Woodford Church to Mill Lane

Circular walk from Woodford Church passing by woods and fields.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.64 km
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    Average duration: 2h 35 
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    Difficulty: Easy
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    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 32 m
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    Vertical drop: - 30 m
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    Highest point: 103 m
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    Lowest point: 76 m
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Description of the walk

(S/E) Start at Woodford Church and walk down Old Hall Lane. Take the second footpath on the right after Old Hall Farm at the start of Aero Golf Course. Follow the footpath around the golf course and follow the footpath out through Dairyhouse Wood. Continue on past Isles Wood and past the water treatment plant towards Mill Lane

(1) Turn right at Mill Lane and cross the road. Take the footpath on the left towards Collin’s wood.

(2) Cross Bonis Hall Lane to Top o’ th’ Hill and turn right and cross several fields to Wilmslow Road. The last stretch of the footpath runs down a long drive.

(3) Take the footpath on the left over the road from Jackson’s Garage and continue on until reaching Mill Lane by the River Bollin.

(4) Turn right at Mill Lane and continue across Wilmslow Road into Woodford Lane and continue to the footpath directly through Lumb Farm. This footpath leads back to Old Hall Lane.

(5) Turn left and continue back to the church and the start of the walk.(S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 92 m - Woodford Church
  2. 1 : km 2.86 - alt. 92 m - Mill Lane
  3. 2 : km 4.2 - alt. 100 m - Bonis Hall Lane
  4. 3 : km 5.22 - alt. 91 m - Footpath
  5. 4 : km 6.02 - alt. 78 m - Mill Lane
  6. 5 : km 7.85 - alt. 83 m - Old Hall Lane
  7. S/E : km 8.64 - alt. 92 m - Woodford Church

Reviews and comments

3 / 5
Based on 1 review
Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Clarity of route map
2 / 5
Route interest
3 / 5
mikekisil
mikekisil

Hi Delphine.
You are welcome to include the relevant points I have made into the original description.
Kind regards,
Mike Kisil.
Delphinium
Delphinium ★

Hi Mikekisil,
Thank you for this feedback.
Would you be able to share with us an idea of the description you would suggest to we can complete what has been done?

Thank you for your help.

Kind regards
mikekisil
mikekisil

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of walk : Jan 13, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

I am always cautious about walks that involve "crossing several fields". Often you find the surface of them churned up by the animals using them so that they are above the "normal" level of muddiness that you expect on public footpaths. This walk is a case in point. It would help if the author gave a better indication of the direction to follow and whether you were aiming to arrive at a stile or a "kissing gate" which were often over the visible horizon. It would also help to have noted in points (2) and (3) that you are following waymarkers connected to the "NCW"(the North Cheshire Way) which are sometimes nailed to tree trunks rather than on posts.
It is also worth noting that Lumb Farm has a loud barking dog that could be intimidating as the public footpath seems to go through the property and not around it.

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