Route:- We parked at the P and PC under the Middlewood way viaduct in Bollington, wiggled through town E to Lord St. S towards the Gritstone trail then following the Gritstone N then NE then N to Sponds Hill Trig Point then W to Moorside lane then W following the North Cheshire Way (NCW) we stopped in a café near Harrop Brow then W again on the NCW. We dropped onto the Macclesfield Canal S until the Vale pub Bollington then return . A misty and drizzly day in the morning clearing to give views later on. Some members went to the Windmill pub/meal at Whiteley Green after the walk. 10 miles 10 members.
Thankfully this friendly bull was stuck in the adjacent field |
Beware of warthogs and gorrillas |
Going up to Sponds Hill on the Gritstone Trail |
SWOG members at Trig Point on Sponds Hill |
This ancient celtic artefact turned out to be a plastic copy |
Big topiary at Harrop Brow |