Bollington

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 Bollington Circular

January 14, 2026

BOLLINGTON, SOWCAR, BLAZE HILL, GINCLOUGH, RAINOW, KERRIDGE HILL, KERRIDGE,

BOLLINGTON VIADUCT

Distance: 8.7 miles Ascent/descent: 1525 ft

Difiiculty: Moderate.

Weather: Fine & dry

Walkers: Andrew Blease, Steve Brearley, Mike Cassini, Colin Davison, Hughie Hardman, Stuart Kitchen, Russell Spencer, Simon Williams, Keith Welsh, Cliff Worthington.

Alternative walkers: Jock Rooney with Milly

Leader: Russell, Diarist: Russell

Starting point: Bollington Recreation Ground Car Park, SK10 5JT

Starting time: 9.40am Finishing time: 1.30pm

This Weeks Route:

https://explore.osmaps.com/route/30258921/wednesday-wanderers--bollington-circular?

lat=53.29022&lon=-2.10793&zoom=13.5602&style=Leisure&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.

A good turnout for this weeks walk, total of 10 which was great. There was a bit of street walking through Bollington to get to some footpaths into the hills, we passed through Sowcar and to the bottom of Blaze Hill, it was here that Colin decided to go it alone as he felt he might hold us up on the hills. We trekked on following the route which was fairly straight forward and uneventful. 

We stopped by a small river for Pie Time just outside Rainow and then headed back to Bollington via the canal and to the Vale Inn pub, where we met Jock and after a phone call located Colin who was awol. 9.40am

Happy Wandering!

Next week’s walk will be led by Mike, starting from New Mills Leisure Centre, SK22 5PU. Start time