New Mills
January 28th, 2024.
NEW MILLS LEISURE CENTRE, TORRS RIVERSIDE PARK, PEAK FOREST CANAL, GREENSHALL LANE, CORKS LANE, LONG LANE, GREEN LANE, LYME PARK, DISLEY, GOYT VALLEY WAY, MILLENIUM WALKWAY
Distance: 8.97 miles.
Difficulty: Moderate.
Weather: Mostly Dry, Occasionally Sunny, wet but mainly firm underfoot.
Walkers: Andy Blease, Steve Brearley, Alistair Cairns, Mike Cassini, Tom Cunliffe and Daisy, Mark Enright, Hughie Hardiman, Chris Owens, James Riley with Flossie Jasper and Olive, Julian Ross, , Clive Rothell, Russell Spencer, Dean Taylor and Tommy, Keith Webb, Andy White and Berta, Cliff Worthington.
Non Walking Drinkers: Colin Davison. Alan Hart, Jock and Kieran Rooney with Milly.
Apologies: Simon Williams car problems en route
Leader: Cassini. Diarist: Cassini
Starting point: New Mills Leisure Centre, Hyde Bank Road, New Mills (SK22 4BP)
Starting time: 9.46am. Finishing time: 2.15pm.
An excellent turnout with 16 starters including new member Russ Spencer and an abundance of canine companions were able to enjoy a contrast to last week’s slog through the snow and mud, with generally good walking conditions and a sunny day. Additionally 4 non walkers joined in at the Dandy Cock some drinking Dizzy Blonde at £4.40 a pint
Starting at New Mills Leisure Centre in warmer conditions than in previous weeks we descended steps from the car park turned right through the road tunnel emerging into the Torr’s Riverside Park where shortly we came across the small hydroelectric community scheme.
Following through the park towards a small climb to the Peak Forest Canal, we passed under the Hayfield Road supported by a Leat and another viaduct for the railway, the River Goyt was faster and fuller than normal due to the recent heavy snow and rain.
As on the last time we did this walk we had to allow a large group of female joggers to pass, last time they were in Lyme Park but this time they were just past New Mills Marina.
Once on the Peak Forest canal path we passed by New Mills marina and Swizzels before exiting at bridge 27 onto Greenshall Lane, crossing the A6 just past the service station where surprise, surprise road works on the A6 allowed us to cross and continue upwards to Corks lane.
Chris and Dean in the advance party continued on Greenshall Lane, which exits on to Mudhurst Lane and could have linked up with the planned route but for some reason I didn’t fancy the additional ½ mile climb and they were called back and we exited onto Buxton Old Road. We crossed the road after 400 yards taking a bridle path onto Long Lane and Green Lane where Pietime was taken outside a boarding kennels. The residents got very excited and noisy because of our four legged friends.
Shortly after and into Lyme Park through the East Lodge gate where a few yards later we came across Lyme Cage.
Passing by Lyme Cage, we exited the park continuing up Red Lane into Disley village and the Dandy Cock, where Alan, Colin, Jock and Kieran (and Millie) met up with us virtually taking over the pub for the hour we were there; dogs, non-walking drinkers, non-drinking walkers, drinking walkers altogether enjoying the fine day and conversation.
On leaving the pub we continued back along the Peak Forest canal through the relatively new housing estate. Plans to go down Waterside and onto Mousley Bottom were scuppered by Network Rail blocking passage onto the Goyt Way due to overrunning Rail repairs!
We carried on to just past Swizzels where we turned left into the Torrs, again going over the Millennium Bridge and into the Leisure centre.
STOP PRESS
Happy Wandering!
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