Walks take place fortnightly, alternating between Mondays and Wednesdays. Starting times vary depending on the walk in question. Currently places on the walks need to be pre-booked.
We tend to walk between 6 and 9 miles and so will appeal to the more adventurous walkers within the u3a.
Tony Roberts
Programme – Apr to Sep 2024
Date
Leader
Tel.
Walk Details
Lunch
Distance (miles)
Wed 10 Apr
Geoff & Elaine Lucas
07733 223663
Parkgate & Little Neston
Picnic
10.5
Mon 22 Apr
Mark Barley
07791 257507
Moel Findeg and Bryn Alyn, about 1200 feet of ascent
Picnic
6.5
Wed 8 May
Roger Brown
07393 705447
Churnet Valley including Oldfurnace Cottage
Picnic
7
Mon 20 May
Pam Lord
01565 228439
Youlgreave, Long Dale and Gratton Dale
Picnic
8
Wed 5 Jun
Clare Mather
07713 249065
Youlgreave and Lathkill Dale
Picnic
7.5
Mon 17 Jun
Tony Roberts
07803 615916
Earl Sterndale, Longnor
and Chrome Hill - The Ascent!
Picnic
7
Wed 3 Jul
Fiona Dragonetti
07545 702799
Castleton Ridge
Picnic
7
Mon 15 Jul
Tony Roberts
07803 615916
Little Budworth and Eaton
Picnic
8
Wed 31 Jul
Tom Phillips
07875 619099
Audlem
Picnic
Mon 12 Aug
Valerie Young
01565 633648
Eyam, Cressbrook Dale and Foolow
Picnic
8.25
Wed 28 Aug
Fiona Dragonetti
07545 70279
Castleton Ridge
Picnic
7
Mon 9 Sep
Geoff & Elaine Lucas
07733 223663
Navio Fort & Win Hill
Picnic
8
Wed 25 Sep
Pam Lord
01565 228439
Danbridge Ridge
Picnic
7
Routes taken on 2023 walks (click on an image to expand)
Shining Tor and Errwood Hall 06-Nov-2023Tockholes and Darwen Moor 25-Oct-2023Earl Sterndale, Brand End and Hollinsclough 09-Oct-2023Taxal, the Goyt Valley and Combs 11-Sep-2023Taddington, Flagg and Deep Dale 30-Aug-2023Trevor to Llangollen and back 14-Aug-2023New and Old Oswestry 02-Aug-2023Derwent Edge 17-Jul-2023The Baker Way 05-Jul-2023Thurstaston and Caldy 19-Jun-2023Teggs Nose, Lamaload and Macclesfield Forest 07-Jun-2023Three Reservoirs and Cheetham Close 22-May-2023Timbersbrook, Bosley Cloud and Rushton Spencer 10-May-2023Anderton, Marston and Gt. Budworth 24-Apr-2023Rudyard and the Staffordshire Way 12-Apr-2023Teggs Nose and Macclesfield Forest 27-Mar-2023Delamere and Boothsdale 15-Mar-2023Astbury Mere to Congleton Edge 27-Feb-2023Macclesfield Forest and Shutlingsloe 15-Feb-2023Frodsham and Helsby Hill 30-Jan-2023Whitegate circular 18-Jan-2023Acton Bridge and Dutton Locks 04-Jan-2023
Routes taken on 2022 walks
Marbury and Anderton – Christmas Walk 5 DecGrappenhall and Appleton Reservoir (23 Nov)Lyme Park, the Gritstone Trail and Bakestonedale Moor (07 Nov)Ashford In The Water and Monsal Dale (26 Oct)Dovedale circular (10 Oct)Rowsley and Stanton Moor (28 Sep)Strines and Mellor (12 Sep)Rudyard Lake circumnavigation (31 Aug)Hague Bar, Sett Valley Trail and the Torrs (16 Aug)Hope and Win Hill (3 Aug)Beeston, Shropshire Union Canal and the Sandstone Trail (6 Jul)Weag’s Bridge to Ilam (20 Jun)Four Dales from Hartington (8 Jun)Penycloddiau and Moel Arthur (23 May)Leasowe, Meols and the North Wirral coast (11 May)Lamaload, Shining Tor and Jenkin Chapel (25 Apr)Witton Weavers Way and Darwen Moor (13 Apr)Macclesfield Canal, Lyme Park and Middlewood Way (28 Mar)Wetton and the Manifold Trail (16 Mar)Dunham Park and the Bridgewater Canal (28 Feb)Allostock and Rudheath Woods (16 Feb)Froghall and the Churnet Valley (31 Jan)Marshalls Arm Nature Reserve, Whitegate and the River Weaver (19 Jan)White Nancy and the Kerridge Ridge (05 Jan)
Routes taken on 2021 walks
Barber Booth, Rushup Edge and Mam Tor (24 Nov)Teggs Nose and Macclesfield Forest (08 Nov)Mow Cop and Little Morton Hall (27 Oct)Chinley Churn and South Head (11 Oct)Danebridge, the Dane Valley Way and Greasley Hollow (29 Sep)Longstone Moor, Cressbrook Dale and the Monsal Trail (13 Sep)Hoylake to Hilbre Island (1 Sep)The Goyt Valley to Buxton (16 Aug)Marbury, Grindley Brook and the Llangollen Canal (4 Aug)Above Frodsham and Helsby (19 Jul) Hayfield and Lantern Pike (21 Jun) Burwardsley, Raw Head and Bulkeley Hill (9 Jun)The River Dane and the Danebridge Ridge (24 May) The Salt Line, Rode Heath and Malkins Bank (12 May) Redesmere, Siddington and Capesthorne (26 Apr)Sutton Lane Ends, Oakgrove and The Gritstone Trail (14 Apr)
Routes taken on 2020 Walks
Macclesfield Canal, Blakestonedale Moor and Bollington (9 Dec)Macclesfield Forest and Shutlingsloe (4 Nov)Saughall, Chester Millennium Greenway and Shotwick Castle (28 Oct)Wildboarclough, Gradbach and Three Shires Head (12 Oct)Bunbury, Beeston and the Shropshire Union Canal (14 Sep)Tittesworth Reservoir (2 Sep)Marbury CP and Anderton Nature Park (2 March)Todd Brook and Sponds Hill (19 Feb)Boothsdale and Pale Heights (3 Feb)Whitegate Way & The River Weaver (22 Jan)Bostock Green & The River Weaver (6 Jan)
Photos from Walks
Deep Dale (Midshires Way) June 2018Taxal Church (Midshires Way) June 2018Millennium Walkway at New Mills (Midshires Way) June 2018Jumbles Reservoir (near Bolton) August 2018Errwood (Goyt Valley) September 2018Heswall Marsh (Parkgate) October 2018
Annual Linear Walks
For a report on the Annual Linear Walks organised by Walking Groups 1 and 2, 2012 – 2016 click on Linear Walks
