Date
|
Grade |
Miles |
Walk leader and details |
Jan 1 |
|
|
NEW YEAR’S DAY
No Walk |
Jan 8 |
Moderate |
10 |
David Maltby
Earl Sterndale (SK090671) – Crowdecote – Over Boothlow – Waterhouse Farm – Sycamore Farm – Shining Ford – Ball Bank House Farm – Hollinsclough – Earl Sterndale |
Jan 15 |
Easy/ Moderate. |
9.5 |
Carole Barnes
High Lane (SJ953854) – Macclesfield Canal – Platt Wood – West Parkgate – East Lodge – Brines – Peak Forest Canal – Lomberhey House – Macclesfield Canal – High Lane |
Jan 22 |
Easy/
Moderate |
9 |
Brian Brough
Old Glossop (limited road parking, SK043947) – Blakemore Plantation – Cock Hill – Clough Head – Reaps Bent – Pennine Way – Longdendale Trail – Padfield – Little Padfield Farm – Swineshaw Reservoir – Old Glossop |
Jan 29 |
Moderate |
11 |
Derek & Helena Walker
Trentabank cp (Macc Forest SK712953) – Shutlingsloe – Crag Inn – Lower Nabbs Farm – Greenway Bridge – Oakenclough – Haddon Farm – Tegg’s Nose Resr – Forest Chapel – Trentabank cp |
Feb 5 |
Moderate |
11 |
George Barnes
Lay by (near Plainsteads Farm, SK024910) – Rocks Farm – Coombes Rocks – Rowarth – Lantern Pike – Birch Vale Reservoir – Hayfield – Kinder Reservoir – Park Hall – Little Hayfield – Matley Moor – lay by |
Feb 12 |
Moderate |
7.5 |
Brendan Gilligan
Chinley Station (SK039826) – Andrews Farm – South Head – Coldwell Clough – Peep-O-Day – Chinley |
Feb 19 |
Easy |
10 |
Hilary Kendall & Ray Gibbons
Chadkirk cp (SJ936896) – Midshires way – Pear Mill – Trans Pennine Trail – Reddish Vale – River Tame – Cheshire Ring Canal
Walk – Chadkirk cp |
Feb 26 |
Moderate/
Strenuous |
9.5 |
John Hardy
Edale cp (SK124854) – Vale of Edale – Rowland Cote – Crookstone Hill – Ringing Roger – Grindslow Knoll – Edale cp |
Wednesday
January 11
|
Easy |
9 |
Hilary Kendall
Reddish Vale visitor centre (SJ904934) – Reddish Vale – Cheshire Ring Canal Walk – Hyde – Haughton Dale – River Tame – Reddish ValeVisitor Centre |
Wednesday
January 25
|
Easy/ Moderate |
10 |
James Simon
Nelson Pit cp (SJ946834) – Elmerhurst Cottages – Cage Hill – Green Farm – Poynton Coppice – Rabbit Burrow Farm – Norbury Hollow – Nelson Pit cp |
Wednesday
February 8
|
Moderate |
9.5 |
Peter Gibbons
Whaley Bridge (lay by, SK009799) – Folds Farm – Cadster House – Tunstead Farm – Spire Hollins Farm – Haylee Farm – Wainstones – White Hall Centre – Bunsall Cob – Fernilee Reservoir – Overton Hall Farm – Whaley Bridge |
Wednesday
February 22
|
Moderate |
11 |
John Hardy
Monyash (SK149667) – One Ash Grange – Cales Dale – Lathkill Dale – Conksbury Bridge – Over Haddon - Monyash |
March 5 |
Moderate/
Strenuous |
11 |
Derek & Helena Walker
Sett Valley Trail cp, Hayfield (SK036869) – Sett Valley Trail – Gibb Hey – Moor Lodge – Cracken Edge – The Naze – East Meats – South Head – Mount Famine – Hayfield |
March 12 |
Moderate |
10.5 |
Peter Gee
Clough House cp (SJ987699) – All Meadows Farm – Dane Bridge – Hanging Stone – Bearstone Rock – Gradbach – Burntcliff Top – Clough House cp |
March 19 |
Moderate/
Strenuous
( pathless
moor) |
10.5 |
Brian Brough
Dovestone Reservoir cp, near Greenfield (SK013036) – Alphin Pike – Wimberry Rocks – Chew Reservoir – Dish Stone Brow – Fox Stone – Ashway Rocks – Greenfield Reservoir – Yeoman Hey Reservoir – Dovestone Reservoir |
March 26 |
Easy/
Moderate |
9 |
Brian Brough
Saltersford Corner, Holmes Chapel (SJ771674) – Twemlow Viaduct – Goostrey – Jodrell Bank – Crosslane Farm – Chestnut Farm – Swettenham Meadows – Swettenham – Woodhouse Farm – Saltersford |
April 2 |
Moderate |
10.5 |
John Hardy
Peak Forest (SK114793) – Dam Dale – Hay Dale – Peter Dale – Worm Hill – Millers Dale – Monks Dale House – Weston – Hay Dale – Dam Cliff – Peak Forest |
April 9 |
Moderate |
10 |
Sally Mawford
Longnor square (SK089649) – Pilsbury Castle Hills – Hartington – Sheen – Lower Boothlow – Longnor |
April16
Easter
Sunday |
Easy/
Moderate |
11 |
George Barnes
Hague Bridge cp (SJ985856) – River Goyt – The Torrs – Gowhole – Shedyard Clough – Moor Lodge – Ridge Top – Hayfield – Birch Vale Reservoir – Aspenshaw Hall – Block Lane – Mellor Cross – Brook Bottom – Hague Bridge cp |
April 23 |
Moderate |
13 |
Hilary Kendall & Ray Gibbons
Hollingworth Lake Visitor Centre (SD937152) – Rakewood – Windy Hill – White Hill – Readycon Dean Reservoir – Piethorne Reservoir – Ogden Reservoir – Tunshill – Hollingworth Lake |
April 30 |
|
|
SNEATON CASTLE, WHITBY – WEEKEND AWAY |
May 7
|
Moderate |
10 |
David Maltby
Earl Sterndale (SK090671) – Crowdecote – Over Boothlow – Waterhouse Farm – Sycamore Farm – Shining Ford – Ball Bank House Farm – Hollinsclough – Earl Sterndale |
May 14
|
Easy/Mod
|
9 |
Carole Barnes
Lay-by near Wardlow Mires (SK179755) – Peter’s Stone – Tansley Dale – Litton – Tideswell – Tideswell Dale – Miller’s Dale – Cressbrook Dale – Peter’s Stone – Lay-by |
May 21
|
Moderate
/Strenuous |
8.5 |
Bernie Dart
Fairholmes CP (SK173893) – Bus to Westend – River Westend – Ravens Clough – Alport Moor – Trig point – Alport Castles – Rowlee Pasture – Lockerbrook Farm – Derwent Dam – Fairholmes cp |
May 28
|
Moderate |
11.5 |
Derek & Helena Walker
Alstonefield (SK130557) – Wetton – Castern Hall – Ilam Hall – Izaak Walton Hotel – Dovedale – Milldale – Alstonefield |
June 4
|
Strenuous |
12.5 |
Ralph Ainscough
Hayfield Visitor Centre cp (SK036869) – Kinder Reservoir – Edale Cross – Brown Knoll – Rushup Edge – Roych Clough – South Head – Hayfield |
June 11
|
Moderate/
Strenuous |
13 |
George Barnes
A624 lay-by (SK034908) – Harry Hut – Worm Stones – Glossop – Manor Park – Doctor’s Gate (path) – Pennine Way – Mill Hill – Burnt Hill – A624 lay-by |
June 18
|
Moderate |
11 |
Hilary Kendall & Ray Gibbons
Upperdale (SK177722) – Cressbrook – Ravensdale Cottages – Tansley Dale – Litton – Litton Dale – Tideswell Dale – Miller’s Dale – Monsal Head – Little Longstone – Dale Farm – Rolley Low – Upperdale |
June 25
|
Moderate |
8 |
Brian Brough
Flash (SK026673) – Three Shire’s Head – Danebower Quarries – Dane Head – Axe Edge – Wolf Edge – Flash
(a minimum number of cars please – parking is a problem) |
Wednesday
May 10 |
Moderate/
strenuous |
9 |
Denise Brough
Cp near Grouse Inn (SK256777) – Froggatt Edge – Curbar Edge – Bee Wood – Froggatt – Nether Padley – Padley Gorge – Fox House Inn – Longshaw Estate – Grouse Inn |
|
Wednesday
May 24 |
Moderate |
5.5 or
11 |
John Hardy
Hartington – Carder Low – Pilsbury Castle Hills – Bridge-end – Hartington (first loop) – Beresford Dale – Wolfscote Dale – Biggin Dale – Hartington (second loop)
[walkers may choose to stop and enjoy Hartington, or go home, rather than do the second loop after lunch] |
|
Wednesday
June 14 |
Moderate |
11 |
Hilary Kendall
Kerridge cp (SJ935771) – White Nancy – Kerridge Hill – Gritstone Trail through Tegg’s Nose to Langley – Macclesfield Golf Course – Macclesfield Canal - Kerridge |
|
Wednesday
June 28 |
Moderate |
9 |
Peter Gibbons
Hope cp (SK172835) – Kilhill Bridge – Fulwood Stile Farm – Hope Cross – Ladybower Reservoir – Aston – Hope cp |
|
2nd July |
Moderate
|
10 |
Graham Coulthard
White Lodge Car Park (pay & display, SK171705) – Shacklow Woods – Ashford in the Water – Monsal Head – Litton Mill – High Dale – Brushfield – White Lodge cp |
|
9th July |
Moderate/ Strenuous
|
13 |
Hilary Kendall & Ray Gibbons
Loggerheads country park (SJ197625) – Pen-y-Bryn – Llanferres – Plymog – Offa's Dyke Path over Foel Fenlli – Moel Famau and Moel Dywyll – Cae Newydd – Pentre – Cilcain – Leete Path back to Loggerheads |
9.00 am
start |
16th July |
Moderate
|
11 |
Peter Gibbons
Gradbach car park (SK998663) – Hanging Stones – Danebridge – Hammerton Farm – Wild Boar Inn – Greasley Hollow – Nettlebeds – Barleigh Ford Bridge – Danebridge – Dane Valley – Caster Bridge – Gradbach |
|
23rd July |
Moderate
|
8.5 |
Beryl Graves & Brenda Price
Lymefield Visitor Centre, Broadbottom (SK996937) – Bothams Hall – Werneth Low Country Park – Near Cloughside – Etherow Country Park – Erncroft Wood – Stirrup Benches – Stirrup Farm – Hodgefold – Lymefield Visitor Centre |
|
30th July |
Moderate
|
11 |
Derek Walker
Gradbach cp (SK998663) – Sniddles Head Farm – Flash Bottom – Flash – Axe Edge End – Drystone Edge – Danebower Quarries – Three Shires Head – Gradbach |
|
6th Aug
Choose your walk! |
Easy
|
8 |
Denise Brough
Arley (SJ671809) – Arley Hall ( just a glimpse) – Moss End – Pick Mere – Great Budworth – Hollies Farm – Arley |
10.00 am
start |
Moderate/Strenuous |
11.5
|
Brian Brough
Holme Village (SE108059) – Bilberry Reservoir – Nether Lane – Black Hill – Holme Moss – Britland Edge Hill – Ramsden Clough – Ramsden Reservoir – Holme |
(includes pathless moor) |
13th Aug |
Moderate
|
12.5 |
Carole Barnes
Pennine Way Car Park (SD983142) – Blackstone Edge – Old Packhorse Way – Catmoss – Ryburn Reservoir – Blackwood Edge – Dog Hill – Green Withens Reservoir – Car Park |
|
20th Aug |
Moderate
|
12 |
John Hardy
White Lodge cp (SK171705) – Brushfield – Priestcliffe – Taddington – Chelmorton – Flagg – White Lodge cp |
|
27th Aug |
Moderate
|
9.5 |
Bernie Dart
Lightwood Road, Buxton (SK058743) – Lightwood – Black Edge – Combs Moss – Combs Edge – Castle Naze – Bee Hive PH, Combs – Ryeflatt Farm – Whitehall Centre – Combs Moss – Lightwood – Lightwood Road |
|
13th Aug |
Moderate
|
12.5 |
Carole Barnes
Pennine Way Car Park (SD983142) – Blackstone Edge – Old Packhorse Way – Catmoss – Ryburn Reservoir – Blackwood Edge – Dog Hill – Green Withens Reservoir – Car Park |
|
20th Aug |
Moderate
|
12 |
John Hardy
White Lodge cp (SK171705) – Brushfield – Priestcliffe – Taddington – Chelmorton – Flagg – White Lodge cp |
|
27th Aug |
Moderate
|
9.5 |
Bernie Dart
Lightwood Road, Buxton (SK058743) – Lightwood – Black Edge – Combs Moss – Combs Edge – Castle Naze – Bee Hive PH, Combs – Ryeflatt Farm – Whitehall Centre – Combs Moss – Lightwood – Lightwood Road |
|
3rd Sept |
Strenuous |
8 |
Joe Rees
Hooks Carr (SK244829) – Stanage Edge – Moscar Moor – Bamford Edge – Bole Hill – Greens House – Plantation – Hooker Carr |
Includes pathless terrain |
10th Sept |
Moderate/Strenuous |
12.5 |
George Barnes
Grinlow Quarry cp (SK048721) – Stanley Moor – High Edge – Chrome Hill – Parkhouse Hill – Glutton Grange – Hatch-a-Way – Dowel Dale – Stoop and Booth Farms – Thirkelow – Anthony Hill –Grinlow cp |
|
17th Sept
Choose your walk! |
Strenuous |
12 |
Ralph Ainscough
Torside cp (SK069983) – Longdendale Trail – Woodhead – Far Black Clough – Bleaklow Stones – Bleaklow Head – Torside Clough – Torside cp |
|
17th Sept
Choose your walk |
Easy |
8 |
Brendan Gilligan
Redes Mere cp (SJ848713) – Blake House Farm – Capesthorne Hall – Lingards Farm – Henbury Moss – Henshaw Hall Farm – Northwood Farm –Siddington Church – Redes Mere |
|
24th Sep
|
Moderate/
Strenuous |
11.5 |
Derek Walker
Mam Nick cp (SK125831) – Rushup Edge – The Orchard – Upper Booth – Grinlow Knoll – Ringing Roger – Edale – Harden Clough – Mam Nick |
|
1st Oct |
Moderate |
9 |
Lynn Martindale
Grindleford Station Approach (SK249788) – Padley Gorge – Millstone Edge – Dale Bottom – Hathersage – Stepping Stones over River Derwent – Offerton Hall – Leadmill Bridge – Grindleford Station |
|
8th Oct |
|
|
KESWICK CONVENTION CENTRE – WEEKEND AWAY
Friday 6th October – Sunday 8th October |
|
15th Oct |
Moderate |
10 |
Peter Gee
Grindleford Station Approach (SK249788) – Padley Gorge – Longshaw Lodge – Grouse Inn – Froggat Edge – Curbar Edge – Newbridge – Froggat Bridge – Upper Padley – Grindleford Station |
|
22nd Oct |
Moderate |
10 |
Ian Duerdoth
Taxal (park by church, SK006798) – Windgather Rocks – Shining Tor – Errwood Hall – Errwood Reservoir – Midshires Way – Taxal |
|
29th Oct |
Moderate/Strenuous |
10 |
Brenda Price
Alstonefield cp ( SK131588) – Gateham Farm – Top of Ecton – Dale Bridge – Wettonmill – Manor House – Wetton – Astonefield |
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