Manchester Weekend Walkers lead public transport walks into fantastic countryside all year round.
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This walk is in between moderate and strenuous, not suitable for children and dogs, apart from registered assistance dogs. There are quite a few stiles on the walk, some of them rickety.
Train-based walk
Leader: Annie
Ascent: 500 metres
Transport to Walk Start: 09.20 train from Manchester Piccadilly station (final destination Buxton).
Meet Point: Near the ticket barriers at Piccadilly Station. Alternatively, meet the group on the train or at Chapel-en-le-Frith Station. There is a small car park outside of the station, but drivers are advised to park at Whaley Bridge and join us on the train at 10.01.
Suggested Ticket: Off Peak Day Return to Chapel-en-le-Frith £12.10.
Waypoints: Rye Flatt Farm, Meveril Brook, Combs Head, Old Road, Lesser Lane, Ladder Hill, Shallcross Mill Road, Bings Wood footpath, River Goyt, Bridge Street.
Walk Start: Chapel-en-le-Frith Train Station at 10.10.
Return Services: From Whaley Bridge: x:03/04 & x:32/33 until 20:03, then x:31 between 20:31 and 22:31, then last train at 23:15.
Extra: No toilets at walk start. Bring plenty of liquid with you. Optional drinks at The Railway pub at the end of walk.
From Chapel-en-Frith Railway Station we go through the tunnel underneath the railway line before we walk up a scenic footpath, leading to Rye Flatt Farm. Going forward we head towards Combs Head. The ascent up to Combs Moss is steep. After walking across the high moor, we turn to a lower rugged path looking over the beautiful Combs Valley. Leaving Combs, passing by Ladder Hill, crossing several picturesque fields, following the sun on the west, our walk finishes at Whaley Bridge.
Combs Head is among the 31 'Ethels' summits in the Peak District that are more than 500 metres above sea level. They are named after Ethel Haythornthwaite, who campaigned vigorously for the Peak District to become the UK's first National Park in 1951. MWW aims to ascend all 31 of these Ethels.
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