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Walks in detail
Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog - 4th July 2010
The unspoilt Ceiriog Valley lies south of the Vale of Llangollen and was once described as
'a little bit of heaven on earth' by Lloyd George. This walk starts from the village of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog
in the foothills of the Berwyn Mountains and ascends to moorlands at 1500 feet. It then drops down to the settlement of Tregeiriog,
passes through Nant Y Glog and takes in part of the Upper Ceiriog Way on the return to Llanarmon DC.
John Rogerson
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Aston-by-Stone - 11th July 2010
This walk takes us through the beautiful landscape of Sandon Hall estate near Stone in Staffordshire.
The mainly flat walk has just one ascent - to a Doric column erected as a monument to William Pitt in 1806.
We shall also pass a pavilion known as Lord Harrowby's Folly which was originally part of a tower from nearby Trentham Hall.
The return will be via the picturesque village of Burston and a stretch of the Trent and Mersey Canal towpath.
Christine Smedley
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Wenlock Edge - 25th July 2010
This 8 mile moderate walk starts from the National Trust car park (free to members) off the B4371, about 3/4 mile from the ancient market
town of Much Wenlock.
The first part of the walk is along the Edge, a thickly wooded limestone escarpment with excellent views from the top, over to Caer Caradoc
and the Long Mynd to the west and over towards Bridgnorth in the east.
Wenlock Edge is recognised as part of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natuiral Beauty and contains several Sites of Special
Scientific Interest, providing a haven for much of Britain's diminishing wildlife. Much of it is now managed by the National Trust. Along the Edge,
there are old quarries and limekilns, many fossils and rare flowers, mammals, birds and insects.
The rest of the walk involves a descent into the village of Hughley, followed by a short climb back to the top of the Edge and to the car park.
Ray Sellars
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Bollington - 31st July 2010
The town of Bollington near Macclesfield is known locally as the Happy Valley. This walk starts from the Middlewood Way car park
(free, plus toilets) in Bollington and sets out along the Middlewood Way and the Macclesfield Canal towpath before heading up to the National
Trust's magnificent estate of Lyme Park and then onto open moorland. The return is via a section of the long distance path, the Gritstone Trail.
The walk includes a couple of steep climbs. There's lots more about Bollington and its surrounds here
http://happy-valley.org.uk/
Janet Fallon
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Malpas - 8th August 2010
A 9 mile undemanding walk around Malpas. The walk starts in Malpas from the Car Park opposite the fire station to follow the Bishop Bennett
Way to the south and then east of the town before joining the Marches way for the return. The walk provides fine views across the Cheshire
landscape and to the hills of North Wales. An unusual feature is found on the walk, old St Chads church built in 1689 on the site of an earlier
timber framed building. When a new church was built half a mile away, the old church was left standing in the fields on its own.
Phil Guest
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Axe Edge - 24th October 2010
A 7 mile walk from the Cat and Fiddle pub near Macclesfield through the wild treeless and often bleak moorland to the half way point of
Three Shires Head where the counties of Staffordshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire converge. The return crosses open land to make its way to
Axe edge moor with its sweeping views and subsequently back to the start.
Phil Guest
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Hilbre Island - 28th December 2010
Shake off those post Christmas blues with a 4 mile walk across the sands of the Dee estuary to the Hilbre islands nature reserve.
The tides have been checked so meet at Acton village Car Park at 9am for a drive into the Wirral. The islands are situated at the mouth
of the Dee Estuary and form part of the Dee estuary site of special scientific interest. In addition to the host of sea birds that pass though
this point one can see large numbers of grey seals.
Phil Guest
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