Walk Wormhill 27/12/2020

 Mark B. led a walk worm hill and Millers Dale area .(More info and photos please)

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.

WALK Mulled wine Romiley 20/12/2020

 John G. led a walk from Romiley Tang, NNE. Top-o-th'-Hill, Gleave , Back-o-th'Hill, Werneth, S. Compstall, SW. Brabyns, W. Peak Forest Canal return. At 11ses and lunch John supplied Mulled wine and mince pies. A showery day, some heavy and slippery under foot. 

Covid 19 precautions were observed.

On top of the Forresters (piggy) pub at Gleave

WALK Park Bridge 13/12/2020

 Jack M. led a walk from Park Bridge Heritage Centre near Ashton Under Lyne to Harts Hill Pike  return. 5 miles 5 members. The plan was then to walk to Daisy Nook country park return another 4 miles but this was a very wet windy and cold day and no one wanted any more so we finished after the first 5 miles.

Anti Covid 19 measures were complied with. 

Walk Portland Basin 10/12/2020

Tracy led a Thursday walk from Portland basin.

Jack wrote : We walked from Portland Basin, Ashton along the canal to the Moravian Settlement. This is a self contained community for the Moravian Church largely built in the mid 1700's. The whole village is in a time warp and has been very little changed since then. We continued the walk via Debdale Park and then back to Ashton.

WALK Littleborough 06/12/2020

 John E. led a walk from Littleborough railway station. 

Route:- Rochdale Canal, Ealees, Whittaker golf club. E, then N, Lydgate, E, Roman Road, N, Pennine way to Warland Resr, W. Bottomley, canal S. return 10 miles. A cold grey day with some fog clearing later some snow higher up. Nice to be out after the lockdown.  

Walk Reddish vale 25/10/2020

 In a late change to the published program due to covid tier 3 restrictions on Greater Manchester Jack M. led a walk from Reddish vale visitor centre E. then N. following paths close to the river Thame. When we  reached Newton wood we went E to join the Peak forest canal S. to Unity Mills W. to Arden arms then Arden Hall F.B. over M60 to Brinnington N. then W. return.

Group walk covid rules were obeyed by all.

Pennine Way reservoirs 11/10/2020

 Chris and Janet H. led a walk around Pennine Way reservoirs above and NE of Littleborough, 8 easy miles on a sunny but cool day. Covid Sport England rules were observed and all walkers details logged.

We think RCWW 1927 means Rochdale Council Water Works

Bollington 27/09/2020

 Graham Brooks wrote:-

Here are some photos from today's group walk from Bollington which included Bowstones and finished with White Nancy.

A few including goats encountered on the way to Rainow (note the long haired Billy at the bottom of the hill!!!), and our group at White Nancy.

Hollinsclough 20/09/2020

 Graham Brooks wrote:-

Here are some photos taken on last Sunday's walk, the 20th, from Hollinsclough. They are-

A portrait and a landscape view up the Dove valley from near Pilsbury Castle, the portrait one includes some of our walkers.

The group posing in front of Chrome Hill and walking in front of Parkhouse Hill. It had turned into a lovely sunny day.

Walks X2 Marple Bridge

2 walks from Marple Bridge Jack led a 12.5 mile and John G. led a 7 mile.

Jacks Route:- Marple Bridge S. R. Goyt, Bottoms Bridge, ESE. Linnet Clough, NNE. Mellor Church NNE. Cown edge way. Cloughend farm E. Gun farm ESE Pistol Farm. Rowarth WSW Pole Lane. W Primrose lane, W Black lane with a short diversion to the Trig Point and Mellor cross. Windy Bottom farm N. Goyt way , Low lea road return. 

John G. route to be confirmed.