New Mills

 

 

 September 10th, 2025.

 

NEW MILLS LEISURE CENTRE, TORRS RIVERSIDE PARK, PEAK FOREST CANAL,GREENSHALL LANE,CORKSLANE,LONG LANE , GREEN LANE,LYMEPARK, DISLEY, GOYT VALLEY WAY, MILLENIUM WALKWAY

Distance: 9.42 miles.

Difficulty: Moderate.

Weather: Dry Occasionally Sunny, absolutely no rain.

Walkers , Mike Cassini, Mark Enright, Hughie Hardiman, Stuart Kitchen, Greg Owen , Keith Webb.

Alternative Walkers: Jock Rooney and Millie

Leader: Cassini. Diarist: Cassini

Starting point: New Mills Leisure Centre, Hyde Bank Road, New Mills (SK22 4BP)

Starting time: 9.46am. Finishing time: 2.pm.

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Due to the threat of rain and several members with jobs to do on returning from holidays our numbers were reduced to a not unreasonable six, who enjoyed the mild sunny weather with a pleasant breeze in generally t-shirt temperatures.

Starting at New Mills Leisure Centre 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, unlike in January the River Goyt was at low levels slightly  higher than the previous months due to the recent storms.

 

Once on the Peak Forest canal path we passed by New Mills marina and Swizzels again we passed the  large group of female joggers   just past Swizzelsthis time. We exited at bridge 27 onto Greenshalllane crossing the A6 just continue upwards to Corks lane where Greg was unimpressed with the view to my house.

We climbed Buxton Old Road and then crossed the road after 400 yards taking a bridle path onto Longlane and Green lane past the Dog boarding kennels and on to Somosa time at the next Stile 

 

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Shortly after and into Lyme Park through the East Lodge gate where a few yards later we came across….

As before we also came across Jock and Millie taking the alternative route through Lyme Park to the Dandy Cock.

Passing by Lyme Cage we exited the park continuing up Red Lane into Disley town and the Dandy Cock where we met Jock in the exciting new Dandy Cock beer garden just by the bus stop- a small hedge separating us from the fumes of passing trucks on the A6. Dizzy Blonde was now 50p dearer than January at £4.70 a pint.

Below are photos from the previous walk in January with absent friends.

 

On leaving the pub we continued back along the Peak Forest canal until turning left over the railway bridge  where a rotten step collapsed  under my weight fortunately damage done only to the step. We continued down Waterside wood saying hello to the solitary Cormorant and onto Mousley Bottom along the side of the Goyt again. United Utilities blocked direct passage back to the leisure centre but a slight detour got us back on track over the Millennium bridge and through the Torrs to the cars.

Mark and Dean will be leading next week from the Royal car park in Hayfield at 9:45 over the Dragons Back and drinks at the Hayfield Club – if I can get a lift to Hayfield it will be my Birthday round.

Happy Wandering!