During the COVID-19 confinement, and following government's advice, all our walks were suspended.
For this walk we revisited our old favourite Edale for a ca. 9 mile circular route over Kinder Scout, via Upper Booth, Jacob’s Ladder, Edale Head and Grindslow Knoll.
Walk cancelled. The whole of Greater Manchester was a Covid Enhanced Response Area.
This Sunday (July 25th) followed a ca. 8 mile circular route around Hebden Bridge via Hebden Dale, Hebden Wood, Heptonstall, along Calderdale Way (with spectacular views over Eaves Wood); looping back to Calderside and Stubbing Wharf for a late lunch.
We followed a ca. 8 mile (13km) circular route around Alderley Edge via Nether Alderley, Beech Wood, The Wizard, Clock House Wood, Dickens Wood, up to The Edge, and slowly back down into town.
We did a ca. 8 mile (13km) circular route from Grindleford that we had last done in 2016. From the train station we first followed a steep path through the stunning Padley Gorge and then joined the Sheffield Country Walk until Upper Burbage Bridge. Higger Tor was the highest point of the walk, from where we had a quick look at Carl Wark –an interesting rocky outcrop that might have been an Iron Age fort. (Check the Wikipedia page!) The last leg via the Longshaw Estate is very gentle, and we concluded with a pub lunch at the Grouse Inn on Froggatt Edge.
We went to the thriving Cheshire market town (source) of Frodsham. A 10 mile circular walk (shortcuts on request) that took us first south to the foot of Foxhill Wood, then west to Helsby to enjoy the great view over the Cheshire plain and the awesome Runcorn chemical works... We then looped back to follow the Sandstone trail for a bit towards Frodsham. Before the well-earned pub lunch, one could add a bonus loop to visit Frodsham caves!
Plagiarising the route “Waterways of Marple” from the madwalkers (that’s the young Ramblers sub-group), this was a 9 mile circular route from Marple, taking in the Peak Forest Canal, Marple Aqueduct, River Goyt, Macclesfield Canal, and the Roman Lakes. Inconveniently these are all at different heights so there was some ups and downs, but the views are fantastic. We had our lunch at the Norfolk Arms.
We revisited a lovely route from Darwen to Entwistle. A 9-mile walk through woodland (Sunnyhurst wood and Tockholes plantation) and along part of the Witton Weavers Way to take us via the Turton & Enwistle Reservoir to one of our favourite pubs, the Strawbury Duck.