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 – Jan to Jul 2025
Date
Leader
Tel. No.
Walk Details
Lunch
Distance (miles)
Mon 13 Jan
Heather Eddowes
Chelford area
Picnic
6.5
Mon 27 Jan
Tony Roberts
07803 615916
Thelwall to Lymm
Picnic
8
Wed 12 Feb
Fiona Dragonetti
07545 70279
Lindow Moss, the River Bollin and Styal
Picnic
7
Mon 24 Feb
Tony Roberts
07803 615916
The Goyt Valley and Windgather Rocks
Picnic
7
Wed 12 Mar
Clare Mather
07713 249065
Wildboarclough, Gradbach & Three Shires Head
Picnic
6.5
Mon 24 Mar
Pam Lord
01565 228439
Macclesfield Forest and Shutlingsloe
Picnic
8
Wed 9 Apr
Geoff and Elaine Lucas
07733 223663
Disley, Mellor Moor and Strines
Picnic
7.5
Wed 23 Apr
Tom Phillips
07875 619099
Sandbach & Trent & Mersey Canal
Picnic
6
Wed 7 May
Derek Howarth
07771 610696
Hartington, Beresford Dale & Wolfscote Dale
Picnic
8
Mon 19 May
Pam Lord
01565 228439
Robin Hood's Stride
Picnic
9
Wed 4 Jun
Tony Roberts
07803 615916
Bosley Cloud or Chee Dale
Picnic
7
Mon 16 Jun
Mark Barley
07791 257507
Pendle Hill, 1300 ft of ascent
Picnic
6
Wed 2 Jul
Fiona Dragonetti
07545 70279
The Moel Famau Circular
Picnic
Mon 14 Jul
Steve and Lucy Kitcher
Bridgewater Canal linear walk
Picnic
10
Wed 30 Jul
Geoff and Elaine Lucas
07733 223663
Windgather Rocks, Kettleshulme and Shining Tor
Picnic
8.75
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
