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This was a walk with Stockport Walking and Outdoors Group (SWOG), in the company of twenty folk who braved the drizzle.
We started off along the Middlewood Way (above), from near Rose Hill station, before crossing a golf course to reach the towpath of the Macclesfield Canal, with Graham leading the way (below).
Graham was quite justified in leading the way. He was tonight’s leader. Frequent pauses to allow ‘catch up’ were made. We re-grouped at a bridge where we left the security of the towpath.
Then we went through a field of buttercups to a stile that was a bit too much for a large, daft dog someone had brought along.
Deep wet grass put paid to many people’s hopes of keeping their feet dry, and a couple more stiles made life interesting for both walkers and the dog.
Then it was a straightforward stroll along the towpath to Marple, passing a community of Canada Geese, with several groups of youngsters getting ready to nestle down for the night.
The Macclesfield Canal joins the Peak Forest Canal in Marple, and the Canal and River Trust has recently put up lots of new signage.
If you click on the last picture you’ll discern reference to a ‘horse tunnel’ under Stockport Road. My children used to enjoy playing here, miraculously never falling in! We have a picture of it in our living room. There’s a passage to the right of the tunnel that isn’t obvious in the picture, and where fields are shown it will be no surprise to know that houses now occupy much of that space.
Returning in the gloom along narrow paths beside allotments, we soon arrived back at Rose Hill, where the Railway pub provided a good choice of very welcome rehydration fluids.
Tonight’s route was about 8.5 km with 100 metres ascent, taking two hours. Here’s the route, kindly devised and led by Graham.
1 comment:
From my recent experience of stiles I wouldn't be surprised if it was also a "daft" stile.
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