A short way along the road we came to Grange and joined the Cumbria Way which we followed almost to Rosthwaite. Once past the Youth Hostel we joined the road and followed this back to the Glaramara Centre. A great 10 mile walk that we all enjoyed despite the weather

Eagle Crag in the distance

Watendlath

Another group of Northern Walkers setting off in the rain

The dogs happy, you should have seen the big log he had before

Some of the group on the Cumbria Way heading back to Glaramara

Walk 16014 - 07/02/16 - Sale How from Underscar

Area	Lake District	Walking time	4 hours	Average speed
Walk	Sale How from Underscar	Minimum altitude	955 ft	Maximum altitude	2168 ft
Start from	Underscar Car Park near Keswick NY281253	Altitude loss		Altitude gain	2265 ft
Weather	Gale Force winds but dry	Distance	9 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Underscar Car Park - Cumbria Way - Skiddaw House - Sale How and return by same route

After parking at Underscar car park I set off along the Cumbria Way in very windy conditions, at least it was not raining but it was very wet underfoot. At Skiddaw House I paused for a coffee and then set off up the path to the summit of Sale How which was my objective for the day. The gale force winds were ferocious and several walkers in a group ahead were actually blown of their feet. You could usually sense when there was gust building up and the best action was to drop to your knees and brace yourself to prevent being blown over. A brief stop on the summit for a few photos and then I beat a hasty retreat back down to Skiddaw House where I ate my lunch in the shelter of the wall. An easy walk back down the Cumbria Way brought me back to the Underscar car park. A satisfying day with another 2000ft Nuttall summit ticked off.

On the way to Skiddaw House with Great Calva in the distance

Skiddaw House

Heading back to Underscar with Derwentwater in the distance

Heading along the Cumbria Way

Skiddaw House in the distance

Looking across to Blencathra from the Summit of Sale How

Walk 16015 - 09/02/16- Evening walk to Shutlingsloe

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Evening walk to Shutlingsloe	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitors Car Park	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	3 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Car Park - Nessit Hill - Macclesfield Forest - Trentabank Car Park

Richard and I set off from Trentabank Visitors Car Park and walked up to the viewpoint on Nessit Hill, after a brief stop to admire the night time view we set of through the forest and back to down to the Car Park.

Plan of our route

Walk 16016 - 12/02/16 - Iron Crag from Ennerdale Bridge

Area	Lake District	Walking time	5hrs 30 mins	Average speed	1.7 mph
Walk	Iron Crag from Ennerdale Bridge	Minimum altitude	374 ft	Maximum altitude	2090 ft
Start from	Ennerdale Bridge	Altitude loss	2365 ft	Altitude gain	2367 ft
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	9.33 miles
Map	Ordnance Survey - OL4	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Ennerdale Bridge - Boathow Crag - Iron Crag - Ennerdale Water - Anglers Crag - Ennerdale Bridge

After the long drive from Macclesfield I parked at Ennerdale Bridge and set off along the shore of Ennerdale Water, my objective was Iron Crag which is one off the 2000ft Nuttall Summits. A short way along the shore I took the ascending path which climbed the hillside and passed behind Anglers Crag and then after a short descent climbed again to the fells above Boathow Crag. A steadily rising path took me up to the summit of my objective Iron Crag with some great views across towards the higher mountains. A bitter wind encouraged me to move on quickly and I decided to head east down Ennerdale Fell to Silvercove Beck and then north to join the path back alongside Ennerdale Water. Once halfway down the hillside I regretted my decision as the steep fellside was covered in heather and was pathless most of the way back to Ennerdale Water. It would have been far easier to have retraced my route of ascent. Lesson learned. Once on the shore path it was an easy walk back to Ennerdale Bridge and the car park. A short drive took me to my B & B at Ravenglass, the excellent Bay Horse Hotel. Highly recommended.

Looking down on Ennerdale Water from above Anglers Crag

Ennerdale Water looking along the shore to Anglers Crag

Looking up Ennerdale Water at the start of the walk

Heading along the ridge towards Iron Crag

Looking east from Iron Crag

Walk 16017 - 13/02/16 - Muncaster Fell from Ravenglass

Area	Lake District	Walking time	4.15 mins	Average speed	1.6 mph
Walk	Muncaster Fell from Ravenglass	Minimum altitude	7 ft	Maximum altitude	696 ft
Start from	Ravenglass	Altitude loss	1138 ft	Altitude gain	1138 ft
Weather	Sunny periods, cold wind	Distance	7.53 miles
Map	Ordnance Survey - OL6	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Ravenglass - Muncaster Castle - Fell Lane - Muncaster Fell - Hooker Crag and return by same route

A nice easy day today after the exertions of the descent from Iron Crag yesterday, I set off from Ravenglass and after a short distance along the Cumbria Coastal Way I stopped at the Roman Bath House at Walls Castle. A fascinating place, I then carried on through woods and fields and passed through the grounds on Muncaster Castle, another place to come back to and spend a bit of time. I called in at the Church in the Castle grounds and the took the Fell Lane which climbed steadily up onto Muncaster Fell, a short distance brought me to the summit of Hooker Crag with some great views all round. After a lunch break out of the wind I set off back to Ravenglass following the same route but as the tide was in I had to deviate slightly to enter Ravenglass by a different route. A really nice leisurely day of walking, enjoying the scenery and photographing

Passing through the grounds of Muncaster Castle

Trig Point on Hooker Crag looking east

I stayed for two nights at the Bay Horse Hotel, Ravenglass. Excellent !!

The Bay Horse Hotel, Ravenglass

Roman Bath House at Ravenglass. Very impressive.

Looking along Fell Lane towards Hooker Crag

Looking across to Sellarfield from Hooker Crag

Walk 16018 - 14/02/16 - Lingmell from Wasdale

Area	Lake District	Walking time	4hrs 8 mins	Average speed	1.1 mph
Walk	Lingmell from Wasdale	Minimum altitude	223 ft	Maximum altitude	2605 ft
Start from	National Trust Car Park Wasdale	Altitude loss	2445 ft	Altitude gain	2446 ft
Weather	Sunny periods, bitter wind	Distance	4.45 miles
Map	Ordnance Survey - OL6	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - NT Wasdale Car Park - Goat Crag - Lingmell - Limgmell Col - Brown Tongue - NT Car Park

This walk took me up Lingmell, a steep climb up from the National Trust Car Park in Wasdale, I was hoping to bag a few more Nuttalls as I still have four more to do in this area. They are Middleboot Knotts, Round How, Ill Crag and Broad Crag. Once I was over Lingmell I realised that time was short and the best course of action was to leave them for another day when there is a bit more daylight. The snow on the tops gave some great views over to the Scafells. On the way down Brown Tongue I met quite a few walkers heading up to Scafell Pike, even at 2.00pm. Not sure what time they will complete the ascent but I like plenty of daylight left when I am going that high in the snow. It was still a great days walking though.

Looking down on Wastwater from the slopes of Lingmell

Lingmell Summit

Heading towards Brown Tongue on the way down

Looking along Wastwater as I drove to the start

The summit of Lingmell is beyond the Crag in the distance

Looking across to Scafell as I descended from Lingmell

Walk 16019 - 15/02/16 - Evening walk to Shutlingsloe

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1½ hrs	Average speed
Walk	Evening walk to Shutlingsloe	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear starry night	Distance	4 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Macclesfield Forest - Piggford Moor - Shutlingsloe - return by same route

Three of us set off from Trentabank Visitor Centre and walked up through the forest and across Piggford Moor and up to the summit of Shutlingsloe. A lovely star filled sky gave us some fantastic views of Manchester, Macclesfield, Congleton and Leek. We returned back down to Piggford Moor and followed the outward route back to the car park.

Looking towards Manchester and Stockport from Shutlingsloe. 8:15pm

Walk 16020 - 21/02/16 Peover from Seven Sisters Lane with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	4 hours	Average speed	1.9 mph
Walk	Peover from A50 near Radbrook Hall with Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Seven Sisters Lane	Altitude loss	244 ft	Altitude gain	244 ft
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7.63 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Radbrooke Hall - Sandy Lane - Freegreen Lane - Peover Hall - Lower Moss Radbrooke Hall

Ten of us set off from the lay-by on the A50 and after passing Radbooke Hall followed the Sandy Lane down to Freegreen Lane and then along Long Lane to Peover Hall where we stopped in the Churchyard for lunch. Afterwards using field paths and tracks we headed for Lower Moss and back to the start near Radbrook Hall on the A50. A very interesting walk through some lovely countryside.

Plenty of Snowdrops out

St Lawrences Church. Over Peover

Peover Hall

Macclesfield Ramblers with the 'Big Owl'

Walk 16021 - 22/02/16 Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Leathers Smithy roadside parking	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route- Leathers Smithy - Ridgegate Reservoir - Macclesfield Forest - Leathers Smithy

Five of us set off from Leathers Smithy at Langley and walked around Ridgegate Reservoir and through Macclesfield Forest and back to the start at Leathers Smithy.

Route of our walk

Walk 16022 - 23/02/16 Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Leathers Smithy roadside parking	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route- Leathers Smithy - Ridgegate Reservoir - Macclesfield Forest - Leathers Smithy

Three of us set off from Leathers Smithy at Langley and walked around Ridgegate Reservoir and through Macclesfield Forest and back to the start at Leathers Smithy. This was the same walk as the previous night, just different stars.

Just a walk in the woods

Bench with a view, The lights of Leathers Smithy across the reservoir

Walk 16023 - 24/02/16 - Mow Cop from Biddulph Grange

Area	Staffordshire	Total time	3 hrs 30 mins	Average speed
Walk	Mow Cop from Biddulph Grange	Minimum altitude	436 ft	Maximum altitude	1053 ft
Start from	Biddulph Grange Car Park	Altitude loss	887 ft	Altitude gain	889ft
Weather	Sunny periods, windy	Distance	7.55 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Biddulph Grange - Staffordshire Moorland Walks - Higher Whitemoor Farm - Congleton Edge - Mow Cop - Woodside Farm - Biddulph Grange

After parking at Biddulph Grange I followed the Staffordshire Moorland Walk up past Higher Whitemoor Farm to Congleton Edge and then along the Ridge to Mow Cop where I stopped for lunch with some great views over the Cheshire Plain. Afterwards I headed down the lane past Tower Hill Farm and Woodside Farm and onto the Biddulph Valley Way which I followed back to Marsh Green and then back to the car park near Biddulph Grange.

Looking over the Cheshire Plain, Jodrell Bank telescope in the distance

All about Mow Cop Castle on Wikipedia

Pool near Poolfold on the Staffordshire Moorlands Walks

Mow Cop Castle

Walk 16024 - 27/02/16 - Four Lakeland Peaks from Dungeon Ghyll with the MaccPackers

Area	Lake District	Total time	6¼ hours	Average speed
Walk	Four Lakeland Peaks from Dungeon Ghyll with the MaccPackers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude	2379 ft
Start from	Dungeon Ghyll, Langdale Valley	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7.50 miles
Map	Ordnance Survey English Lakes OL6	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Dungeon Ghyll - Stickle Ghyll - Stickle Tarn - Blea Rigg - Codale Head - Sergeant Man - Thunacar Knott - Dungeon Ghyll

Five of us set off early from Macclesfield and headed for the Lake District, we parked at Dungeon Ghyll and set off up the track at the side of Stickle Ghyll to Stickle Tarn with Pavey Ark towering above the water. After a brief stop we headed east along a rather indistinct path and then north to the summit of Blea Rigg, the first objective of the day. The path north west then took us across to Codale Head which was summit No 2 and then a short distance to Sergeant Man our 3rd summit. Heading south we passed over Thunacar Knott our final summit and then took the path down past Langdale Pikes and back to the car park at Dungeon Ghyll. A really great walk in a fantastic walking area.

Looking across Stickle Tarn towards Pavey Ark

Looking down on walkers approaching Sergeant Man

Looking down into Dungeon Ghyll from the path on Thorn Crag

Heading up Stickle Ghyll

On the Summit of Blea Rigg

Heading down from Thorn Crag with Windermere in the distance

Kevin looking down into the Langdale Valley

Walk 16025 - 28/02/16 Bramall Hall from Poynton with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Cheshire	Total time inc stops	4 hrs 15mins	Average speed	1.9 mph
Walk	Bramall Hall from Poynton with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum Altitude	219 ft	Maximum altitude	315 ft
Start from	Poynton	Altitude loss	412 ft	Altitude gain	411 ft
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	8.10 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Poynton Park - Lower Park Road - Birch Hall - Dairyground - Carr Wood Park - Bramall Hall - Happy Valley - Millhill Bridge - Poynton Park

Ten of us set off from Poynton Park along Lower Park Road and then using field paths and tracks headed across to Bramhall, tricky navigation through a housing estate eventually brought us to the pleasant Carr Wood Park. At the end of the wood we crossed the road into the grounds of Bramall Hall, a beautiful Tudor Manor House where we stopped for lunch. Afterwards we followed Lady Brook away from the Hall and crossed the road into Happy Valley Nature Reserve, a missed turning on the river bank saw us retracing our steps for a short way and then an interesting river crossing over some large stepping stones. Once past Millhill Bridge we encountered a blocked path due to construction work, a reconnaissance team was despatched and a solution was devised to avoid the advised lengthy diversion. Once back on track we eventually arrived back at our start point at Poynton Pool. Thanks to Chris, Doreen, Janet D, Wendy, Chris J, Alec, Jo, Ruth and Ray for joining me on this interesting walk with a few challenges thrown in.

Bramall Hall

Jo crossing Lady Brook using the stepping stones

Heading through Car Wood Park towards Bramall Hall

Another view of Bramall Hall

All about Bramall Hall on Wikipedia

Walk 16026 - 29/02/16 Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Macclesfield Forest - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Four of us set off from the Vistor Centre and followed our usual nightime route around Macclesfield Forest. It was a clear night with a few mountain bikers and walkers out in the forest illuminated by headtorches.

Route of our walk

Walk 16027 05/03/16 Danebridge, Hanging Stone and Dane Valley Way

Area	Staffordshire	Walking time	2 hours	Average speed
Walk	Danebridge, Hanging Stone and Dane Valley Way	Minimum altitude	579 ft	Maximum altitude	1066 ft
Start from	Danebridge	Altitude loss	783 ft	Altitude gain	794 ft
Weather	Sunny periods, windy, icy	Distance	4.19 miles
Map	OS White Peak OL24	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Danebridge - Hanging Stone - Park House - Snipe - Gig Hall - Dane Valley Way - Danebridge

After parking at Danebridge I set off up through the forest and headed across the sodden fields to Hanging Stone, great views from the top of the Stone. I descended and followed the track back to the lane passing Park House and Snipe on the way. Once back on the lane I followed it south and then took the track west past the deserted farm called Hannel and down to Gig Hall on the banks of the River Dane. I crossed the Dane and followed the Dane Valley Way back to the start at Dane Bridge.

Looking across to the Radio Tower on Croker Hill

Heading up to Hanging Rock

Looking across to Shutlingsloe

Walk 16028- 06/03/16 Bollington from Macclesfield with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3½ hours	Average speed	1.9 mph
Walk	Bollington from Macclesfield with Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Macclesfield Railway Station	Altitude loss	705 ft	Altitude gain	705 ft
Weather	Overcast then sunny periods	Distance	7.83 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Macclesfield - Canal - Endon Hall - Kerridge - Bollington - Middlewood Way - Macclesfield

The weather overnight had been wet with some snow flurries and the prospect of the boggy fields and paths around Danebridge together with the overcast sky did not seem a good idea with the current weather outlook.
After a short discussion among the six of us, we agreed to walk from the Station to Bollington using paths and tracks that we hoped would be a little drier than the planned walk to Turners Pool.

We walked up to the Canal on Buxton Road and set off along the towpath as the blue skies and sunshine arrived giving us some great views across the fields to the snow covered Kerridge Ridge. What a change in a hour but that's British weather for you.

After a short distance we left the towpath and crossed some very wet and boggy fields to Endon Hall and then along through Kerridge and down into Bollington where we stopped for lunch on the Recreation Ground. Afterwards we climbed up onto the Middlewood Way and followed this back into Macclesfield.

A walk of almost 8 miles, wet and boggy walk in places with unexpected blue skies and sunny periods, many thanks to everyone for coming along.

Heading across the fields with Kerridge Ridge in the background

Heading north along the Macclesfield Canal

Passing a pool on the way to Endon Hall

Walk 16029 - 07/03/16 Shutlingsloe from Trentabank

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1½ hrs	Average speed	2.1 mph
Walk	Shutlingsloe from Trentabank	Minimum altitude	870 ft	Maximum altitude	1550 ft
Start from	Trentabank	Altitude loss	742 ft	Altitude gain	739 ft
Weather	Clear night	Distance	3.36 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank - Macclesfield Forest - Piggford Moor - return by same route

Three of us set off from Trentabank car park and walked up through the forest and across Piggford Moor and up to the summit of Shutlingsloe (506m). It was a cold icy night with frozen snow and ice on the ground. We donned our Microspikes while coming through the forest as the pathways were icy and slippery. The views from Shutlingsloe summit were amazing with the lights of Manchester, Stockport and Warrington to be seen on the horizon and Macclesfield and Congleton below. The stars were very bright but unfortunately there was no display of the Northern Lights although they had been seen the previous night further north. We returned back to the car using the same route that we had used on the ascent.

Looking across to Manchester and Stockport

Walk 16030 - 10/03/16 Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Leathers Smithy, Langley	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	4 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Leathers Smithy - Forest Chapel - Standing Stone - Trentabank - Leathers Smithy

Four of us set off from Leathers Smithy and headed up the steep lane to Forest Chapel,we then followed the lane across to Standing Stone and then back down the steep lane past Trentabank Reservoir and Ridgegate Reservoir to the start near Leathers Smithy.

Leathers Smithy all lit up and welcoming

Walk 16031 - 11/03/16 Short afternoon walk around Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Short afternoon walk around Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Leathers Smithy, Langley	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Leathers Smithy - Ridgegate Reservoir - Macclesfield Forest - Leathers Smithy

It was such a lovely afternoon I just fancied a quiet walk around Macclesfield in the sunshine. I set off from Leathers Smithy around Ridgegate Reservoir and up through Macclesfield Forest and back down to the start at Leathers Smithy. A lovely peaceful walk in the sunshine.

Teggs Nose and Leathers Smithy across Ridgegate Reservoir

Walk 16032 - 13/03/16 Prestbury and Tytherington with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3½ hours	Average speed	1.6 mph
Walk	Prestbury and Tytherington with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude	347 ft	Maximum altitude	562 ft
Start from	Springfield Car Park Prestbury. Post Code SK10 4DW	Altitude loss	506 ft	Altitude gain	511 ft
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7.25 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Prestbury - Tytherington Golf Club - Kerridge - Canal towpath - Clarence Mill - Whiteley Green - Butley Town - Preston

Eight of us set off from Prestbury out of the Village and across Tytherington Golf Course, once over the A523 we crossed the Middlewood Way and the Macclesfield Canal and headed across the fields towards Kerridge and then back onto the Canal Towpath which we followed past Bollington to Clarence Mill where we stopped for lunch in the sunshine. Afterwards we followed the Canal a short way and then using field paths and lanes we passed Whiteley Green and then across the fields to Butley Town. Once across the A523 we crossed the fields and arrived back in Prestbury. A nice walk in pleasant weather

Thanks to Carol, Doreen, Ruth, Ray, Janet D, Wendy and Chris R for joining me on this walk.

Clarence Mill

Macclesfield Canal

Heading along the track towards the Middlewood Way

Walk 16033 - 14/03/16 Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time		Average speed
Walk	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Leathers Smithy Inn, Langley	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	3 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Leathers Smithy - Ridgegate Reservoir - Macclesfield Forest - Leathers Smithy

Four of us set off from Leathers Smithy around Ridgegate Reservoir and up through Macclesfield Forest and back down to the start at Leathers Smithy

Route of our walk

Walk 16034 - 16/03/16 Macclesfield Forest evening walk

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Macclesfield Forest evening walk	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre Forest paths Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Richard and I set off from Trentabank Visitor Centre and followed the paths up through the forest and onto Nessit Hill. After a brief stop to admire the view over the lights of Macclesfield we descended back to to the start at the car park at the Visitor Centre

Mountain Bikers heading through the forest

Walk 16035 - 19/03/16 Catbells, Maiden Moor and High Spy with the MaccPackers

Area	Lake District	Walking time		Average speed
Walk	Catbells, Maiden Moor and High Spy with the MaccPackers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Little Town	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny	Distance	9 miles
Map	OS The English Lakes OL4	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route

Another great walk in the Lakes with the MaccPackers, four of us set off early from Macclesfield and after parking in Little Town in the Newlands Valley we set off along the hillside heading for the summit of Catbells, the weather was overcast but we had great views over the surrounding peaks.
Once over Catbells we followed the ridge up onto the summit of Maiden Moor where we stopped for lunch, a brief spot of blue in the grey sky above soon developed into a glorious sunny day as we headed along the ridge path to the summit of High Spy and then down to Dale Head Tarn.
We then followed the rocky path down alongside Newlands Beck and a steady walk along the excellent track eventually brought us back to Little Town. A quick stop at the Swinside Inn for refreshments and then it was back down the M6 and back to Macclesfield. Thanks to Richard, Alan and Kevin for a great day out.

Heading along the ridge towards Catbells

Richard, Alan and Kevin

Looking at the interesting climbing routes on Miners Crag

Route planning

Looking back towards Keswick and Derwentwater

A bit more route planning

Heading down from Dale Head Tarn

Looking back towards High Spy and Dale Head

Walk 16036 - 20/03/16 Hartington and Pilsbury Castle with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Peak District	Walking time	Average speed
Walk	Hartington and Pilsbury Castle with Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude	Maximum altitude
Start from	Hartington	Altitude loss	Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny	Distance
Map	Ordnance Survey Peak District OL24	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Hartington - Madge Dale - Pilsbury Castle Hills - Pilsbury - Parks Barn - Bank Top Farm - Hartington

Last Sundays walk on 20/03/16 from Hartington was a superb walk in a great area , ten of us led by Roy set off on a beautiful sunny day up the lane towards Moat Hall and then a rising track took us up the hillside to gain a wonderful high level path.
We followed the contour of the hillside which gave us great views across the valley and the surrounding countryside. Our lunch break was taken at Pilsbury Castle, an ancient iron age fortification later used by the Normans who built a substantial motte and bailey castle on the site, sadly little remains of it now but the earthworks are impressive.
After lunch we followed the track back along the valley bottom passing several farms with interesting buildings before arriving back into Hartington.
Refreshments were enjoyed at the Devonshire Arms in Hartington at the end of the walk. Thanks to Roy for leading the walk and Kati, Carolyn, Janet, Ray, John, Sue, Nigel, Wendy and David for coming on the this lovely walk.

Heading across the fields towards Pilsbury Castle

Looking across to Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill

A bridle path near Hartington

Looking down on Pilsbury Castle

Walk 16037 - 21/03/16 Macclesfield Forest evening walk

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Macclesfield Forest evening walk	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	2.14 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Forest trails in Macclesfield Forest

Four of us set off from Trentabank Visitor Centre and did a circular walk around the forest trails in Macclesfield Forest. Headtorches still needed.

Route of our walk

Walk 16038 - 23/03/16 Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Forest trails in Macclesfield Forest

Two of us set off from Trentabank Visitor Centre and did a circular walk around the forest trails in Macclesfield Forest. Headtorches still needed.

Route of our walk

Walk 16039 - 25/03/16 Chatsworth Hall from Calton Lees

Area	Peak District	Walking time	4 hours	Average speed	1.3 mph
Walk	Chatsworth House from Calton Lees	Minimum altitude	359 ft	Maximum altitude	894 ft
Start from	Calton Lees Car Park. (Currently £3.00)	Altitude loss	800 ft	Altitude gain	800 ft
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	5.63 miles
Map	OS White Peak OL24	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Calton Lees - Beeley Hilltop - Swiss Lake - Hunting Tower - Chatsworth House - Calton Lees

Chris and I set off from Calton Lees car park and cross the River Derwent and followed the lane past Beeley Hilltop then along the public footpath into the woods above Chatsworth. A pleasant track leads through the woods past Swiss Lake to the Hunting Tower where we stopped for lunch with outstanding views over Chatsworth House and the surrounding countryside. Afterwards we followed the path down through the woods to Chatsworth House where stopped to look around Gift shops in the Courtyard. An enjoyable walk along the river bank took us back to the start at Calton Lees. A great days walk with some great scenery.

Inside Chatsworth' yard

The Hunting Tower in the woods above Chatsworth

Heading up to the woods above Chatsworth

The bridge over the River Derwent leading to Chatsworth

Walk 16040 - 27/03/16 - Gawsworth, Bosley Locks & North Rode with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Gawsworth, Bosley Locks & North Rode with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude	410 ft	Maximum altitude	559 ft
Start from	Gawsworth Church	Altitude loss	516 ft	Altitude gain	516 ft
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	8.16 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Gawsworth - Mount Farm - Macclesfield Canal - Bosley Locks - North Rode - Manor Farm - Gawsworth

15 of us set off from Gawsworth and headed across to the Macclesfield Canal using field paths and tracks. Once on the canal we turned south along the towpath and followed the canal to Bosley Locks. Her we left the canal and after a short distance along the lane we followed the track and fields paths across to North Rode Church where we stopped for lunch. Afterwards we headed north through Manor Farm and back across the fields to Gawsworth. Once back at the cars we changed from our boots and visited Gawsworth Hall and enjoyed looking round this beautiful old building followed by tea and cakes in the Cafe in the grounds. Thanks to Chris, Kati, Carol, Chris J, Alec, Ruth, Ray, Maureen< Derek, Janet D, Carolyn, Ros, Mike, and Chris R for coming along on the walk with me.

Bosley Locks

Interesting stile

Gawsworth Church

Walk 16041 - 30/04/16 Circuit of Ridgegate Reservoir

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Circuit of Ridgegate Reservoir	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Leathers Smithy	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Leathers Smithy - Footpaths around the reservoir and through the forest

Chris and I set off from Leathers Smithy and followed the path around the reservoir and through the forest and back to the start. Afterwards we enjoyed an excellent meal at the Leathers Smithy

Croker Hill in the distance

Looking across Ridgegate Reservoir towards Teggs Nose

Walk 16042 - 31/03/16 - Shutlingsloe from Trentabank Visitor Centre

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1¼ hours	Average speed	2.6 mph
Walk	Shutlingsloe from Trentabank Visitor Centre	Minimum altitude	871 ft	Maximum altitude	1550 ft
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss	733 ft	Altitude gain	733 ft
Weather	Clear night	Distance	3.33 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank - Macclesfield Forest - Piggford Moor - Shutlingsloe and return by same route

Richard, John and I set off from Trentabank Visitor Centre and walked up through Macclesfield Forest and across Piggford Moor to the summit of Shutlingsloe. Great views form the summit as darkness fell. We returned by the same route.

Myself and John on the summit of Shutlingsloe

Heading towards Shutlingsloe

Heading back as dusk falls

Walk 16043 - 03/04/16 Pym Chair and Shining Tor with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Peak District	Walking time	4 hours	Average speed
Walk	Pym Chair and Shining Tor with Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude	982 ft	Maximum altitude	1834ft
Start from	Pym Chair	Altitude loss	1266 ft	Altitude gain	1266ft
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7.48 miles
Map	OS White Peak OL24	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Pym Chair - Cats Tor - Shining Tor - Thursbitch - Dunge Farm - Wingather Rocks - Pym Chair

Ten of us set off from Pym Chair and followed the path along the ridge over Cats Tor and onto the summit of Shining Tor, the highest point in Cheshire at 1834ft (559m) a coffee stop here gave us some great views over the surrounding countryside. We then followed the path westward down the hillside and then north to Thursbitch where we stopped for lunch.

Thursbitch meaning "Demon Valley" in Old English is a ruined farmstead on a desolate hillside with an intriguing history. Afterwards we followed the path northwards passing through Dunge Farm and up onto Taxal Edge, we passed over Windgather Rocks pausing to watch the climbers demonstrating their skill and then carried on along the ridge and back to the car park.

Thanks to John for leading this excellent walk and to Christine, Kati, Ray, Ruth, Peter, Carolyn, Janet D, Janet B and David for coming along on the walk.

Just for the record the walk was 7.5 miles long with 1266ft of ascent.

Heading along the track away from Thursbitch

The last uphill bit to Windgather Rocks

A little bit of the History of Thursbitch

Looking down on Thursbitch, the ruins are by the Land Rover

Heading across the hillside towards Dunge Farm

Climbers on Windgather Rocks

Walk 16044 - 04/04/16 Shutlingsloe from Trentabank Visitor Centre

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1¼ hours	Average speed	2.5 mph
Walk	Shutlingsloe from Trentabank Visitor Centre	Minimum altitude	858 ft	Maximum altitude	1551 ft
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss	757 ft	Altitude gain	757 ft
Weather	Clear night	Distance	3.45 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank - Macclesfield Forest - Piggford Moor - Shutlingsloe and return by same route

Richard and I set off from Trentabank Visitor Centre and walked up through Macclesfield Forest and across Piggford Moor to the summit of Shutlingsloe. Great views form the summit as darkness fell. We returned by the same route.

Looking towards Manchester and Stockport from Shutlingsloe

Looking across to Croker Hill from Shutlingsloe

Walk 16045 - 06/04/16 Circuit of the Great Orme at Llandudno

Area	Wales	Walking time	2¾ hours	Average speed	1.8 mph
Walk	Circuit of the Great Orme at Llandudno	Minimum altitude	8 ft	Maximum altitude	399 ft
Start from	Llandudno	Altitude loss	1920	Altitude gain	1920
Weather	Sunny periods, breezy	Distance	5.81 miles
Map	Explorer OL17 Conwy Valley	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Llandudno - Marine Drive - Rest and be Thankful Cafe - Invalids Walk - Haulfre Gardens - Llandudno

Chris and I set off from Llandudno along Marine Drive which winds it way around the Great Orme. About halfway along the walk we stopped refreshments at the Rest and be Thankful Cafe. Ideally placed for a rest break with excellent views out to sea. Afterwards we carried on along the road with excellent views towards Conwy and Deganwy and the along the hillside on Invalids Walk and back through Haulfre Gardens to our start point in Llandudno. An excellent walk we have done many times.

Marine Drive

Looking across Llandudno from Haulfre Gardens

Looking along the coast from near Llandudno Pier

Looking across to Conwy

Walk 16046 - 07/04/16 Circular evening walk around Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Circular evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	2.65 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Forest paths

Richard and I set off from Trentabank and did a circular walk around Macclesfield Forest

Route of our walk

Walk 16047 - 10/04/16 Millers Dale and Monsal Head with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Peak District	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Millers Dale and Monsal Head with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude	578 ft	Maximum altitude	911 ft
Start from	Ravenstor, Millers Dale	Altitude loss	1551 ft	Altitude gain	1551 ft
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map	OS White Peak OL24	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Ravenstor - Litton Mill - Water cum Jolly - Cressbrook Mill - Monsal Head - Monsal Trail - Millers Dale - Ravenstor

Nine of us set off from the layby at Ravenstor and followed the path alongside the Rive Wye passing Litton Mill, Water-cum-Jolly and Cressbrook Mill and then up to Monsal Head for a coffee stop and an ice cream. We then descended down to the Monsal Viaduct and then along the Monsal Trail passing through Cressbrook Tunnel and Litton Tunnel stopping for lunch with some great views down to the River Wye. Afterwards we continued along the Monsal Trail to near Millers Dale Station where we descended down to the River Wye and followed the lane back to Ravenstor. A pleasant riverside walk on a nice sunny spring day.

Thanks to Chris, Wendy, Chris J, Maureen, Derek, Chris R and Ros and Mike for joining me on the walk.

Looking down on the Monsal Viaduct

Water cum Jolly

River Wye in Millers Dale

Walk 16048 - 11/04/16 - Evening walk Shutlingsloe from Trentabank

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Evening walk Shutlingsloe from Trentabank	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	3.37 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Macclesfield Forest - Piggford Moor and return by same route.

Four of us set off from Trentabank Visitor Centre and walked up through Macclesfield Forest and over Piggford Moor and up to the summit of Shutlingsloe. Great views from the summit. return by the same route

Walk 16049 - 12/05/16 Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank - Macclesfield Forest paths and return to Trentabank

Richard and I set off from Trentabank Visitor Centre followed our usual route around Macclesfield Forest

The view from Nessit Hill

Walk 16050 - 13/04/16 Circuit of Ridgegate Reservoir

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Circuit of Ridgegate Reservoir	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Leathers Smithy, Langley	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny evening	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Leathers Smithy - Circuit of Ridgegate Reservoir - Macclesfield Forest - Leathers Smithy.

Chris and I set off from Leathers Smithy and walked around the Ridgegate Reservoir and through Macclesfield Forest and back to the start.

Macclesfield Forest

Walk 16051 - 15/04/16 Backpacking Burbage to Shining Tor

Area	Peak District	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Backpacking Burbage to Shining Tor	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Burbage near Buxton	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Rain then sleet	Distance	6 miles
Map	OS The Peak District OL24	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Burbage - Bishops Lane - Dismantled Railway - Goyt Valley - Goytsclough Quarry - Stake Clough - Shining Tor

This was my first wild camp of the year, as I'm off to the Cairngorms in a couple of weeks it seems a good idea to check all my equipment works and everything is OK. On Friday 15th April I caught the afternoon bus to Buxton and alighted at Burbage. The plan was to walk back to Macclesfield with a wild camp on the way, rain was forecast for the evening turning to snow during the night so it seemed like a good test for me as well as the tent. Almost as soon as I got off the bus it started to rain so it was on with the waterproofs and off up the lane. I headed up Bishops Lane and through Beet Wood and onto the moor, A steady walk along the dismantled railway track brought me to the foot of Errwood Reservoir and then south along the moorland path to Goyts Clough Quarry. A steady climb out of the Goyt Valley took me up Stake Clough and onto the summit of Shining Tor, the highest point in Cheshire. This was my intended camping spot and as it was now 7.00pm I quickly errected my tent, not an easy task with the rain and the wind, I was glad to get it secure and quickly got in for some respite from the weather. After stripping off my wet clothes I cooked my meal of noodles and meat balls and after watching a film on my tablet I was soon asleep, the rain and wind were buffeting the tent but about 2.00am it calmed down and I slept until just after 6.00am,

Heading towards Errwood Reservoir in the rain

The blocked up Railway Tunnel on Wild Moor

The Packhorse Bridge in the Goyt Valley

Walk 16052 - 16/04/16 Backpacking Shining Tor to Macclesfield

Area	Peak District	Walking time	4½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Backpacking Shining Tor to Macclesfield	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Shining Tor	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Frosty am then sunny periods	Distance	8 miles
Map	OS The Peak District OL24	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Shining Tor - Lamaload - Vale Royal - Walker Barn - Teggs Nose - Macclesfield

I awoke at 6.15 am and not long after I heard voices. On looking outside I found the weather had changed dramatically, there was a lovely blue sky and snow all around the tent. My boots in the porch were frozen and it took me a while to get them on. The voices were from two mountain bikers who had ridden along the ridge from Pym Chair, there were brewing up by the trig point and we discussed the weather and the icy conditions. I cooked my breakfast and I packed up and set off for home. My route took me over the moors to Lamaload Reservoir and then up Walker Barn and Teggs Nose where I stopped at the Cafe for tea and a bacon sandwich. Suitably refreshed I walked down to Macclesfield and across town to my home. A great start to my camping year, about 14 miles with a pack weight off almost 13 kilos. Next stop the Cairngorms in a few weeks.

Its been a wild and cold night

Heading down towards Lamaload

Looking towards Shutlingsloe

Breakfast time

Walk 16053 - 17/04/16 Bollington, Rainow and Lamaload with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Bollington, Rainow and Lamaload with Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Bollington	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Bollington - Waulkmill Farm - Rainow - Snipe House - Yearns Low - Clarke House - Kishill Lane - Winterside Farm - Hedge Row - Bollington.

Eleven of us set off from Bollington on a nice sunny day and followed the lane to Waulkmill Farm and then along the stone flagged paths to Rainow, we crossed the main road and followed the tracks and field paths up to Snipe House with its excellent views back down the valley. At the end of the lane by Lamaload Dam we climbed the hillside track on Yearns Low stopping for lunch overlooking the valley. Afterwards more field paths and tracks took us along Kiskhill Lane and Jumper Lane and aroung Billinge Hill, we descended to Hedge Row and then an easy walk led us back into Bollington. A great walk of seven miles with a few ups and downs and some wonderful views over the hills and valleys.
On the walk today were David, Christine, Peter, Hans, Maureen, Derek, Nigel, Carolyn, Sue and John with many thanks to Janet for leading this excellent walk.

Macclesfield Ramblers near the end of the walk

The waterfall by Waulkmill Farm

Heading up towards Snipe House

Walk 16054 - 18/04/16 Evening walk to Shutlingsloe from Trentabank

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Evening walk to Shutlingsloe from Trentabank	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	3 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre Macclesfield Forest - Piggford Moor and return by the same route

Five of set off from Trentabank Visitor Centre up through Macclesfield Forest and over Piggford Moor, returned by the same route back to the Visitor Centre

On the summit of Shutlingsloe

Heading up towards Shutlingsloe

Walk 16055 - 20/05/16 Ashford in the Water and Bakewell

Area	Peak District	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Ashford in the Water and Bakewell	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Ashford in the Water	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	6 miles
Map	OS Peak District OL24	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Ashfor in the Water - Riverside path to Bakewell and return by the same route.

Chris and I parked at Ashford in the Water and followed the riverside path into Bakewell, A few visits to the Outdoors Shops, lunch on the riverbank and we returned by the same route. An enjoyable day out.

River Wye near Ashford in the Water

Holy Trinity Church in Ashford in the Water

River Wye near Bakewell

Walk 16056 - 24/04/16 - Styal Mill and Lindow with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Styal Mill and Lindow with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Lindow	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Lindow - The Carrs - Styal Mill - North Cheshire Way - Oak Farm - Burley Hurst farm - Lindow Moss.

Nine of us set off from Lindow and followed the path across to the Carrs and then alongside the River Bollin to Styal Mill. The riverside path took us past Giants Castle to Oversley Ford and then across the main road onto the North Cheshire Way which follows the perimeter of the Manchester Airport Runway. Plenty of plane spotting opportunities. We then left the North Cheshire Way and crossed the fields past Oak Farm and Burley Hurst Farm and back over Lindow Moss.

Thanks to Christine, Ros, Mike, Pat, Dave, Chris R, Wendy and Carol for coming along on the walk.

River Bollin in Styal Woods

Bluebells are starting to come out

Time for a bit of plane spotting

Walk 16057 - 25/04/16 Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Macclesfield Forest paths - Nessit Hill Trentabank Visitor Centre

Myself, Richard and John set off on our regular evening walk around Macclesfield Forest and over Nessit Hill

Route of our walk

Walk 16058 - 01/05/16 Backpacking - Glenmore to Fords of Avon

Area	Cairngorms	Walking time	6 hours	Average speed
Walk	Backpacking - Glenmore to Fords of Avon	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Glenmore	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods then rain, sleet	Distance	10 miles
Map	OS Cairngorm and Aviemore 403	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Glenmore - Bynack More - Lairig An Laoigh - Fords of Avon Refuge

Four of us have just completed a great five day backpacking trip in the Cairngorms. Our trip started with the long drive up to Glenmore near Aviemore from Macclesfield . After the first night camp at the Campsite at Glenmore we prepared to set off on Sunday morning for our five day trip, the forecast was for 50mph winds during the night on the tops so after some discussion we decided to reverse the route to keep us at a lower altitude until the weather had improved in the coming days.

Sunday 1st May
We left Glenmore and headed east along the track heading towards The Ryvoan Pass and then took the path towards Bynack More.
We crossed the mountainside below the summit and followed the path down to Fords of Avon Refuge. The path was very wet with slush and melting snow and it had started to rain.
It was almost six o' clock when we arrived at the refuge and we were wet and tired so a decision was made to stay in the small refuge for the night instead of continuing on to our original destination of the Faindouran Bothy. The weather deteriorated during the night and we realised we had made the correct decision. It was quite cosy in the Refuge with four men, a dog and four rucksacks but a least we were drying out away from the bad weather outside. The distance today was around 10 miles.

Heading through the forest away from Glenmore

Looking back towards Meall a' Bhuachaille

Ready for the start of our trip

A bit of route planning due to the wet conditions underfoot

heading up towards Bynack More

Walk 16059 - 02/05/16 Backpacking - Fords of Avon to Derry Lodge

Area	Cairngorms, Scotland	Walking time	8 hours	Average speed
Walk	Backpacking - Fords of Avon to Derry Lodge	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Fords of Avon Refuge	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Rain the sunny periods and showers	Distance	10 miles
Map	OS Cairngorm and Aviemore 403	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Fords of Avon Refuge - Glen Derry - Derry Lodge - Bob Scotts Bothy

The weather was still poor with wind and rain when we left the Refuge next morning and we changed our plans and decided to head south for Braemar, after two river crossings took us almost and hour and a half and we were still only 400 yards from the Refuge we felt we had made the right decision.
The weather started to improve later in the morning with the occasional glimpse of blue sky but all the paths were still flooded and after about another 90 minutes we reached a main stream, Glas Alt Mor cascading down the hillside, about 20 feet across but clearly in spate we looked for a safe place to cross, we climbed high up the hillside and then down to the junction with Derry Burn but there was no chance of crossing it safely.
We reluctantly headed back the way we had come for over a mile and crossed the small footbridge on the Hutchison Hut path and then headed south along the west bank for three and a half pathless boggy miles until we reached Derry Dam and a decent path. Another hour brought us to the Bob Scott Memorial Hut.
Our plan for a night in Braemar would have to wait till next day. We pitched our tents on the river bank by the Hut. A great dry pitch for a change. There was room in the Bothy but we decided to camp. We spent a great evening in the bothy by a roaring fire with great company. Exchanging tales with Richard from Amsterdam, Ruth from Edinburgh and her companion. Distance was around 10 miles.

River Avon in spate, we just managed to wade across this, any deeper would have been a problem

Looking back over the River Avon, the Refuge is visible in the centre

Heading down the valley and the weather has improved

Looking back up the valley, we needed to be on the other bank

Fords of Avon Refuge

Richard looking for a suitable crossing place

Looking upthe valley where the Hutchinson Memorial Hut is situated. Creagan a' Choire Etchachan ahead with Sgurr an Lochan Uaine on the left

The Glas Alt Mor was in spate and we could not cross it

Bob Scotts Memorial Hut

Walk 16060 - 03/05/16 Backpacking - Derry Lodge to Braemar

Area	Cairngorms Scotland	Walking time	5 hours	Average speed
Walk	Backpacking - Derry Lodge to Braemar	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Derry Lodge, Bob Scotts Memorial Hut	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	8 miles
Map	OS Cairngorm and Aviemore 403	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Bob Scotts Bothy - Glen Lui - Mars Lodge - Braemar

After breakfast we packed up and set off for Braemar accompanied by Richard, it was and easy eight mile walk after what we had done the previous days and the weather stayed fine with even a bit of sunshine.
We arrived in Braemar and after a quick pint we checked into the Hostel, a quick shower and we were off out again as the five of us had booked a table for a meal at the Moorfield House Hotel. Around 8 miles

The Bob Scott Bothy

Lookling back from the hillside near Braemar

My tent by the Bob Scott Bothy

Ready to set off for Braemar

A welcome pint in Braemar

Walk 16061 - 04/05/16 Backpacking - Braemar to Corrour Bothy

Area	Cairngorms, Scotland	Walking time	8 hours	Average speed
Walk	Backpacking - Braemar to Corrour Bothy	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Braemar Youth Hostel	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods the rain	Distance	16 miles
Map	OS Cairngorm and Aviemore 403	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Braemar - Linn of Dee - White Bridge - Glenn Dee - Corrour Bothy

After breakfast Richard set off for Amsterdam and the four of us followed the road west out of Braemar as far as Victoria Bridge and then the track past Mars Lodge and the Linn of Dee to White Bridge where we stopped for lunch, it had remained dry all morning although we could see that showers were on the way. After lunch we followed the path north west alongside the River Dee past some spectacular waterfalls with plenty of deep pools.
A steady climb took us towards the Lairig Ghru with some great views of the Devils Point and Cairn Toul.
We eventually arrived at Corrour Bothy as the rain set in and were pleased to find it unoccupied. After water had been collected from the river we settled down for the night enjoying a good meal and hot chocolate with a touch of whisky. We all slept soundly that night. A long day of around 16 miles.

The Chest of Dee Pools near White Bridge

Corrour Bothy in sight and its raining

Pausing for a brerather at the Linn of Dee Car Park

Heading up the valley towards the Devils Point

Walk 16062 - 05/05/16 Backpacking - Corrour Bothy to Glemore

Area	Cairngorms, Scotland	Walking time	8 hours	Average speed
Walk	Backpacking - Corrour Bothy to Glemore	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Corrour Bothy	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods, very windy	Distance	13 miles
Map	OS Cairngorm & Aviemore 403	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Corrour Bothy - Pools of Dee - Lairig Ghru - Rochiemurchus Forest - Glenmore

After breakfast we swept the hut out and set off along the riverside track climbing constantly eventually crossing many boulder strewn areas frequently covered in several feet of snow.
Sometimes when crossing the snowfields you would break through the surface and the snow could be any depth between one and three feet deep covering the boulders. Very tricky and potententionally dangerous.
Eventually we passed the last snowfield and started to drop down towards the Rothiemurchus Forest.
A long walk through the forest brought us to Cairngorm Lodge Youth Hostel at Glenmore where we spent our final night. A great place to stay with good food. Around 13 miles on this our final day.

The following morning we set off on the long drive home having had a great five days walking, a total of 57 miles with 7200ft of ascent. The four of us, Richard, John, Barry and myself thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and many thanks to Richard for driving.

Ready to leave the Corrour Bothy

Heading towards the Lairig Ghru

Looking ahead and the path drops down to the Rothiemurchus Forest

Journeys end and time for a pint, we've earned it.

The Devils Point towering above the Corrour Bothy

Looking back towards the Corrour Bothy

Crossing one of the snow fields near the Pools of Dee

Looking back towards the Lairig Ghru

Walk 16063 - 08/05/16 Rushton Spencer and Danebridge with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Staffordshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Rushton Spencer and Danebridge with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Rushton Spencer	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Rushton Spencer - Gritstone Trail - Barleigh Fold Bridge - Dumkins - Wincle Grange - Dane Bridge - Dane Valley Way - Rushton Spencer

Nine of us set off from Rushton Spencer and after a short distance along the dismantled railway joined the Gritstone Trail and followed this past Barleigh Fold Bridge as far as Dumkins, then it was along the field paths towards Wincle Grange with a lunch break on the way and then down to Danebridge. A brief stop to sample the Ales at Wincle Brewery and then we set off along the Dane Valley Way which runs alongside the River Dane. We followed the path back to Barleigh Fold Bridge and the up the lane and across the fields back to Rushton Spencer.

Thanks to Christine, Doreen, Kati, Wendy, Ruth, Ray, Janet D and Janet B for joining me on this walk

Some of the group enjoying refreshments out side Wincle Brewery

River Dane

Heading back along the Dane Valley Way

Walk 16064 - 09/05/16 Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Evening walk around Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Macclesfield Forest paths.

Four of us set off on one of our regular walks around Macclesfield Forest, quite a few deer around grazing in the clearings of the forest.

Macclesfield Forest

Walk 16065 - 12/05/16 Evening walk to Shutlingsloe from Trentabank

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Evening walk to Shutlingsloe from Trentabank	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	3 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank - Macclesfield Forest - Piggford Moor - Shutlingsloe and return by the same route.

Richard and I set off from Trentabank Visitor Centre and headed up through the forest and across Piggford Moor, once over the moor it was a short steep climb up to the summit of Shutlingsloe. We returned back to the car by the same route.

Richard heading across Piggford Moor towards Shutlingsloe

The setting sun seen through the trees in Macclesfield Forest

Walk 16066 - 14/05/16 - Gawsworth circular walk

Area	Cheshire	Walking time		Average speed
Walk	Gawsworth circular walk	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Gawsworth Church	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny pedriods	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Gawsworth Church - Cloverbank Farm - Shellow Lane - Great Tidnock Farm - Heskey Wood - Marton Lane Gawsworth

After parking at Gawsworth I followed the field path south past Cloverbank Farm onto Shellow Lane, I then headed west along the lane and then along the track past Great Tidnock Farm, stopping for lunch ion a sunny spot. Once on Maton Lane I headed north through Heskey Wood to Henshaw Hall Farm and the it was east and back onto Marton Lane and back to Gawsworth Church. This was a route check for a walk I plan to do in the future with the walking club.

A field of Oil Seed Rape

A lovely display of Bluebells

Gawsworth Church through the trees

Walk 16067 - 15/05/16 Bramall Hall circular with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Bramall Hall circular with Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Norbury House Farm, Jacksons Lane	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Jacksons Lane - Happy Valley - Bramall Hall - Happy Valley - Jacksons Lane.

Nine of us set off from Jacksons Lane and followed the footpath through Happy Valley and into the grounds of Bramall Hall. We took various paths through the grounds and then and then back along Happy Valley and back to the start

The group today were Sue, Janet B, Sue, Nichola, John L, Pat , Paddy, Christine and myself. Many thanks to Pat for leading the walk.

Very busy in Bramall Park

A quiet lane

Lady Brook

Walk 16068 - 16/05/16 Evening walk to Croker Hill from Lowerhouse

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Evening walk to Croker Hill from Lowerhouse	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Lowerhouse	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	4 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Lowerhouse - Fox's Bank - Hill of Rossenclowes - Croker Hill - Higher Pethills Farm - Lower Pethills - Lowerhouse

Four of us set off on a lovely spring evening from Lowerhouse, we walked up Fox's Bank and followed the Gritstone Trail over the Hill of Rossenclough and Croker Hill, we passed the Radio Tower and then down to Higher Pethills Farm and Lower Pethills and back to our start at Lowerhouse. A really enjoyable evenings walk.

Zooming in on Shutlingsloe

Heading up Fox's Bank

Approaching the Radio Tower on Croker Hill

Walk 16069 - 22/05/16 Goostrey and Twemlow with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Goostrey and Twemlow with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Goostrey Railway Station	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Goostrey - Kermincham Hall - Brook Farm- Dane Valley Way - Twemlow Viaduct - Hermitage Bridge - Dromedary Lodge - Goostrey

Five of us set off on a lovely sunny day from Goostrey Station, we followed the field paths across to Kermincham Hall and Brook Farm and then headed west along the Dane Valley Way where there were some superb displays of Hawthorne in flower. We passed under the magnificent Twemlow Viaduct. where we stopped for lunch on the river bank. afterwards we reached Hermitage Bridge and sheltered from a quick shower before heading north past Dromedary Lodge and into Goostrey Village. Refreshments in the sunshine at the Red Lion and then the short walk back to the Station.

Thanks to Christine, Kati, Carol and Chris R for joining me on this walk

The hawthorne tree's are superb

The magnificent railway vidauct near Holmes Chapel

A quiet lane

Another superb hawthorne tree

Walk 16070 - 23/05/16 Shutlingsloe from Trentabank

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Shutlingsloe from Trentabank	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	3 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route

Four of us on myself, Richard, Barry and John set off from Trentabank for an evening walk to the summit of Shutlingsloe

Croker Hill in the distance

Heading back down from Shutlingsloe

Looking up to Nessit Hill

Looking down on Macclesfield Forest from Shutlingsloe

Walk 16071 - 25/05/16 Axe Edge Moor and Cheeks Hill

Area	Peak District	Walking time	2 hours	Average speed
Walk	Axe Edge Moor and Cheeks Hill	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Dane Head	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Overcast	Distance	3 miles
Map	OS The Peak District OL24	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Dane Head - Axe Edge Moor - Cheeks Hill - Dane Head

After parking on the narrow lane at Dane Head I headed across the pathless moor up to the Trig Point on Axe Edge Moor, I then headed south crossing the lane again and onto the summit of Axe Edge. No actual summit marked but I visited every high point and then set off north west across the moorland heading for Cheeks Hill. Another unmarked high point, I then followed the track northwards and back to the car. Some interesting views across the landscape that was once quite heavily quarried and mines. Fortunately not really visible but you can see old tracks and spoil heaps.

Looking east towards Chrome Hill

The trig point on Axe Edge Moor

Walk 16072 - 28/05/16 Macclesfield Forest and Shutlingsloe

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Macclesfield Forest and Shutlingsloe	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	4 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank - Piggford Moor - Shutlingsloe - Piggford Moor - Nessit Hill - Trentabank

Richard and I set off from Trentabank and headed up through the forest and across Piggford Moor and up to the summit of Shutlingsloe, we then headed south down the steep hillside and back across Piggford Moor to join the path down through the forest to the car park.

On the summit of Shutlingsloe

Small pool in Macclesfield Forest

Walk 16073 - 29/05/16 Danebridge and Turners Pool with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Staffordshire	Walking time	4 hours	Average speed
Walk	Danebridge and Turners Pool with Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Danebridge	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route

Nine of us set off from Danebridge and headed up through the forest and past Hangingstone Farm, our route then followed the hillside path towards the Roaches and then down past Clough Head to Turners Pool where we stopped for lunch. Afterwards we followed the path past Old Hag to Gun End and then it was along the track down to Gig Hall and back along the Dane Valley Way which follows the River Dane back to Dane Bridge

Thanks to Christine, Kati, Janet, Peter, John, Ray, Roy and Patricia for joining me on this walk.

Turners Pool

Looking back along the ridge

Haymaking is in full swing

Walk 16074 - 31/05/16 Macclesfield Forest circular

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Macclesfield Forest circular	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	3 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank - Macclesfield Forest - Nessit Hill - Trentabank

Four of us set off on our regular walk around Macclesfield Forest, a clear night with some great views in the forest.

Looking west from Nessit Hill

Walk 16075 - 05/06/16 Whaley Bridge and Chapel Milton with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Peak District	Walking time	3½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Whaley Bridge and Chapel Milton with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Whaley Bridge	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny	Distance	8 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Whaley bridge - Buxsworth - Halhill Farm - Chapel Milton - Bridgeholme Green - Bugsworth Canal Basin - Whaley Bridge

Eight of us set off from Whaley Bridge on a lovely sunny day, we passed through the village of Buxsworth and then along the hillside to Chapel Milton. A lunch stop at Bridgeholme Green and then it was along the Tramway Trail to Bugsworth Canal Basin where we stopped for Ice Cream, then it was along the canal towpath and back into Whaley bridge

Thanks to Christine, Pat G, Kati, Maureen, Derek, Hans and Chris R for joining me on this walk

Looking back towards Whaley Bridge

Looking along the track beneath Eccles Pike

Descending the hillside towards Chapel Milton

Walk 16076- 06/06/16 Macclesfield Forest and Hanging Gate

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	2 hours	Average speed
Walk	Macclesfield Forest and Hanging Gate	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Roadside parking in Macclesfield Forest	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny evening	Distance	5 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Macclesfield Forest - Piggford Moor - Greenway bridge - Oakenclough - Hanging gate Inn - Macclesfield Forest

Four of us set off from the layby in Macclesfield Forest and followed the path up through the forest and over Piggford Moor, we descended to the lane and then past Greenway Bridge, Oakenclough and the Hanging Gate Inn. It was a steady walk along the lane and back to the car.

Heading down from Piggford Moor

Looking down from Nessit Hill

Heading towards the Hanging Gate Inn

Walk 16077 - 08/06/16 - Nessit Hill from Trentabank

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill from Trentabank	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Richard and I did a circular walk around Macclesfield Forest and over Nessit Hill and back to the start

Evening sunlight in the forest

A bench with a view, a bit hazy though

Walk 16078 - 12/06/16 Sorrento Marina Grande to Priora

Area	Sorrento, Italy	Walking time	2 hours	Average speed
Walk	Sorrento Marina Grande to Priora	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Marina Grande	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny	Distance	3 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Marina Grande - Sant Antonio - Priora - Sant Antonio - Marina Grande

I headed up from the Marina Grande Harbour using one the beautiful small alleyways, once reaching the main road I crossed and followed the path that headed up the hillside to the Church of Sant Antonio. From here I followed the stepped path that zig zags up the hillside, there was a Shrine at each corner, probably around 20 and I photographed several on my way up. Once up the hillside I followed the quiet lane along through the olive groves to the small village of Priora. After a brief look round the village I returned the way I had come down the steps and back to the Marina Grande.

One of the many Shrines on the way up the hillside path

Looking out over Sorrento from the hillside path

The path up the hillside

Walk 16079 - 13/06/16 Sant Agata to Marina Grande

Area	Sorrento, Italy	Walking time	2 hours	Average speed
Walk	Sant Agata to Marina Grande	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Sant Agata	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny	Distance	3 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Sant Agata - Circumpiso - Talagnano - Sant Lucia - Parsano - Marina Grande

We caught the bus from the Main Bus Station to the small town of Sant Agata. €1:20 for the single trip. After a stroll around the town and a coffee we set of down a narrow lane which soon became a track and followed this for several miles through farmland with many attractive houses that had recently been renovated. We eventually arrived back to the main road in Sorrento and back down to the Marian Grande and the Hotel Admiral where we were staying.

Back at the Marina Grande

Walk 16080 - 14/06/16 Marina Grande to Tasso Square and return

Area	Sorrento , Italy	Walking time		Average speed
Walk	Marina Grande to Tasso Square and return	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Marina Grande	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny	Distance	2 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Marina Grande to Tasso Square and return

A walk from our Hotel to the Tasso Square for coffee and lunch and then back via a different route through the narrow alleyways to the Marina Grande

Tasso Square

Walk 16081 - 15/06/16 Sant Agata to Crapolla

Area	Sorrento Italy	Walking time	2 hours	Average speed
Walk	Sant Agata to Crapolla	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Sant Agata	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny	Distance	3 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route

After a bus journey from Sorrento to Sant Agata four of us set off from the town along a quite lane heading for Marina di Crapolla on the coast, once at the end of the lane the path became overgrown and we eventually arrived at the two bridges which were indicated on the map, the guide book said turn left and immediately left again, the good path soon deteriorated to a difficult traverse along the hillside eventually bringing us out onto the headland overlooking the sea. Mariana di Crapolla was beneath us. Unfortunately we were the wrong side of the ravine so we had to content ourselves with the great views down to the sea and were not able to visit the Chapel of San Pietro, an erstwhile Benedictine monastery. As the route had been quite tiring we decided to head back up the lane and leave the Chapel visit for another day. Once back to Sant Agata we caught the regular bus service back to Sorrento and back down the narrow alleyway to the harbour.

The Chapel of San Pietro is down the hillside

Walk 16082 - 16/06/16 Marina Grande to Regina Giovanni

Area	Sorrento, Italy	Walking time	2 hours	Average speed
Walk	Marina Grande to Regina Giovanni	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Marina Grande	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny	Distance	4 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Marina Grande - Capi di Sorento - Regina Giovanna and return by same route

I set off from Marina Grande and on reaching the main road headed towards Capo di Sorrento, the road had mostly no footpath and one needed to be alert to the traffic, once at the small village I took the narrow alleyway towards the sea eventually arriving at Regina Giovanna, the ruins of a 1st century Roma Villa. It is set on the cliff top with magnificent views across the Gulf of Naples towards Vesuvius. After a good look round the ruins I returned back to Marina Grande using the same route.

Regina Giovanna ruins on the headland with Vesuvius across the bay, one can only speculate what was going on when Vesuvius errupted.

Walk 16083 - 21/06/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	3 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank - Macclesfield Forest - Nesstit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank.

Five of us set off from Trentabank and using forest paths walked up to the summit of Nessit Hill and returned using a variety of paths back down to the start at the Visitor Centre.

Route of our walk

Walk 16084 - 22/06/16 Teggs Nose from Langley

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Teggs Nose from Langley	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Teggs Nose Reservoir, Langley	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	3 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Langley - Clough House - Teggs Nose Visitor Centre - Teggs Nose Quarry - Langley

I set off from the car park at the foot of Teggs Nose and followed the track past Clough House and up the Saddlers Way to the Teggs Nose Visitor Centre. I then followed the path back through the quarry and back down the hillside to the car park.

Bench with a view from Teggs Nose

Shutlingloe in the distance from Teggs Nose

Evening sunlight on the hills from Teggs Nose

Walk 16085 - 25/06/16 Pickmere and Great Budworth

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	4 hours	Average speed
Walk	Pickmere and Great Budworth	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Pickmere	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	8 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Pickmere - Gravestone Farm - Willow Lodge - Back Lane - Arley - Morth Cheshire Way - Great Budworth - Pickmere

I set off from Pickmere on a reconnaissance for a future club walk, after leaving the village I followed the field paths past Gravestones Farm and around Arley Park. I then followed the North Cheshire Way back towards Great Budworth stopping off for Ice Cream at the Farm on the outskirts of Great Budworth, In the village I stopped to look round the magnificent Church with parts dating from the 14th Century. More field paths brought me past Pickmere Lake and back to the start.

Great Budworth

Walk 16086 - 26/06/16 Youlgreave and Lathkill Dale with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Peak District	Walking time	Sunny periods	Average speed
Walk	Youlgreave and Lathkill Dale with Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Youlgreave	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	8 miles
Map	Ordnance Survey The Peak District OL24	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Youlgreave - Conkesbury Bridge - Meadow Place Grange - Bradford Dale - Gratton Grange Farm - Mawstone Farm - Youlgreave

Seven of us set off from Youlgreave to Conkesbury Bridge on the River Lathkill, we followed the river westwards and then ascended the hillside and across the fields past Meadow Place Grange to Middleton. After a lunch break by the River Bradford we past Gratton Grange Farm and Mawstone Farm and then back into Youlgreave. A great walk with Doreen, Kati, Peter, Janet, Wendy and John.

Walking alongside the River Lathkill

Walk 16087 - 28/06/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Overcast	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank - Nessit Hill - Macclesfield Forest - Trentabank

I set off with Barry and John for our regular evening walk around Macclesfield Forest climbing to the summit of Nessit Hill and then back through the forest to the start.

Map of our route

Walk 16088 - 03/07/16 Pickmere and Great Budworth with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	4 hours	Average speed
Walk	Pickmere and Great Budworth with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Pickmere	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Pickmere - Gravestone Farm - Willow Lodge - Back Lane - Arley - Morth Cheshire Way - Great Budworth - Pickmere

Twelve of us set off from Pickmere across the fields to Gravestones Farm and then through Arley Park to join the North Cheshire Way, we followed this south towards Great Budworth stopping for Ice Cream at Great Budworth Tea Room and Ice Cream Farm. Once at Great Budworth we took time to look around this charming village and its beautiful Church with parts dating from the 14th Century. More field paths then took us past Pickmere Lake and back to the start in Pickmere Village where we finished the afternoon walk with tea and cakes while listening to the Village Choir on the Lakeside. A great walk and thanks to Christine, Alec, Carol, Chris R, Wendy, Hans, Maurenn , Derek, Doreen, Pat and Dave for joining me.

Broken Cross Walkers by Pickmere Lake

We were entertained by a Choir at Pickmere who were raising money for Church Funds. Excellent singers

Plenty of horses on the lane near Arley Hall

Zooming in on Great Budworth Church on the far side of Pickmere

Walk 16089 - 04/07/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank - Nessit Hill - Macclesfield Forest - Trentabank

.Four of us myself, Richard, Kevin and John set off from Trentabank and walked up through the forest to Nessit Hill and back through the forest to our start at the Trentabank Visitor Centre.

Looking down from Nessit Hill

Walk 16090 - 08/07/16 Coombe Door Top from Stonethwaite with the MaccPackers

Area	Lake District	Walking time	4 hours	Average speed
Walk	Coombe Door Top from Stonethwaite with the MaccPackers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Chapel House Farm Campsite, Stonethwaite	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	6 miles
Map	Ordnance Survey OL4 The English Lakes North West Area	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Stonethwaite - Bessy Boot - Tarn at Leaves - Rosthwaite Fell - Coome Door Top and return by same route

Myself, Richard and Alan set off from the campsite and followed the path up to Bessy Boot and Tarn at Leaves. We ate our lunch in a sheltered spot and the carried on to the summit of Coombe Door Top which is one of the Nuttalls summits that I was keen to climb, on the way down Richard discovered his camera was missing and we spent quite a while retracing our exact route but unfortunately were unable to find it. We returned back to the campsite using the same route.

Looking down on Borrowdale as we climb up to Bessyboot

Looking across to Glaramara

Its a good campsite at Chapel House Farm in Borrowdale

Alan and Richard with Borrowdale behind

Walk 16091 - 09/07/16 Seathwaite and Esk Hause with the MaccPackers

Area	Lake District	Walking time	8 hours	Average speed
Walk	Seathwaite and Esk Hause with the MaccPackers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Seathwaite	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Rain	Distance	10 miles
Map	Ordnance Survey OL6 The English Lakes South West Area	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Seathwaite - Stockley Bridge - Grains Gill - Esk Hause - Angle Tarn - Angle Tarn Gill - Langstrath - Stonethwaite

Five of us myself, Richard, Kevin, Alan and John set off from Seathwaite on a rather damp morning, it was showery with gusting wind and our objective was Great End. We followed the path past Stockley Bridge and up Grains Gill, as we neared Esk Hause the weather continued to deteriorate and we decided to head back using the path down Langstrath. We continued on to Angle Tarn and then descended alongside Angle Tarn Beck into Langstrath. All the streams were in spate and we experienced great difficulty crossing some of them especially Angle Tarn Beck and I slipped and just prevented myself from falling in and being swept away in the torrent. Unfortunately I dropped one of my walking poles and it disappeared into the raging stream. Once across we followed the rugged path back to our campsite at Chapel House farm at Stonethwaite. An enjoyable day despite the weather but definitely one of the wettest days we have had for a long time.

A rather rainy morning as we set off for Great End

Walk 16092- 11/07/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank - Nessit Hill - Macclesfield Forest - Trentabank

Four of us myself, Richard, Kevin and John set off from Trentabank and walked up through the forest to Nessit Hill and back through the forest to our start at the Trentabank Visitor Centre.

Map of our route

Walk 16093 - 14/07/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Dry, clear evening	Distance	2.25 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Forest paths - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Richard and I set off from Trentabank and walked up through the forest to Nessit Hill and back through the forest to our start at the Trentabank Visitor Centre.

Map of our route

Walk 16094 - 17/07/16 Macclesfield Forest and Piggford Moor with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Macclesfield Forest and Piggford Moor with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Langley	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Langley - Macclesfield Forest - Piggford Moor - Greenway Bridge - Hanging Gate Inn - Macclesfield Forest - Langley

Six of us set off from the Leathers Smithy and walked alongside Ridgegate Reservoir and up through Macclesfield Forest, we crossed Piggford Moor an important wildlife area and the descended to Greenway Bridge where we stopped for lunch. Afterwards we walked up Oaken Clough and across the moor to the Hanging Gate where we stopped for refreshments with outstanding views across the valley. Suitably refreshed we carried on along the lane and down through the forest to the Leathers Smithy.

Thanks to Christine, Doreen, Kati, Chris J and Alec for joining me on the walk and also to Chris and Alec for the wildlife information.

Lunch near Greenway Bridge

Shutlingsloe in the distance

Ridgegate Reservoir

Walk 16095 - 18/07/16 - Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Dry	Distance	2.25 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Forest paths - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Richard, John and I set off from Trentabank and walked up through the forest to Nessit Hill and back through the forest to our start at the Trentabank Visitor Centre. Very warm with the temperature touching 25c in the evening.

Map of our route

Walk 16096 - 24/07/16 - Rosthwaite to Grange via Castle Crag

Area	Lake District	Walking time		Average speed
Walk	Rosthwaite to Grange via Castle Crag	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Rosthwaite	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunshine and showers	Distance	3 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Rosthwaite - Cumbria Way - Castle Crag - Broadslack Gill - Cumbria Way - Grange

Chris and I caught the bus from Keswick to Rosthwaite and followed the footpath alongside the River Derwent and then up the hillside to the summit of Castle Crag, superb views all round. After eating our lunch we descended down Broadslack Gill and onto the Cumbria Way which took us into Grange to catch the bus back to Keswick. A superb short walk.

Another view along Borrowdale

Looking towards Castle Crag from Rosthwaite

Looking towards Derwentwater from Castle Crag

Walk 16097 25/07/16 Macclesfield Forest and Nessit Hill

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Macclesfield Forest and Nessit Hill	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2.25 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Trentabank Visitor Centre - Forest paths - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Myself, Barry and John set off from Trentabank and walked up through the forest to Nessit Hill and back through the forest to our start point at the Trentabank Visitor Centre.

Map of our route

Walk 16098 - 29/07/16 - Mam Tor, Lose Hill and Castleton

Area	Peak District	Walking time	4 hours	Average speed
Walk	Mam Tor, Lose Hill and Castleton	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Treak Cliff Cavern	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunshine and showers	Distance	8 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Treak Cliff Cavern - Mam Tor - Hollins Cross - Back Tor - Lose Hill - Hope - Castleton - Treak Cliff Cavern

After parking at the roadside by Treak Cliff Cavern I climbed to the top of Mam Tor and then followed the ridge along and over Hollins Cross and Back Tor and then up to the summit of Lose Hill, I found some shelter from the wind on the east side of the top and then descended down into Hope and then along the riverside path back into Castleton. An easy walk along the road brought me back to my car near the Treak Cliff Cavern.

Back Tor

Looking along the ridge from Mam Tor towards Lose Hill with a rain shower passing over

Looking down into Edale

Walk 16099 - 31/07/16 Rushton Spencer and Bosley Cloud

Area	Staffordshire	Walking time	4 hours	Average speed
Walk	Rushton Spencer and Bosley Cloud	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Rushton Spencer	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Rushton Spencer - Staffordshire Way - Gritstone Trail - Bosley Cloud - Bridestones - Woodhouse Green - Rushton Spencer

Eleven of us set off on a lovely sunny day along the Staffordshire Way, we then headed south along the Gritstone Trail with a steep uphill section onto the summit of Bosley Cloud where we stopped for lunch. The views were outstanding towards the Peak District, Manchester, the Wirral and the Welsh Hills. Afterwards we headed through the woods and across to the Bridestones, originally a Neolithic Chambered Cairn. We then followed the lane to Woodhouse Green and then back across the fields to Rushton Spencer

Thanks to Christine, Doreen, Carol, Maureen, Derek, Ruth, Ray, Sue, Wendy and Chris R for joining me on this walk.

On the summit of Bosley Cloud

Heading back to Rushton Spencer

All about the Bridestones on Wikipedia

Heading up to Bosley Cloud

Looking across to Croker Hill from Bosley Cloud. A magnificent view.

Walk 16100 - 03/08/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny evening	Distance	2 .25 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank - Nessit Hill - Macclesfield Forest paths - Trentabank

Richard and I set off from Trentabank Visitor Centre on our usual eveing walk which takes us up onto the top of Nessit Hill and back through the forest to the start.

Map of our route

Walk 16101 - 07/08/16 Timbersbrook with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Staffordshire	Walking time	Average speed
Walk	Timbersbrook with Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude	Maximum altitude
Start from	Timbersbrook	Altitude loss	Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Timbersbrook - Gritstone Trail - Dane in Shaw - Canal towpath - Timbersbrook

Nine of us from Macclesfield Ramblers set off from Timbersbrook along the Gritstone Trail and through Dane in Shaw and onto the canal towpath where we stopped for lunch. Afterwards we carried on along the towpath and back across the fields to Timbersbrook. We stopped for afterwards at the nearby Coach and Horses Inn for refreshments before setting off for home.

The railway viaduct near Dane in Shaw

Looking back towards Bosley Cloud

Looking down on Dane in Shaw Brook

Walk 16102 - 12/08/16 Blairgowrie to Easter Dalnabreck

Area	Perthshire	Walking time	5½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Blairgowrie to Easter Dalnabreck	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Blairgowrie	Altitude loss		Altitude gain	2153 ft
Weather	Overcast and showers in the evening	Distance	12.2 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S7 phone
Route - Blairgowrie - West Gormack - Bridge of Cally - Blackcraig - Easter Dalnabreck (grid ref NO092 549)

My day started early as I left Macclesfield at 05.00am for the 295 mile drive to Blairgowrie. I parked on Back Brae car park which is free and made a phone call from the local unmanned Police Station to their office informing them where I was parking my car and giving them my contact details, route and expected time of my return. This was the advice given to me by the Tourist Office in Blairgowrie. I set off and followed the Trail alongside the river and then along some farm tracks past West Gormack and across the moor to Bridge of Cally, I had walked 6 miles and was making good progress so I stopped for a shandy in the Hotel and then set off along the trail past Blackcraig Forest with the intention of camping near Blackcraig Castle ruins. The weather was clouding over with a slight drizzle so I quickly found a camp spot in the woods near Easter Dalnabreck (grid ref NO092 549). I cooked my meal in the tent as the rain came down and it continued most of the night. I slept well after my rather busy day.

Heading up the farm road towards East Gormack

Plenty of deer around this area in the fields

My tent next morning after a rainy night

River Ericht in Blairgowrie

Further along heading towards West Gormack

Near Blackcraig castle ruins

Walk 16103 - Cateran Trail - Easter Dalnabreck to Glenshee Lodge Outdoor Centre (grid ref NO134 685)

Area	Perthshire	Walking time	7 hours	Average speed
Walk	Easter Dalnabreck to Glenshee Lodge Outdoor Centre (grid ref NO134 685)	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Easter Dalnabreck	Altitude loss		Altitude gain	2705ft
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	16 miles
Map	OS Glen Shee and Braemar OL52	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S7 phone
Route- Easter Dalnabreck - Kirkmichael - Enochdhu - Upper Lunch Hut - Spittall of Glenshee - Runavey - Glenmore Lodge

After an early breakfast I packed up and headed along the hillside, the weather had improved considerably with patches of blue sky and occasional sunshine. In Kirkmichael I stopped at the village Cafe for a very welcome pot of tea and a bacon barm cake. Once refreshed I headed along the hillside again and down to the small village of Enochdhu. After crossing the road I followed the track upwards past several farms and eventually out into open moorland, the path climbed higher into the hills and I eventually arrived at the Upper Lunch Hut where I stopped for my lunch. At the Hut I met two charming young French ladies Paloma and Florence from Strasbourg. They were also walking the Cateran Trail and I was to meet them occasionally on the rest of the walk. After lunch I carried on up the hillside and over the pass of An Lairig. There were some great views and I then descended down into the valley eventually reaching the Spittal of Glenshee. Unfortunately the Hotel has burnt down and at the moment there do not seem to be any plans to rebuild it. This is a shame as refreshment opportunities are not available in the area at the moment. I filtered some water ready for my evening meal and then carried on along the trail looking for somewhere to camp. I had been advised by the Tourist Office that wild camping is allowed but certain guidelines apply such as "leave nothing but footprints and stay away from habitation" there were quite a few remote fields and wild land but also quite a few cows around and the last thing I want is to be trodden on in the night. About 2½ miles from the Spittal of Glenshee I passed around the back of the Compass Christian Centre at Glenshee Lodge, just over the fence away from the cows there was a nicely mown patch of grass, a passing volunteer from the centre said it was OK to camp as I was well away from the buildings so my tent was up in a few minutes and tea was soon on. A short time later Paloma and Florence arrived and did likewise. I slept well that night.

Heading through Calamanack Wood

Open country ahead heading towards the Upper Lunch Hut

Looking down on the Spittal of Glenshee

Heading for Kirkmichael

Heading along what looks like an old drovers road

Upper Lunch Hut

River Ardle

Walk 16104 - 14/08/16 Glenshee Outdoor Centre to Kirton of Glenisla

Area	Perthshire	Walking time	6½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Glenshee Outdoor Centre to Kirton of Glenisla	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Glenshee Outdoor Centre (grid ref NO 214 603	Altitude loss		Altitude gain	1555ft
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	12.7 miles
Map	OS Glen Shee and Braemar OL52	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S7 phone
Route - Outdoor Centre - Loch Beanie - Glen Beanie - Dalvanie - Bridge of Forter - Auchintaple Loch - Loch Shandra - Kirton of Glenisla

After an early start I set off using one of the alternatives in the guide book, this was to take me up into the hills on a more remote path. I followed the track eastwards and steadily upwards to Loch Beanie, quite dry underfoot until I reached the Loch and the path petered out by the Boat House. It was then a case of trying to avoid the bogs but for over a mile I struggled through tussock grass, reeds and boggy ground until I reached a fence. I followed this up to the Col and then after crossing the Allt Mor burn there was more bog and tussock grass until I eventually picked up a faint vehicle trail which made the walking easier. I eventually reached Dalvanie and a tarmac road took me to the Bridge of Forter. A hillside path took me back up onto the moorland and around Auchintaple Loch where I stopped for lunch. The track I was on now continued past Loch Shandra and eventually into Kirton of Glenisla. A pint of shandy saw me nicely refreshed and I enquired if there were any suitable places to camp, I was told that the Village Hall just down the road were quite relaxed about camping provided you were discrete. I wandered off down to investigate only to find some sort of Fete taking place and quite a few families enjoying themselves. It was ideal but common sense decreed that it would be a good idea to wait till they had all gone home so I found a sunny spot and had a doze until everyone had gone home. I pitched my tent in the far corner near the river and cooked my evening meal. Paloma and Florence arrived later and as they had already eaten at the Hotel they retired early. I wandered off up to the Hotel and enjoyed a pleasant evening with a few beers.

Loch Beanie

Once over the Col as you head down Glen Beanie you eventually pick up a faint vehicle track which improves as you go along

Auchintaple Loch, ideal spot for lunch

Heading for Loch Shandra

The River Isla near my camp in Kirton of Glenisla

Setting off from The Outdoor Centre heading for Loch Beanie on the alternative route for the Cateran Trail

At the far end of Loch Beanie there is no path and its best to try and follow the fence up to the Col but very boggy and lots of tussock grass

Auchintaple Loch in the distance

Loch Shandra

A welcome rest by Loch Shandra

Walk 16105 - 15/08/16 Kirton of Glenisla to Alyth

Area	Perthshire, Scotland	Walking time		Average speed
Walk	Kirton of Glenisla to Alyth	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Kirton of Glenisla (grid ref NO 247 476	Altitude loss		Altitude gain	1719ft
Weather	Sunny	Distance	12.3 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S7 phone
Route Kirton of Glenisla - Whitehill Wood - Glen Isla - Knaptam Hill - Hill of Alyth - Alyth

A misty morning with a heavy dew turned into a lovely sunny day and I set off up the hillside stopping to look at the Hut Circles on the hilltop, a good track took me along the hillside passing isolated farms and houses, I had lunch at Knaptam Hill with some great views across the valley. After passing Ardormie I followed the lane east and then south onto the track that led over the shoulder of Hill of Alyth and down into the town of Alyth. I followed the road through the town to the Five Roads Caravan Park which has facilities for tents. The short mown grass and hot showers were very welcome after my wild camps of the previous days. A great site with a pub at the entrance. Paloma and Florence arrived later in the afternoon.

Looking down on Kirton of Glenisla

Paloma and Florence ahead of me on the Trail

The track leading down into Alyth

My camp in the corner of the Village playing field

Remains of one of the many hut circles in the area

Great views from the hillside while having lunch

Five Roads Caravan Park. Alyth

Walk 16106 - 16/08/16 Alyth to Blairgowrie

Area	Perthshire, Scotland	Walking time	8 hours	Average speed
Walk	Alyth to Blairgowrie	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Alyth	Altitude loss		Altitude gain	2619ft
Weather	Sunny	Distance	18.2 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S7 phone
Route Alyth - Hill of Alyth - Mains of Creuchies - Burnside of Drimmie - Bridge of Cally - West Gormack - Blairgowrie

My route today took me back up over the shoulder of Hill of Alyth and along the ridge back to the Bridge of Cally, there are various alternative routes on the Cateran Trail but I chose to follow the main route from the guidebook. Paloma and Florence chose a more direct route back to Blairgowrie as they had a bus to catch. My route along the ridge was long with quite a bit of road walking was tiring on the feet. Once at the Burnside of Drimmie the trail continued as field path with high hedges either side, it became increasingly overgrown and for about a mile I battled my way through the long grass, nettles and thistles. The high hedges either side obscured any views across the valley. It was with relief that I reached The Braes and was back on the lane which I followed to Bridge of Cally and a pint of shandy at the Hotel. Once refreshed I set off on the path back to Blairgowrie arriving there just after 5.00pm This was a really long day and hindsight tells me I should have split the day into two but there are no official camp sites that take tents on the stretch and suitable wild camping spots were difficult to locate. Once in the town I collected my car and drove across town to the only Campsite I was able to find. The site was on the edge of town but provided the basic facilities that I needed.

I recorded my walk on Viewranger and the distance was 71.4 miles with a height gain of 10751 ft. A really great walk and another one off my list.

Beautiful countryside

Nearly back at Blairgowrie

Craidawn Caravan and Campsite

Morning in Alyth just before I packed up to leave

Looking back towards Alyth

Heading towards Bridge of Cally

Walk 16107 - 21/08/16 - New Mills and Hayfield with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	High Peak	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	New Mills and Hayfield with Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	New Mills	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S7 phone
Route New Mills - Beardhall Farm - Brownhills Farm - Moor Lodge - Hayfield - Sett Valley Trail - New Mills

Nine of us set off from New Mills along the Goyt Way and then up the hillside past Beardhall Farm and Brownhill Farm. This took us up onto moorland which gave us great views over the surrounding hills and valleys. Once past the TV mast we descended down the track stopping for lunch in a a sheltered place as although it was dry it was a little breezy. Afterwards we carried on down into Hayfield and then onto the Sett Valley Trail which we followed back to New Mills. After the walk we stopped for tea and coffee in the Heritage Centre before setting off for home.

Heading back along the Sett Valley Trail

Looking south as we climbed the hillside to Brownhill Farm

Walk 16108 - 22/08/16 - Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	2.25 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Trentabank Visitor Centre - Forest paths - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Four of us set off on our regular evening walk in Macclesfield Forest. Our route takes us from Trentabank Visitor Centre up through the forest and then onto the summit of Nessit Hill. We then follow the track down to lane and back along the forest path the the Visitor Centre

Map of our route

Walk 16109 - 24/08/16 - Piggford Moor and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Piggford Moor and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	2.5 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Trentabank Visitor Centre - Forest paths - Piggford Moor - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Richard and I set off from the Visitor Centre and walked up through the forest and onto Piggford Moor and then returned back though the forest to the Visitor Centre

The nights are closing in and we will be needing our head torches soon.

Heading back down over Piggford Moor

Walk 16110 - 28/08/16 - Langley and Higher Pethills with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Langley and Higher Pethills with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude	611ft	Maximum altitude	1125 ft
Start from	Langley	Altitude loss		Altitude gain	1106 ft
Weather	Sunny	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Langley - Gritstone Traile - Hanging Gate Inn - High Lee - Higher Pethills Farm - Lowerhouse - Ridge Hill - Langley

Fifteen of us set off from the car park by Teggs Nose Reservoir along the Gritstone Trail, it was overcast and misty and we followed the Gritstone Trail across the fields past Greenbarn and up to the Hanging Gate Inn. We paused for a coffee break and then set off along the field path with some rather muddy sections and eventually passed the High Lee Farm and onto Withenshaw Lane. We walked down the lane and crossed the main road onto the farm lane which took us down towards Lower Pethills Farm. We stopped for lunch on the hillside and were pleasantly surprised as the cloud cleared and the blue skies appeared giving us some great views over Croker Hill and the surrounding countryside. After lunch we followed the track through Higher Pethills Farm and down to Lowerhouse. After crossing the road we walked up to Ridge Hill and down into Langley and back to the start. A great walk which started out a bit misty and ended with glorious sunshine.

Thanks to Christine, Kati, Doreen, Carol, Ruth, Ray, Maureen, Derek, Pat G, Rob, Wendy, Hans, Alex and Chris for joining me on this walk.

Looking up at Croker Hill

Lunch stop near Higher Pethills Farm

Heading up from Lower House towards Langley

Walk 16111 30/08/16 - Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny evening	Distance	2.25 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Trentabank Visitor Centre - Forest paths - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Map of our route

Walk 16112 - 31/08/16 Whaley Bridge and Taxal

Area	Peak District	Walking time	3½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Whaley Bridge and Taxal	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Whaley Bridge	Altitude loss		Altitude gain	1195ft
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map	Ordnance Survey OL1	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Whaley Bridge - Slatersbank Wood - Cornhill Farm - Kishfield Bridge - Gap House - Taxal - Hillbridge Nature Reserve - Whaley bridge

I set off from Whaley Bridge on a reconnaissance for Broken Cross Walkers, I headed alongside Toddbrook Reservoir and along the hillside past New House Farm and down to Kishfield Bridge, A woodland path took me up to Gap House and then across the road and down to Taxal. The track southwards took me to Hillbridge Nature Reserve and then over the footbridge and back through Shallcross Wood and into Whaley Bridge. A great walk and I just hope the weather on the day of the club walk is as good as it was today.

Heading towards Taxal which is just over the brow

Looking back towards Cornhill Farm

Heading south towards Hillbridge nature Reserve

Walk 16113 - 06/09/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2.4 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Three of us set off on our regular evening walk in Macclesfield Forest. Our route takes us from Trentabank Visitor Centre up through the forest and then onto the summit of Nessit Hill. We then follow the track down to lane and back along the forest path the the Visitor Centre

Map of our route

Walk 16114 - 07/09/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2.40 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Map of our route

Walk 16115 - 11/09/16 Whaley Bridge and Taxal with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	High peak	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Whaley Bridge and Taxal with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Whaley bridge	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny	Distance	7 miles
Map	OS Dark peak Area OL1	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Whaley Bridge - Slatersbank Wood - Cornhill Farm - Kishfield Bridge - Gap House - Taxal - Hillbridge Nature Reserve - Whaley bridge

Ten off us set off from Whaley Bridge and headed alongside Toddbrook Reservoir and up along the hillside past New House Farm and down to Kishfield Bridge, A woodland path took us up to Gap House and then across the road and up onto the ridge above Taxal where we stopped for lunch with some great views across the valley. After passing through Taxal we took the track southwards and down through Hillbridge Nature Reserve and over the footbridge across the River Goyt, we then followed the path back through Shallcross Wood and into Whaley Bridge. After the walk some of us enjoyed refreshments in the Goyt Inn in Whaley Bridge. A great walk in good weather. Thanks to Christine, Pat G, Dave G, Wendy, Chris R, Alec, Chris J, Maureen and Derek for joining me on this walk.

Zooming in on two walkers croosing the field near Hillbridge Nature Reserve

Looking across towards Taxal Moor

Looking across towards Hillbridge Nature Reserve from above Taxal

Walk 16116 - 12/09/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2 .40 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Five of us set off on our regular evening walk in Macclesfield Forest. Our route takes us from Trentabank Visitor Centre up through the forest and then onto the summit of Nessit Hill. We then follow the track down to lane and back along the forest path the the Visitor Centre

Map of our route

Walk 16117 - 13/09/16 Circuit of Kinder Scout - Day 1 Edale to Fairbrook Naze backpacking

Area	Peak District	Walking time	5 hours	Average speed
Walk	Circuit of Kinder Scout - Day 1 Edale to Fairbrook Naze	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Edale	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny then stormy night	Distance	8 miles
Map	OS Dark Peak area OL1	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Edale - Ringing Roger - Madwoman's Stones - Blackden Edge - Seal Stones - Fairbrook Naze

I set off from Edale and headed up the path by Ringing Roger Roger, once up on the plateau rim I headed eastwards as my intention was to follow the path anticlockwise and wild camp halfway round. The weather was excellent and I had some great views from the high level path. I passed Druids Stone and then Madwoman's Stones and then west along Blackden Edge to Seal Stones. I crossed the top of Fair Brook and as it was around 6.00pm I started looking for a place to camp. I eventually found a nice spot near to Fairbrook Naze which gave me some great views down into the Woodlands Valley. The weather was calm and sunny but that was soon changed. I had planned to cook my meal sat on the rocks looking over the valley but quite suddenly a strong wind arrived and the sky darkened. I retreated into my tent as thunder and lightening brought some spectacular scenes. I cooked my meal watching with some apprehension as the storm raged all around me. Heavy rain arrived and I settled down snug in my sleeping bag and watched a film on my tablet. Even with my earphones in I could still hear the rain hammering down on my tent. It eventually eased off and I soon fell asleep. My Wild Country Zephros 2 tent stood the test and I remained dry throughout.

Thats a weight of my back for a few minutes

Quite calm before the storm, airing my sleeping bag

Heading up towards Ringing Roger

Some strange rock formations on Kinder Scout

Storm clouds before the thunder and lightning

Walk 16118 - 14/09/16 Fairbrook Naze to Edale backpacking

Area	Peak District	Walking time	6 hours	Average speed
Walk	Circuit of Kinder Scout - Day 2 Fairbrook Naze to Edale	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Fairbrook Naze	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Misty the sunny all day	Distance	10 miles
Map	OS Dark Peak area OL1	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Fairbrook Naze - Sandy Heys - Kinder Downfall - Kinder Low - Pym Chair - Ringing Roger Edale

I awoke to a misty start but this cleared after a few hours to give a glorious sunny day, I followed the path along the rim westwards and then south past Sandy Heys and Kinder Downfall to Kinder Low. A lunch break by Noe Stool gave me some great views over the Vale of Edale and then it was along the path over Crowden Brook and Grindsbrook Clough and back to Ringing Roger where I started my descent down to Edale. Once down to the station I stopped for a pot of welcome pot of tea at the Penny Pot Cafe. A great couple of days walking with an exciting wild camp in the storm. Total distance about 18.4 miles with an altitude gain of 3981 ft.

I weighed my rucksack before setting off and it weighed over 14 kg which is rather a lot for a one night camp but I was carrying my Tablet 467g for evening entertainment and almost 3 litres of water. I calculated it had been quite dry recently and water would not be abundant. I guessed right as streams coming off the plateau were a mere trickle and very peaty. The water I carried was very welcome particulaly due to the hot weather. The storm at night merely provided a lot of very brown peaty water.

The tents still up and dry after all the rain

Turned out to be a beautiful day

Looking back to the Kinder Plateau from Ringing Roger

A misty dawn from my campsite

All packed and ready to set off

Kinder Downfall

Walk 16119 - 18/09/16 Biddulph Grange and Gritstone Trail with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Staffordshire	Walking time	3½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Biddulph Grange and Gritstone Trail with Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Biddulph Grange Country Park	Altitude loss		Altitude gain	1034ft
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7.80 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Biddulph Grange Country Park - Congleton Edge - Nick i'th Hill - Biddulph Valley Way - Biddulph Country Park

Ten of us set off from Biddulph Grange Country Park and after passing through Biddulph Park we descended across the fields and up to Congleton Edge and Nick i'th Hill, a stretch of the Biddulph Valley Way took us to Marsh Green and back to the Country Park. Refreshments at the Cafe finished the day off nicely.

A Mill Pond

Looking across from near Biddulph Park

Looking across to Biddulph Grange

Walk 16120 - 18/09/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2 .40 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Map of our route

Walk 16121 - 24/09/16 Bridges to Church Stretton with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Shropshire	Walking time	4 hours	Average speed
Walk	Bridges to Church Stretton Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Carding Mill Valley	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods, windy	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 217	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Bridges - Ratlinghope - Lower Darnford - Shropshire Way - Carding Mill Valley

Ten of us have just enjoyed a really splendid weekend at the Longmynd Hotel in Church Stretton. Great food and fabulous views from the Hotel.
On our first day we arrived at the Carding Mill Valley and caught the Minibus which took us up onto the Longmynd and then to Bridges. A 7 mile walk brought us back to the start with some great views from the Longmynd. Sunny most of the day but quite windy.

Heading across the Long Mynd

Heading towards Ratlinghope

On the Long Mynd

Walk 16122- 25/09/16 Church Stretton and Acton Scott with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Shropshire	Walking time	6 hours	Average speed
Walk	Church Stretton and Acton Scott Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Church Stretton	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny	Distance	9 miles
Map	Explorer 217	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Church Stretton - Ragleth - Acton Scott - Little Stretton - Church Stretton

On Sunday we set off from the Hotel and ...after a steep climb up from the town we eventually arrived on the summit of Ragleth, wonderful views from the summit. We then descended at the end of the ridge and eventually arrived at the small village of Acton Scott. We had lunch in the Churchyard and then set off back through some rather tricky woodland footpaths and eventually arrived at Little Stretton where we stopped for refreshments at a charming Village Pub. Then it was along the hillside track and back to the Hotel. About 9 miles on another great sunny day.

Looking across from Ragleth Hill to Long Mynd, our Hotel is the white building in the centre of the forest

On the ridge of Ragleth Hill

Looking towards Helmerth Hill from Ragleth Hill

Walk 16123 - 26/09/16 Church Stretton and Helmerth Hill with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Shropshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Church Stretton and Helmerth Hill Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Church Stretton	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Drizzle	Distance	5 miles
Map	Explorer 217	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Church Stretton - Gaerstones Farm - Helmerth Hill - Church Stretton

Our final day saw us not quite so lucky with the weather with drizzle and restricted views, however we managed a 5 mile walk around Helmeth Hill and then back into Church Stretton for refreshments before setting off for home.
On the weekend trip were Janet, Bill, Peter, John, Wendy, Hans, Doreen, Pat, David and Christine.
Special thanks to Janet for organising the trip and planning the walks.

Hope Bowdler Hill in the distance

Walking towards Helmerth Hill

Heading back towards Church Stretton

Walk 16124 -26/09/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Map of our route

Walk 16125 - 28/09/16 Higher Hurdsfield and Langley with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	4 hours	Average speed
Walk	Higher Hurdsfield and Langley with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Higher Hurdsfield	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Higher Hurdsfield - Gritstone Trail - Teggs Nose - Langley - Gurnet - Macclesfield Canal - Higher Hurdsfield

Five of us set off from Higher Hurdsfield and headed up Cliff Lane and after crossing Buxton Road we followed the Gritstone Trail across to Teggs Nose. We stopped here for an early lunch and then followed the Saddlers Way down into Langley and on to Gurnet where we stopped for a cup of tea at the Bullocks Lane Garden Centre. Afterwards we walked along the canal towpath back to Higher Hurdsfield. Although the walk was supposed to be less the 7 miles it certainly felt longer. Thanks to Christine, Pat, Dave and Sue for joining me on this walk

Crossing the stream beneath Teggs Nose

Heading down the Sadlers Way to Langley

Looking back towards Teggs Nose

Walk 16126 - 28/09 16 - Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Two of us set off on our regular evening walk in Macclesfield Forest. Our route takes us from Trentabank Visitor Centre up through the forest and then onto the summit of Nessit Hill. We then follow the track down to lane and back along the forest path the the Visitor Centre

Map of our usual route for the evening walk

Walk 16127 - 03/10/16 Benidorm to Sierra Helada

Area	Spain	Walking time	2 hours	Average speed
Walk	Benidorm to Sierra Helada	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Benidorm centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny and 28c	Distance	3 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Benidorm - Sierra Helada - Benidorm

Whenever I stay in Benidorm I always make the climb to the cross on the hill, the ridge is called the Sierra Helada and has magnificent views to the distant mountain and along the coast. The route takes you from the beach and winds it way through apartments and hotels. It climbs steeply, soon leaving the bustle of the town and passes various properties in the process of construction. Once at the Cross which is illuminated at night the path continues along the ridge eventually descending to the town of Albir. A great ridge walk which I did a few years ago. The Bernia Ridge in the distance is I believe a challenging walk and one I mean to tackle some time in the future. In the west on the other side of the town stands the mighty Puig Campania which I climbed a few years ago. After admiring the scenery I descended back down the lane and back to my Hotel. There is plenty of walking to be done in this area.

Looking across Benidorm from the Cross towards Puig Campana. climbed that a few years ago. Great fun.

The cross above Benidorm

At the Cross looking towards Sierra Helada

Walk 16128 - 06/10/16 Benidorm to Sierra Helada

Area	Spain	Walking time	2 hours	Average speed
Walk	Benidorm to Sierra Helada	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Benidorm	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny and 28c	Distance	3 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Benidorm - Sierra Helada - Benidorm

Another walk up to the Cross on Sierra Helada, still great views from the Cross no matter how many times you do it. Quite a few British folk up there admiring the views

The Sierra Helada ridge. There is a footpath along it to the next town of Albir. Takes about 4 hours if my memory is correct. Then bus back to Benidorm

Another view of the cross

Looking from the Cross towards Puig Campana

Walk 16129 - 06/10/16 - Altea to Albir

Area	Spain	Walking time	2½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Altea to Albir	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Altea	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny and 26c	Distance	5 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Altea - Albir

Four of us caught the bus from Benidorm to Altea and walked up through the narrow alleyways to the Church Square on the hill in Altea. A really beautiful place with some great views down the coast. We then followed the alleyways down to the coast and walked along the promenade to Albir for coffee in one of the many seaside Cafe's. We then caught the bus back to our Hotel.

Altea

Altea just a bus ride from Bendirorm. Totally different

Looking from Altea towards Benidorm, you can just see the tall buildings on the horizon. The mountain in the centre is the the Sierra Helada and Albir is at the foot of the ridge

Walk 16130 - 12/10/16 - Circuit of Rudyard Lake with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Staffordshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Circuit of Rudyard Lake with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Staffordshire Way Car Park, Rushton Spencer	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Rushton Spencer - Rycroft Gate - Cliff Park - Rea Cliff Wood - Rudyard - Dismantled railway - Rushton Spencer

Six of us set off from the Car Park at Rushton Spencer on a Wednesday walk. We followed the old disused railway track then took the Staffordshire Way which follows the west shore of Rudyard Lake and then into Rudyard where we stopped for lunch at the Rudyard Hotel, nice carvery and good value. Afterwards we headed north up the east side of Rudyard Lake and back to the start at Rushton Spencer. Thanks to Christine, Pat G, Dave G, Hans and Chris R for joining me on this Wednesday walk.

Rudyard Lake

Rudyard Lake

Walking back along the disused railway track to Rushton Spencer

Walk 16131 - 13/10/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Map of our usual route for the evening walk, we usually walk clockwise.

Walk 16132- 16/10/16 Bollin Valley, Prestbury and Bollington with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Prestbury and Bollington Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Riverside Park, Macclesfield	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	8 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Macclesfield Riverside Park - Prestbury - Butley Town - Lowerhouse - Clarence Mill - Canal - Middlewood Way - Riverside Park

Ten of us set off from The Riverside Park in Macclesfield and followed the path along the River Bollin to Prestbury, a field path then took us across to Butley Town then after passing Lowerhouse we joined the Canal and walked to Clarence Mill where we stopped for Lunch. Afterwards we headed south along the towpath and then joined the Middlewood Way which took us back to our start at the Riverside Park. A great walk led by Wendy with Christine, Pat g, Doreen, John, Rob, Roy, Grant, Jack and myself.

Heading towards Clarence Mill

Macclesfield Canal near Bollington

Looking across to Kerridge

Walk 16133 - 17/10/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	3 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Map of our usual route for the evening walk, we usually walk clockwise.

Walk 16134 - 18/10/16 Leek to Cat and Fiddle backpack. Day 1 Leek to Roaches

Area	Shropshire	Walking time	4½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Leek to Cat & Fiddle backpack. Day 1 Leek - Roaches	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Leek	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Dry at first then rain and windy	Distance	9 miles
Map	Explorer OL24	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Leek Ball Hay Green - Churnet Valley Way - Tittesworth Visitor Centre - Roach House - Doxey Pool - Roach End

The forecast looked reasonable as I caught the bus to Leek and set off with my gear with the intention of a wild camp on the Roaches. The plan was to spend the night near Doxey Pool but things did not go quite as planned. I left Leek after lunchtime in dry weather and followed the Churnet Way which took me alongside the Tittesworth Reservoir. The rain started as I reached the visitor centre and I soon had all my waterproofs on. After a cup of tea in the Cafe about 4.00pm I pressed on through the showers and climbed up the path taking me towards the ridge. Once on the ridge the rain was quite heavy and the mist was down, all the paths were awash with water as I thought to myself this was not what I was expecting. To late now to change my mind and I could see that darkness was approaching. The area around Doxey Pool was very wet and I could find no suitable place for camping. Poor visibility, heavy rain and glasses steamed up, I was not a happy chappy. I was carrying all the correct gear it was just a case of finding a suitable spot to put my tent up. It was decision time, I knew that once the path descended past Bearstone Rock towards the lane there were some areas to camp. I passed the Trig point and after a while descended down to the lane. Time was of the essence as darkness was approaching, I selected a place to camp and battled with the wind and the rain to get the tent up. Once the tent was up it was waterproofs off and quickly inside, I sat there for a while and rested while the rain hammered down. Once I had recovered I cooked my meal which was a tin of Chicken Masala with some couscous with tea and biscuits afterwards. I watched an episode of Dads Army on my phone and fell asleep.

Tittesworth Reservoir

Heading towards Tittesworth Reservoir

Walk 16135 - 19/10/16 Leek to Cat and Fiddle backpack. Day 2 Roaches to Cat and Fiddle

Area	Staffordshire	Walking time	4 hours	Average speed
Walk	Leek to Cat &Fiddle backpack. Day 2 Roaches to Cat & Fiddle	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Roaches	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Rain, windy	Distance	9 miles
Map	OL24	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Roach End - Gradbach - Three Shires Head - Danebower Hollow - Cat and Fiddle

The rain woke me several times during the night and I eventually woke at six. I cooked my porridge and packed everything away as I wanted to be away early as I might have been on private land. My original plan had been to walk as far as Macclesfield but after the rigours of yesterday I decided to amend my plan and walk as far as the Cat and Fiddle where I knew there was an hourly bus service to Macclesfield. Today the weather was excellent and I enjoyed a great walk down through the woods to Gradbach and then onto the Dane Valley Way which I followed up to Three Shires Head. After a brief coffee break I continued along the DVW. A slightly muddy path in places due to the previous nights rain but some great views across the valley to Reeves End Quarries, now deserted but once the scene of intense activity with the stone and coal that was extracted in the area. After crossing the A54 I followed the path along Danebower Hollow and eventually arrived at the Cat and Fiddle Inn, the next bus took me back to Macclesfield and a walk across town to me to my home. An enjoyable couple of days despite the poor weather on the previous day.

My camp site for the night

Looking back towards the Roaches

Looking towards Danebower and Reeve Edge Quarries, once the scene much coal mining and quarrying

Early morning, looking back towards Tittesworth Reservoir

In the woods heading towards Gradbach

Three Shires Head

Walk 16136 - 23/10/16 Nelson Pit and Lyme Park with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Nelson Pit and Lyme Park with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Nelson Pit	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Nelson - Pit - Platt Wood Farm - Elmerhurst Wood - Crow Wood - Lyme Park Visitor Centre - Darcy's Pool - West Parkgate - Nelson Pit

Five of us set off from Nelson Pit Visitor Centre and headed north along the canal towpath, we then crossed the canal and headed through Platt Wood Farm and after passing Elmerhurst Cottage we entered Elmerhurst Wood and then Crow Wood and ate our lunch by the Visitor Centre. Afterwards we headed across the Moor past Darcy's Pool. Unfortunately he was not bathing at the time much to the dismay of the ladies in our group. We then walked down to West Parkgate and then back along the canal towpath to Nelson Pit. After the walk we enjoyed tea and coffee at the Trading Post on the Canal.

Looking towards the Cage in Lyme Park

Heading towards Elmerhurst Cottage

Darcy's Pool in Lyme Park

Walk 16137 - 24/10/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear night	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Map of our usual route for the evening walk, we usually walk clockwise.

Walk 16138 - 30/10/16 Circuit of Tittesworth with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Staffordshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Circuit of Tittesworth with Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Meerbrook	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Overcast	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer OL24	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Meerbrook - South Hillswood Farm - Ball Haye Green - Churnet Valley Way - Visitor Centre - Meerbrook

Eleven of us set off from Meerbrook heading south along the lane alongside Tittesworth Reservoir, we passed through North Hillswood Farm and then South Hillswood Farm eventually reaching Ball Haye Green on the outskirts of Leek. Here we joined the Churnet Valley Way which heads north alongside the Reservoir. Although the weather was overcast we had some splendid views alongside the water and woods the Autumn colours were magnificent. At the Visitor Centre we stopped for tea and cakes and then back along the lane to the start. Thanks to Roy for leading the walk and Christine, David, Pat G, Doreen, Janet D, Janet B, John, Cathy, Hans and Wendy for coming on the walk

Tittesworth Reservoir

In the woods alongside Tittesworth Reservoir

Walk 16139 - 31/10/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2.37 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Map of our usual route for the evening walk, we usually walk clockwise.

Walk 16140 - 04/11/16 Harrop Pike from Swindale with the MaccPackers

Area	Lake District	Walking time	5½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Harrop Pike from Swindale with the MaccPackers	Minimum altitude	907 ft	Maximum altitude	2071 ft
Start from	Truss Gap, Swindale	Altitude loss	2035 ft	Altitude gain	2024 ft
Weather	Showery	Distance	10.2 miles
Map	Ordnance Survey OL5	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Truss Gap - Swindale Head - Mosedale Cottage Seavy Side - Swindale Head - Truss Gap

Four of us set off from Truss Gap along the lane to Swindale Head and then along the path above Mosedale Beck, we arrived at Mosedale Cottage, a Bothy belonging to the Mountain Bothy Association. We sheltered inside from the showers as we ate our lunch and then set off across the boggy valley bottom and then climbed up to the summit of Harrop Pike. A slightly different route down eventually took us past Mosedale Cottage and back to Swindale Head and Truss Gap. Parking in this area is extremely limited. a 45 minute drive took us to the White Horse Inn where we had booked one of the Bunkhouse 8 person rooms as we were to be joined later by 3 other members of our group

The White Horse Inn, Scales, highly recommended

The White Horse Inn

Deer on the hill behind Mosedale Cottage

Harrop Pike

Heading towards Mosedale Cottage

Mosedale Cottage

Descending from Harrop Pike and looking across to the disused Mosedale Quarry

Walk 16141 - 05/11/16 - Clough Head and Great Dodd from Scales with the MaccPackers

Area	Lake District	Walking time	7½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Clough Head & Great Dodd from Scales with MaccPackers	Minimum altitude	459 ft	Maximum altitude	2799 ft
Start from	Scales	Altitude loss	3260 ft	Altitude gain	3350 ft
Weather	Windy, cold	Distance	13.9 miles
Map	Ordnance Survey OL5	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Scales - Hausewell Brow - Clough Head - Calfhow Pike - Little Dodd - Great Dodd Matterdale Common - Sandbeds Moss - Highgate - Scales

Seven of us set off from the White Horse Inn and followed the River Glenderamackin as far as Mill Bridge near Threlkeld, we then headed south across the moor to Hausewell Brow and then up the steep hillside to the summit of Clough Head, we then descended and walked across the Calfhow Pike where we ate our lunch in the shelter of the rocks. Afterwards we returned to the path and climbed steadily over Little Dodd and onto the summit of Great Dodd. It was quite icy with a thin layer of snow on the summit and we quickly descended to Matterdale Common and eventually to Groovebeck Fold where we joined the Old Coach Road. After heading westwards we turned north across Sandbeds Moss, a very boggy walk for almost a mile until we reached Lobbs and firmer ground. We passed Highgate Close and Wallthwaite and arrived back at Scales. A hot shower and another excellent meal at the Inn finished the day off nicely. Our group were Kevin, John, Chris, Paul. Alan, Richard, Poppy the dog and myself.

Looking across to Derwentwater with Skiddaw on the right

Setting off for Great Dodd

Looking back towards Great Dodd after we had descended

Group photo as we set off for Clough Head which is in the distance

Having a breather before we set off from Clough Head

Shelter on Great Dodd

Walk 16142 - 06/11/16 - Scales Tarn from Scales

Area	Lake District	Walking time	4 hours	Average speed
Walk	Scales Tarn from Scales	Minimum altitude	745 ft	Maximum altitude	1956 ft
Start from	Scales	Altitude loss	1514 ft	Altitude gain	1510 ft
Weather	Sleet and snow	Distance	4 miles
Map	Ordnance Survey OL5	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route Scales - Scales Tarn - Mousthwaite Combe - Scales

Seven of us set off from Scales on a wintry day with the intention of climbing Blencathra, almost immediately the rain and sleet started and we plodded uphill and along the valley above the infant River Glenderamackin. We climbed up alongside Scales Beck and reached Scales Tarn where we stopped to assess the conditions. Snow and sleet were falling and four of the group Richard and Poppy, Paul, Chris and John were keen to carry on to the summit and they continued up the steep track above Scales Tarn to the summit. Myself, Kevin and Alan returned back along the track and across to Mousthwaite Coombe and back to Scales. We ate our lunch by the Inn and then it was inside to the log fire and hot coffee. A short while later the rest of the group arrived back having completed the climb and descending quickly back to the Inn. An excellent weekend with great walks in varied weather conditions and staying at the excellent White Horse Inn.

Pause for a breather as we head towards Scales Beck

Looking back towards Souther Fell

By Scales Tarn

Walk 16143 - Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Map of our usual route for the evening walk, we usually walk clockwise.

Walk 16144 - 08/11/16 Plumley and Holford Hall

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Plumley and Holford Hal	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Plumley	Altitude loss	214 ft	Altitude gain	214 ft
Weather	Overcast	Distance	7.50 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Plumley Holford Moss - Hame Farm - Holford Hall - Royd Wood - Plumley

I set off from Plumley Station on a reccy walk for January with the Macclesfield Ramblers. It was an overcast day and I walked along the field path to Holford Moss and across to Langford Farm. Then it was north past Plumley Lime Beds Nature Reserve to Holford Hall which was built in 1601. A short way along the A556 a field path took me across the fields to Royd Wood by Tabley Mere and then back into Plumley.

Holford Hall

Autumn has arrived

Walk 16145 - 12/11/16 Alderley Edge and the Wizard

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Alderley Edge ands the Wizard	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	NT Car park, The Wizard	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Overcast, damp.	Distance	6.37 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Wizard car park - Adders Moss - Clinton Hill - Hocker Lane - Nether Alderley Edge - Wizard car park

I set off from the Wizard Car Park to check out a future walk for Broken Cross Ramblers. The weather was overcast and there was dampness in the air. I followed the path through the woods and over past Adders Moss, then after crossing the main road I went through Finlow Hill Wood and past Clinton Hill and onto Hocker Lane. A steady walk along this delightful bridleway took me to Nether Alderley where I stopped for lunch. Afterwards I followed the path through the outskirts of Alderley Edge and then up through the woods and back to the Wizard car park.

The woods near the Wizard

Autumn scene in the woods near the Wizard

Walk 16146 - 13/11/16 Whaley Bridge and Coombs Reservoir with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	High Peak	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Whaley Bridge and Coombs Reservoir ith Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Whaley Bridge Canal Basin	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	7 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Whaley bridge - New Horwich - Buxsworth - Lydgate - Bradshaw Hall - Tunstead Milton - Cadster House - Horwich End - Whaley Bridge.

Ten of us set off from Whaley Bridge to New Horwich and then along the hillside path to Buxworth another hillside path took us to Lydgate and then to the magnificent Bradshaw Hall. We passed through Tunstead Milton and alongside Coombs Reservoir on onto the hillside path which took us past Cadster House and then through Horwich End and back to Whaley Bridge.

Another view from our path above Buxsworth

Looking across to Toddbrook Reservoir

Heading along the path beneath Eccles Pike

Walk 16147 - 14/11/16 - Macclesfield Forrest and Nessit Hill

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Macclesfield Forrest and Nessit Hill	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2.40 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Time for a breather on Nessit Hill

Map of our route

Walk 16148 - 16/11/16 Macclesfield Forrest and Nessit Hill

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Macclesfield Forrest and Nessit Hill	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2.40 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Richard and I set off on our regular evening walk in Macclesfield Forest. Our route takes us from Trentabank Visitor Centre up through the forest and then onto the summit of Nessit Hill. We then follow the track down to lane and back along the forest path the the Visitor Centre.

Looking out over Macclesfield from Nessit Hill

Map of our usual route

Mountain bikers in the forest, they really do have very powerful lights

Walk 16149 - 20/11/16 Alderley Edge and the Wizard with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Alderley Edge and the Wizard with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	NT Car park, The Wizard	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Drizzle then dry	Distance	6.83 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Wizard car park - Adders Moss - Clinton Hill - Hocker Lane - Nether Alderley Edge - Wizard car park

Seven of us set off from the Wizard Car Park on a damp day which later turned out quite nice. We followed the path through the woods and over past Adders Moss, then after crossing the main road we went through Finlow Hill Wood and past Clinton Hill and onto Hocker Lane. A steady walk along this delightful bridleway took us to Nether Alderley where we stopped for lunch. Afterwards we followed the path through the outskirts of Alderley Edge and then up through the woods and back to the Wizard car park. Tea in the Wizard Cafe finished the day off nicely.

Handy bus shelter for lunch at Nether Alderley

Alderley woods

Path through the woods at Alderley Edge

Walk 16150 - 21/11/16 Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest evening walk

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest evening walk	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2.40 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Map of our night time route

Walk 16151 - 25/11/16 Tatton Park circular

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	2 hours	Average speed
Walk	Tatton Park circular	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Tatton Park	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	4 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Tatton Park circular walk

Chris and I parked in Tatton Park and did a circular walk around the park visiting the Christmas Fair in the Courtyard.

Tatton Park

Melchett Mere in Tatton Park

Tatton Park

Walk 16152 - 27/11/16 Tatton Park from Knutsford with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Tatton Park from Knutsford with Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Knutsford	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	6.38 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Knutsford - Dog Wood - Old Hall - Tatton Hall - Knutsford

Ten of us set off from Knutsford through Dog Wood and alongside Tatton Mere and then across to the Old Hall, once past the Hall we followed the perimeter fence and then back across the Park to Tatton Hall where we stopped for lunch in the Courtyard. Afterwards we passed the Temple and then back along the track and into Knutsford.

Heading along the track in Tatton Park

Walking through Dog Wood

Magnificent Stag in Tatton Park

Walk 16153 - 28/11/16 Shutlingsloe from Trentabank evening walk

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1½ hours	Average speed
Walk	Shutlingsloe from Trentabank evening walk	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	3.35 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Trentabank - Forest paths - Piggford Moor - Shutlingsloe - return by same route

Five of us set off from Trentabank for an evening walk up Shutlingsloe, we followed the path up through the forest and out over Piggford Moor and up onto the summit of Shutlingsloe. Great nightime views for the summit. Afterwards we returned by the same route.

Time for a breather on Shutlingsloe

Heading across Piggford Moor

On the summit of Shutlingsloe

Walk 16154 - 03/12/16 Timbersbrook and Congleton

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Timbersbrook and Congleton	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Timbersbrook	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Overcast	Distance	6.64 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Timbersbrook - Buglawton - Havannah - Congleton - Dane in Shaw - Overedge - Timbersbrook

I set off from Timbersbrook to check the route for the following days walk that I was leading. After leaving Timbersbrook I walked across the fields to join the Canal towpath and then headed north to Buglawton, then it was through the outskirts of Congleton to join the footpath alongside the River Dane which I followed into Congleton. I then joined the Biddulph Valley Way which I followed out of town to Dane-in-Shaw and then the Gritstone Trail back to Timbersbrook. Not quite as interesting walk as I had anticipated so a rethink was planned for the next day.

Walk 16155 - 04/12/16 Timbersbrook and the Biddulph Valley Way with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Cheshire /Staffs	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Timbersbrook & Biddulph Valley Way Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Timbersbrook	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Timbersbrook - Dane in Shaw - Higher Whitemoor Farm - Staffordshire Moorlands Walk - Newton - Biddulph Park - Timbersbrook

Eight of us set off from Timbersbrook on a lovely sunny but cool day, field paths took us across to Dane in Shaw and the along the Biddulph Valley Way and then across the shoulder of Congleton Edge. We then descended past Higher Whitemoor farm and along the Staffordshire Moorlands Walk, then it was up to Newtown and back past Biddulph Park and back to Timbersbrook. Thanks to Kati, Carol, Wendy, Chris R, Janet H, Chris and Alec for joining me on this walk.

Zooming in on Congleton with Jodrell Bank in the distance

Looking across to Bosley Cloud

Mow Cop in the distance

Walk 16156 - 05/12/16 Nessit Hill Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2 .40 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Map of our usual evening route in Macclesfield Forest

Walk 16157 - 09/12/16 Rainow and Harrop Fold Farm

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Rainow and Harrop Fold Farm	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Roadside parking B5470 near Rainow	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Overcast	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Harrop Fold Farm - Hedge Row - Harrop Fold Farm

Chris and I did a circular walk passing through Harrop Fold Farm and along Hedge Row and back to the car.

Hedge Row

Walk 16158 - Bowfell and Angle Tarn with the MaccPackers

Area	Lake District	Walking time	6 hours	Average speed
Walk	Bowfell and Angle Tarn with the MaccPackers	Minimum altitude	318ft	Maximum altitude	2944ft
Start from	Old Gungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale	Altitude loss		Altitude gain	3121ft
Weather	Overcast	Distance	8.11 miles
Map	Ordnance Survey OL6	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel - Stool End - The Band - Bowfell - Ore Gap - Angle Tarn Rossett Gill - Mickleden - Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel

Three of us, myself, Richard and Kevin set off from the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel and headed along the track to Stool End, we then climbed the path leading up The Band and eventually arrived on the summit of Bowfell which had a light covering of snow, we had lunch in the lee of some rocks and then headed along the ridge to Ore Gap and then descended to Angle Tarn. Once oast the tarn we followed the path down Rossett Gill to Mickleden and back to the start at the Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel where we enjoyed refreshments before setting off for home. Thanks to Richard for driving.

Descending towards Angle Tarn from Ore Gap

Langdale Pikes in the distance

Looking down from The Band into the Langdale Valley

At the top of Rossett Gill

Path junction in Mickleden

Walk 16159 - 11/12/16 Gawsworth and North Rode with Macclesfield Ramblers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Gawsworth and North Rode with Macclesfield Ramblers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Gawsworth	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Overcast	Distance	7 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Gawsworth - Manor Farm - North Rode - Macclesfield Canal - Oakgrove - Gawsworth

Ten of us set off from Gawsworth and followed the field path southwards to through Manor Farm to North Rode, then east along the track and the the lane to the Macclesfield Canal where we stopped lunch at the start of the Bosley Locks. Our route then took us north along the towpath as far as Oakgrove where we took the fieldpath westwards and back to our start at Gawsworth. We then called in at Gawsworth Church to see the Christmas Tree Festival. A magnificent display and definitely on our list for next year.

Heading across the fields towards North Rode

The magnificent Christmas Tree Festival in Gawsworth Church

Gawsworth Church

The new Gawsworth Hall

Another view of the Christmas Tree Festival in Gawsworth Church

Walk 16160 - 14/12/16 Lyme Park from West Parkgate

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	2 hours	Average speed
Walk	Lyme Park from West Parkgate	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	West Parkgate	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	3.23 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - West Parkgate - Hase Bank Wood - Lyme Park - Cluse Hay - West Parkgate

After parking near West Parkgate I followed the track through Hase Bank Wood and across Lyme Park to the Visitor Centre where I stopped for lunch. Afterwards I followed the path over the moor towards Cluse Hay and then down to West Parkgate and my start point.

Looking across the Cage

Hase Bank Wood

Paddock Cottage

Walk 16161 - 14/12/16 Macclesfield Forest and Nessit Hill evening walk

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Macclesfield Forest and Nessit Hill evening walk	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2.40 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Trentabank Visitor Centre - Nessit Hill - Forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Our usual route through the forest at night

Walk 16162 -16/12/16 Xmas Meal at Langley and walk back to Macclesfield

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	A long time	Average speed
Walk	MaccPackers Xmas Meal at Langley & walk to Macclesfield	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Langle	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Overcast evening	Distance	5.08 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Langley to Macclesfield.

Nine of us from our group the MaccPackers enjoyed an excellent Xmas meal at the Leathers Smithy near Langley and then walked back to Macclesfield calling in at the St Dunstans Inn in Langley, the Church House Inn at Sutton and the Red Willow in Macclesfield. A really great night. The group consisted of Richard, Kevin, Bary, John, Paul, Alan, Chris, Rob and myself.

Walk 16163 - 18/12/16 Rainow and Kerridge with Broken Cross Walkers

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	3 hours	Average speed
Walk	Rainow and Kerridge with Broken Cross Walkers	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Rainow	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	6 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Rainow - Rainowlow - Billinge Head farm - Hedge Row - Oakenbank - Kerridge - Endon Hall - Kerridge Hill - Rainow

Eight of us set off from Rainow and followed field paths and tracks through Rainowlow and past Billinge Head Farm to Hedge Row, then it was along the track and across to Oakenbank and through Kerridge where we stopped for lunch. Afterwards we followed the path up and over Kerridge Hill and back down into Rainow. Refreshments were enjoyed in the Robin Hood Inn at the end of the walk. Thanks to Christine, Kati, Doreen, Wendy, Rob, Ruth and Ray for joining me on this last Broken Cross Walkers walk before Christmas.

Zooming in on White Nancy

Looking across to Alderley Edge in the distance

Heading down to Rainow from Kerridge Hill

Walk 16164 - 19/12/16 - Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	Nessit Hill and Macclesfield Forest	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Trentabank Visitor Centre	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Clear evening	Distance	2.40 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Trentabank Visitor Centre - forest paths - Nessit Hill - forest paths - Trentabank Visitor Centre

Six of us set off on our regular evening walk in Macclesfield Forest. Our route takes us from Trentabank Visitor Centre up through the forest and then onto the summit of Nessit Hill. We then follow the track down to lane and back along the forest path the the Visitor Centre.

Our usual route through the forest at night

Walk 16165 - 26/12/16 A walk around Ridgegate Reservoir

Area	Cheshire	Walking time	1 hour	Average speed
Walk	A walk around Ridgegate Reservoir	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Leathers Smithy, Langley	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Overcast	Distance	2 miles
Map	Explorer 268	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Leathers Smithy - Circuit of Ridgegate Reservoir

Chris and I set off from the Leathers Smithy and walked around Ridgegate Reservoir and through the Forest and then back to the car. A nice walk to blow the cobwebs away after all the Christmas Festivities.

Looking across Ridgegate Reservoir towards Teggs Nose

Walk 16166 - 27/12/16 A walk around Bakewell

Area	Peak District	Walking time		Average speed
Walk	A walk around Bakewell	Minimum altitude		Maximum altitude
Start from	Bakewell	Altitude loss		Altitude gain
Weather	Sunny periods	Distance	3 miles
Map		Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - A trip into Bakewell and back

Chris and I parked outside Bakewell and walked across the fields into Bakewell for a leisurely visit. A bit of shopping and a look round some of the Walking Shops followed by a spot of lunch on the river bank. We then returned back using the same route.

River Wye near Bakewell

Walk 16167 - 30/12/16 Bakestall, Skiddaw, Carl Side & Ullock Pike with the MaccPackers

Area	Lake District	Walking time	6 hours	Average speed
Walk	Bakestall, Skiddaw, Carl Side & Ullock Pike with the MaccPackers	Minimum altitude	486ft	Maximum altitude	3023ft
Start from	Peter House Farm near Bassenthwaite.	Altitude loss	3023ft	Altitude gain	3267ft
Weather	Low cloud, windy	Distance	9.09 miles
Map	OL4	Information from Viewranger app on my Samsung S4 phone
Route - Peter House Farm - Cumbria Way - Birkett Edge - Bakestall - Skiddaw - Carl Side - Longside Edge - Ullock Pike - Peter House Farm

Seven of us set off from the parking area at Peter House Farm and followed the Cumbria Way to the falls at White Water Dash. It was then a steep climb up Birkett Edge to the summit of Bakestall. the weather was overcast with very strong winds. After a brief stop we continued south to the summit of Skiddaw, it was difficult walking with winds gusting to 45 mph and we were glad to leave the summit and head south towards our next summit which was Carl Side. Once down at the Col we were sheltered from the wind and enjoyed our lunch with some good views down into the Valley. Afterwards we set off from Carl Side along Longside Edge and onto Ullock Pike and descended along The Edge and down onto the lane. A steady walk then brought us back to Peter House Farm. A great days walk in very windy conditions. Our group consisted of myself, Richard, Kevin, Barry, Paul, John and Alan.

John and Kevin on the Cumbria Way

A very very windy summit of Skiddaw, I recorded wind speeds of around 45mph on the summit and it was difficult to walk.

Ullock Pike in the distance

Ready to set off up the Cumbria Way

Setting off on the steep climb up Birkett Edge

Heading down towards Carl Side

Looking back from Ullock Pike towards Skiddaw

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