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Kettleshulme & Taxal Edge from Lamaload
Visorando Member
10.54 mi
+1,778 ft
-1,778 ft
6h 25
Moderate
Departure from Rainow (Cheshire East)
The Cheshire sector of the Peak District offers a great variety of walking and this route is no exception. The route includes a section of ridge walking with a lower level return through quiet countryside to complete the walk.
Shining Tor and Windgather Rocks from Lamaload
7.67 mi
+1,175 ft
-1,175 ft
4h 35
Moderate
Departure from Rainow (Cheshire East)
This walk visits the highest point in Cheshire, Shining Tor, and continues to Windgather Rocks, which are popular with climbers. Starting from Lamaload, this route offers varied content and some great views in the high moors of Cheshire and parts of Staffordshire.
Rainow to Lamaload Reservoir
Association / Club / Walk leader5.75 mi
+732 ft
-738 ft
3h 15
Easy
Departure from Rainow (Cheshire East)
Nice walk from Rainow and around Lamaload Reservoir.
Harrop Valley
2.61 mi
+315 ft
-315 ft
1h 30
Easy
Departure from Rainow (Cheshire East)
A gentle exploration of our delightful wooded valley with plenty of scope for varying the distance.
Sponds Hill and Lyme Park
7.10 mi
+1,043 ft
-1,066 ft
4h 10
Moderate
Departure from Rainow (Cheshire East)
An energetic walk through the moorland deer park of one of Cheshire’s finest stately homes.
To the Swan at Kettleshulme
5.35 mi
+817 ft
-830 ft
3h 10
Easy
Departure from Rainow (Cheshire East)
A hilly walk over a scenic ridge to a pretty Cheshire village and its splendid pub.
Brink Farm to Lyme Hall
6.51 mi
+860 ft
-860 ft
3h 45
Easy
Departure from Rainow (Cheshire East)
Nice walk from Brink Farm to Lyme Hall passing through small parks.
Middlewood Way & Styperson Pool
5.22 mi
+344 ft
-367 ft
2h 40
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
Mostly level walking, with an extension to a pretty wooded lake with fine views from the adjacent hills.
White Nancy
2.54 mi
+354 ft
-354 ft
1h 30
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
Short but full of interest, this is a perfect evening stroll to Bollington’s most famous landmark.
Tegg’s Nose & White Nancy
8.43 mi
+1,047 ft
-1,047 ft
4h 45
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
A rewarding walk to a local country park with superb views over the Cheshire Plain and Peak District.
Kettleshulme & Sponds Hill
7.64 mi
+1,204 ft
-1,224 ft
4h 35
Moderate
Departure from Pott Shrigley (Cheshire East)
The Cheshire sector of the Peak District National Park is often seen as uninteresting and this route goes some way to dispel this myth. The route does have a couple of lengthy steep ascents towards the end but effort is rewarded with excellent and varied landscapes. Conditions underfoot can be very wet after heavy rain so appropriate footwear is essential.
Bridgend Centre Trail 8 - Upstairs, Downstairs
Tourist office5.16 mi
+157 ft
-148 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
Heading west from Bollington, this largely flat walk meanders through farmland and the grounds of fine houses to Butley Ash and back. This is an alternative walk from Bridgend Tree Trail 2, Bollington here.
Bridgend Centre Trail 6 - As the Crow flies, Bollington
4.39 mi
+233 ft
-233 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
Taking a fairly straight out-and-back route to Higher Hurdsfield, this walk initially rises and then gradually descends as it wends from town to farm to canal back to Bollington.
Bridgend Centre Trail 1 - Bee Happy, Bollington
2.74 mi
+312 ft
-318 ft
1h 30
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
Walk to Whiteley Green through Bollington’s unique landscape, taking in stunning views, majestic mills, local tracks and peaceful waterways. Discover intriguing places and half-forgotten artifacts including traces of ancient beekeeping.
Bollington from Clarence to Nancy
2.04 mi
+400 ft
-404 ft
1h 15
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
A circular walk from Bollington Discovery Centre or Bridgend Centre to discover two iconics places of Bollington : White Nancy and the Clarence Mill.
Barges, Bridges and the ‘Bollington Bug’, Bridgend Heritage Trails
5.98 mi
+276 ft
-256 ft
3h 00
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
Circular walks that explore the local countryside and bring Bollington’s past to life. Trail N° 7 - Travelling in time. Heading north from Bollington this largely flat walk follows towpath and disused railway line to reach Adlington before returning via Whiteley Green through farmland footpaths and tracks. This trail guides you along, towpath, bridleway, footpaths, farm tracks and roads to discover the different modes of transport used through the centuries.
Bridgend Tree Trail 1, Bollington
3.27 mi
+515 ft
-515 ft
1h 55
Moderate
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
In the middle of trees discover or rediscover iconic places of Bollington like White Nancy, Kerridge Ridge and the Rally Road! This walk encourage us to really look at the grace, beauty and majesty of the trees that grow in our local countryside.
This walk is a similar version of this trail. This Tree trail contain more forest and grassland path than the Heritage one.
Bridgend Heritage Trails, Revolving in time, Bollington
4.16 mi
+453 ft
-453 ft
2h 20
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
A circular walk following the River Dean to Rainow and returning through farmland. The fourth of the Bridgend Heritage Trails takes you back to the Industrial Revolution with an insight into the lives of mill workers and farm labourers beyond who helped to create the landscape that surrounds Bollington today. Find out about the people who trod the ancient packhorse trails and stone slab paths which have echoed the ring of hooves and the clatter of clogs over the centuries.
Bridgend Heritage Trails, Woods & Wildflowers, Bollington
4.87 mi
+548 ft
-548 ft
2h 45
Moderate
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
Circular walks that explore the local countryside and bring Bollington’s past to life. This walk follows Harrop Brook through enchanting woodland before returning via an ancient Salt Trail (A). A feast for the senses in every season, look out for bluebells in spring and an abundance of wildflowers in summer. Packed with history, from battlefields to buildings, mineshafts to trade, along the way you’ll meet some intriguing characters, such as the ‘Midnight Milkman’ and the Black Prince.
Bridgend Tree Trail 4, Bollington
5.21 mi
+571 ft
-568 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
In the middle of trees discover or rediscover iconic places of Bollington like Harrop Woods, Billinge Head, Rainowlow and Ingerlsey Vale ! This walk encourage us to really look at the grace, beauty and majesty of the trees that grow in our local countryside.
Bridgend Heritage Trail 3 – Written in Stone
3.38 mi
+479 ft
-463 ft
2h 00
Moderate
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
Head up to the spectacular viewpoint of Kerridge Ridge before winding your way through Bollington’s network of paved and cobbled paths to explore how stone and quarrying have shaped the town.
This walk is a similar version of this trail. This Heritage trail contain more paved and concrete road than the Tree one.
Bridgend Tree Trail 3, Bollington
6.99 mi
+472 ft
-456 ft
3h 35
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
In the middle of trees discover or rediscover iconic places of Bollington like Whiteley Green, Adlington, Styperson, and Pott Shrigley! This walk encourages us to really look at the grace, beauty, and majesty of the trees that grow in our local countryside.
Bridgend Tree Trail 2, Bollington
5.32 mi
+299 ft
-272 ft
2h 40
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
In the middle of trees discover or rediscover iconic places of Bollington like Tinkers Clough, Dumbah Hollow, Butley Town and the Lowerhouse! This walk encourage us to really look at the grace, beauty and majesty of the trees that grow in our local countryside.
Bridgend Heritage Trails, Bollington
6.86 mi
+869 ft
-860 ft
3h 55
Moderate
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
The fifth of the Bridgend Heritage Trails looks at the industry based around the natural resources that Bollington is sited on. This walk takes you through landscapes where adits, soughs, spoil heaps, gin circles and bell pits can still be seen. The route leads from townland to farmland and from moorland to towpath showing not just the diversity of the environment but the differences in how we use it from past to present.
Bollington to White Nancy
4.90 mi
+531 ft
-531 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
This walk takes in Bollington Village, Macclesfield Canal and White Nancy along Kerridge Hill.
Trentabank to Shutlingsloe
4.82 mi
+974 ft
-968 ft
3h 05
Easy
Departure from Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough (Cheshire East)
Lovely walk through forest and moorland from Trentabank to Shutlingsloe.
Ridgegate to Tegg's Nose
5.90 mi
+1,158 ft
-1,158 ft
3h 45
Moderate
Departure from Sutton (Cheshire East)
From Ridgegate to Tegg's Nose, this walk passes through small hills and forests.
Tegg's Nose from Trentabank
7.04 mi
+1,214 ft
-1,184 ft
4h 20
Moderate
Departure from Sutton (Cheshire East)
This Cheshire walk lies within the boundaries of the Peak District National Park and provides a pleasant excursion into this surprisingly beautiful part of Britain. The walk includes the viewpoint of Tegg's Nose and the trio of reservoirs in the valley.
Wildboarclough & Shutlingsloe
6.82 mi
+1,289 ft
-1,263 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Sutton (Cheshire East)
A route to the summit of the Cheshire Matterhorn and more!
Shutlingsloe from Trentabank
2.99 mi
+705 ft
-709 ft
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Sutton (Cheshire East)
A short walk in the Cheshire sector of the Peak District National Park. Shutlingsloe is known as the Cheshire Matterhorn and offers some excellent views.
Shutlingsloe, Cat & Fiddle and the Macclesfield Forest from Trentabank
7.70 mi
+1,627 ft
-1,608 ft
4h 55
Moderate
Departure from Sutton (Cheshire East)
A Cheshire walk that explores the area around the Macclesfield Forest. The route includes Shutlingsloe, views towards Wildboarclough, the Cat & Fiddle and the Macclesfield Forest
Shining Tor and Axe Edge Moor
9.59 mi
+1,020 ft
-1,020 ft
5h 20
Moderate
Departure from Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough (Cheshire East)
Shining Tor is the highest point in Cheshire and the first objective of this Peak District walk. Crossing the border into Staffordshire the walk continues across Axe Edge Moor offering excellent views. The walk uses high moorland paths for most of the way and is best saved for a clear day.
Rossendale Ramble
12.32 mi
+1,690 ft
-1,667 ft
7h 10
Difficult
Departure from Sutton (Cheshire East)
This Cheshire Walk was produced to assist fundraising for the Rossendale Trust. The route covers a section of the Gritstone Way and other scenic parts of Cheshire. Some of the route lies within the boundaries of the Peak District National Park.
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