Saturday 26 December 2020

Walks 2 Stockport Boxing day 26/12/2020

 Chris S. led 2 boxing day walks a 5 mile and a 10 mile.

 Park at or the small free car park on the opposite side of A626 just off Junction 27 of M60. Jack M. met us with others at car park at Vernon park (near Pear Mill) at 09.45

Early Start walking at 09.30AM    the route is on OS Map 277 Manchester & Salford .

Route:- Both walks went NE, along Mid Shires way  and go thro Bredbury disused rail tunnel then S. Almost to Pear mill ( 09.45 meet Vernon Park parkers). Then road walked to Bredbury Hall, Middle farm, Goyt Hall then went across River Goyt bridge (the 5 miler walkers leave rest and go to Woodlands park then Woodbank park then Vernon park then return same way through Bredbury rail tunnel.)

The longer walkers went S. poise brook, Holiday lane, E. walked some A626 road then at Offerton Green (2 walkers left the group) rest went SE passages through Shearwater estate, cross A627 through Stockport G.C. Cown E.W. Wood farm, Middlewood way N. Rose Hill, reports of dangerously muddy path at Marple Dale caused us to divert to Otterspool,  Mill lane, across Goyt river bridge again and go to same “PARKS” then Bredbury rail tunnel route back as the short walk.