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Manchester Horizon 7

Manchester Horizon 7 27 August 2022 Quentin ferried Bridget, Dave G and David A on another dry day to Edgworth for the final stage of the Manchester Horizon Walk.  After indulging in Donuts and croissants from the bakery we made our way over the fields with glorious views across Wayho reservoir,…

A Wide Track Way Walk

A walk led by Dave Wright which in spite of it being on our doorstep introduced many new paths to our members. Excellent weather too. 28/2/22 Wide Tracks Way Walk. Walk Leaders Report Greeting me on a beautiful , fresh sunny morning my fan club seemed bigger than envisaged, nominally Quentin,…

Christmas Walk

South Manchester Christmas Walk and Meal. 2019   Quentin led five members of the South Manchester group (Duncan, David A, David W, Yasmina and I) at 10am from outside the Wren's Nest pub in Glossop. The weather forecast had not been too promising and indeed there was a light drizzle as we began.…

Robbies Stroll

Robbies Stroll. Thursday 28th November. Some of us are fair weather walkers. PNFS walk in New Mills on Wednesday - it rained all day. Robbies Stroll on Thursday - it rained all day. Fed up. Sunday was great so I was out at last to Recce the Totley Trots for our February walk. Much better. Still,…

Round Peckforton

Round Peckforton 18 November 2019 A group of hardy souls, 7 members and five guests met at Gresty's Waste CP near Kelsall to walk in the direction of Peckforton on the Sandstone Trail and return on the Eddisbury Way. After reccying the walk, finding some stretches in poor condition and considering…

Franks Pike Idea

A joint walk with the Irregulars led by Duncan Smith. FRANKS PIKE IDEA - Walk Report This is the first walk that I have lead for the Irregulars. The turnout was nine including guest walker Helen (Merseyside). We started by traversing the spectacular Millennium bridge. Constructed in 2000 it…

Round Rainow

Round Rainow Evening Walk On a fine evening on 7th August Dave G, Duncan, Steve W and Avril met up with David A at the bottom of Hedges Row in Bollington for an evening walk.  A gradual ascent of hedges row then above Winterside Farm was followed by a descent into Mellow Clough where we searched…

A long Walk from Longdendale

Peter Schick's report on the 'Long Walk from Longdendale' led by Peter Whitehead   Peter has picked the hottest and muggiest day of the the year for his 'Long Walk from Longdendale' and, even though it works out a bit less than the advertised 20 miles and the blurb in Strider said 'definitely not a…

Teachers Wore Mortar Boards and Gowns

Do you remember when teachers wore gowns. I do. We all thought it very funny. Quentin remembers it too:- Teachers wore Mortar Boards and Gowns. A gentle 2 hours stroll around Cheadle. A nice dry and warm evening, with 9 members and friends meeting at Cheadle Swimming Baths. The start was delayed a…

Dane Valley Ramble Recconaisance

Perfect walking weather for our recce in preparation for the Dane Valley Ramble on 18th May. David, myself, Nicoletta and a potential new LDWA recruit enjoyed a most enjoyable walk finishing with a climb to Shutlingsloe with wonderful views. Michael Magee

In the steps of Mr Darcy (02/02/2019)

Peter Whitehead writes: This was a very enjoyable walk. It was sunny and cold with almost zero breeze and great views. There were 13 of us at the start (David Gosling dropped out half way). My Garmin gave 13.51 miles with 2410ft ascent (Duncan - I got 14 1/4mles x 2450ft) taking 7hours 5 minutes.…

Complete the Pennine Way Part 2

Extend the Pennine Way? David A and Peter S flew the flag for South Manchester group on a wet and breezy day on Sunday 26th August. The idea was to complete the walk from the Roaches, being the true geographic end of the Pennines, to Edale (details on LDP section of website). The first stage in…

A Reservoir Hike (24/02/2018)

A small select group of three set off from Dovestones car park on a perfect winter's day with plenty of sunshine and clear visibility. The steep climb to Chew Reservoir warmed us up especially with the biting easterly wind. Once on the top the hard ground allowed us to make good progress to Laddow…

AGM Walk (04/02/2018)

Another muddy AGM walk Yes, it rained and it rained and it rained. Fortunately this was before we set out on a 'pre-AGM' 8 miler. However the fields were wet, claggy and very muddy. Dave's little dog Bess must have known this, because at the call to arms she jumped back into her basket and refused…

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