Chinley

 

Chinley Circular

August 27,2025

CHINLEY, PEAK FOREST TRAMWAY TRAIL, CHAPEL MILTON VIADUCTS, ECCLES PIKE, BROWNE

HILL, HORWICH FARM, BUGSWORTH BASIN, PAPER MILL INN

Distance: 8.18 miles Ascent/descent: 1375 ft

Difiiculty: Moderate,

Weather: Fine & dry with a slight shower later

Walkers: Mike Cassini, Russell Spencer, Cliff Worthington.

Alternative walkers: Peter Beal, Jock Rooney with Milly 6.5 Miles

Drinkers: Mark Enright, Dean Taylor

Leader: Russell, Diarist: Russell

Starting point: Bridge over A6, Chinley, SK23 6EJ

Starting time: 9.40am Finishing time: 1.30pm (plus pub)

This Weeks Route:

https://explore.osmaps.com/route/28465918/wendesday-wanderers-chinley-circular?

lat=53.33175&lon=-1.96106&zoom=13.3134&style=Standard&type=2d

I have saved this walk for public consumption. Anyone can follow the route using the OS app, providing you have a registered account (Free) in future.

The day started sunny and bright and rain was forecast, but the three venturers had come prepared with waterproofs. The Three Amigos set off from Chinley down the Peak Forest Tramway. Later on, a discussion was had about a Tramway v Railway and it would appear that a Tramway is

horse drawn and on this particular one also gravity driven, full info here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_Forest_Tramway

We walked down to Chapel Milton Viaducts, having encountered a few obstacles (fallen trees) on the way. We cut under the A6 and picked up the route up to Eccles Pike, enjoying the smell of brake linings in the nostrils (Ferodo or Federal Mogul as it is now called, Americans!!) as we went.

Pie time was had on the Pike and the surrounding views were fantastic, except for Manchester which appeared to be in a cloud of rain!

We meandered down from the Pike and around Browne Hill heading toward Horwich Farm, we then passed not one but two cricket grounds on the way down to Bugsworth Basin, where we

surveyed the now closed Navigation Inn and walked back to the Paper Mill Inn for refreshments.

Next week’s walk will be led by Mike, meeting at New Mills Leisure Centre, SK22 4PU, 9.40am, with

a refreshment stop at the Dandy Cock 12.15 appx.

Happy Wandering!