Distance: 10.36 miles; Avg. Walking Speed 3.25mph; Max Elevation 1082.04ft; Elevation Gain 1073.73ft.
Difficulty: Easy
Weather: Hot and sunny.
A Walkers, Julian Ross, John Laverick, Nigel Crank, Chris Corps, Colin Davison, Alan Hart, George Whaites, Jock Rooney and Tips, Syd Marland
Apologies: Tom Cunliffe poorly foot, Laurie Fairman campervan holiday, George Dearsley long Turkish holiday, Peter Beal narrow boating holiday, Malcom Halley holiday, Micky Barrett steam train trip down memory lane and from the B Team Geoff Spurrell yet another holiday, Mike Walton poorly knee.
B Walkers: Tony Job, Peter Morrell, Ken Sparrow.
Non Walking Drinkers: Mike Walton, Chris Wood
Leader: Laverick, Diarist: Laverick
Starting Point: Alan Hart's house.
Starting Time: 09.40hours. Finishing Time: 14:15hours.
The day started well with bacon butties kindly provided by Mr Hart. Our new walker Syd Marland was introduced and welcomed into the group for his maiden walk. Colin was of course welcomed back after bobbing about on the North Sea and more recently annoying the Welsh.
Leaving the house the group turned right picking up the public footpath that runs through a thin belt of trees and leads onto Towers Road. Turn right onto Towers Road walking along until it crosses the Princess Incline turning left to follow the Incline until it crosses the track just before entering Prince's Wood, turn right on to the track. Follow the track through the golf course until it joins the Middlewood Road.
Cross the Middlewood Road to walk up a short slope to the right of the old bridge support over a style towards the stables past the stables towards the next style. Over the style towards a metal gate. Through the gate following the footpath to a style on the left. Over this style following the path to yet more styles which comes out eventually to Coppice Road.
Cross Coppice Road into the left hand rough road, where a non alcoholic drink was taken due to the heat. It was at this point that one of our walkers mentioned Mr Darcy again. The Coppice, and follow until it splits, take right hand track proceeding along the track until the footpath sign to Wards End Bridge. Turn left following the footpath to the bridge, over the bridge turn right following the path to Narrow Lane. Turn right proceed a short distance until the footpath sign, to Miners, on the left is encountered, turn left and follow this path which will arrive at Wood Lane West.
Turn right past the Miners (it was shut) turning left on to Wood Lane East, over the canal and following the track up to Lockgate Farm.
Through the stile into the farmyard, out the over another stile out of the farmyard turning right behind the farm house to the next strange combination of two stiles you can step across between the stiles.
(The writer would be interested to know why this strange arrangement appeared). The walkers continued at an angle across the field to the far corner and a gate to a path leading on to Shrigley Road.
(The writer would be interested to know why this strange arrangement appeared). The walkers continued at an angle across the field to the far corner and a gate to a path leading on to Shrigley Road.
Pie time was called at 11:08am and finished at 11:15am. At this point there were shouts of dissent pointing out that Tom was not on the walk plus they also decided to rename the Walk Leader John Thomas or Dick for short.
A second time leader trying to gain his spurs should not be subjected to such dissent but I thought at least Tom would be pround of me.
A second time leader trying to gain his spurs should not be subjected to such dissent but I thought at least Tom would be pround of me.
Proceeding to Shrigley Road where the walkers turned left and continued down the road as far as the Coffee Pot Café. You cannot miss it, it is painted green and turning left to join the North Cheshire Trail that will lead you up to some very smart residences called Birchencliff Farm, past the desirable residences to join a track between two small lakes proceeding up the track towards Moorside Lane.
At the junction of the North Cheshire Way and Moorside Lane the Leader made an executive decision and turned left along Moorside Lane which is the North Cheshire Way following the path to the left mark “way to Higher Poynton”, just past Keepers Cottage leaving Moorside Lane and proceeding downhill. The Cage in Lyme Park can be seen from this path.
Following the path down to the Methodist Chapel turning sharp right towards Lyme Park West Gate, following up the road past West Gate Farm walking through the gate, ignoring the road to the left, follow the path up and along the side of Lyme Park below Hase Bank Wood until it meets the track to Lyme House then turned left towards Windgather. Follow the track down over the canal, over the Middlewood Way and low and behold the welcome sight of the Boars Head hove into view at 12.34hrs.
Boar's Head
The B Team were already in residence. The Black Sheep ale was in good form, as was the Thwates Original at £2.86 each
After a 45minute refresher break the Wanderers were rounded up and lead back to the canal, turned left and proceeded to Princes Incline on the left. Down the incline to London Road turning right to reach the Bull's Head at 14:15 hours.
The Summer Girl ale hit the right spot at £3 per pint and the Wanderers thank Sally for the excellent sandwiches.
A Team next weeks walk meeting at 9.30am in the car park of The Royal Oak at New Mills. The first refreshment will be taken around 12.15pm at a pub called The Oddfellows somewhere near Mellor, returning to The Royal Oak around 2.20pm. I believe Colin was going to seek permission for us to leave about three or four cars.
B Team Walk Report Tony Job
Route: 393 bus from Poynton Church to just above Shrigley Hall.
Walk: Cross onto Long Lane towards Bollington, take one of many paths down to Styperson Pool, enjoying shady woods. Turn right at road for Poynton, then left at footpath sign, continue to canal bridge, then along canal to Higher Poynton, reaching Boar's Head at 12.20 (before the A-team).
After medicinal Black Sheep, down Anson Road, then right through Davenport G.C., as far as Prince's Incline, and down to the Bull for bitter at £3 a pint, inclusive of butties.
B Team next week: Possible TP bus journey from Rising Sun (10am) to Ashford-in-the-Water, gentle walk to Bakewell, and return bus about 2pm. The trouble is buses only 3 hourly!
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