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Stockport Group

We are the Stockport Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

The walk leader is Julia Mansfield, if you have any questions about the walk please contact Julia on Tel. 07836 671439.

A short walk from Macclesfield railway station to Macclesfield Riverside Park, returning through West Park.  

Optional pub lunch at The Fountain (Bollington Brewing Co.).

Tuesday, 19 August 2025
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
1:00 pm
Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
7.2km / 4.5mi
Ascent:
140.2m / 460ft
Type:
circular

If you are staying for lunch, please take a look at the menu in the link to the pub website and let me know your choices by text or in person at coffee break on the day.

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Accessible by public transport
  • Car parking available
  • Dog friendly

Starting point

Grid reference:
SJ 91933 73629
Nearest postcode:
SK11 6LF
what3words:
smooth.usage.filed
Start time:
10:00 am

Macclesfield Railway Station frontage. Please note there are no trains stopping at Macclesfield station between 2nd and 22nd August due to scheduled maintenance work. A number of pay & display car parks are available near by and the bus station is close by. Alternatively you can join the walk from Macclesfield Riverside Park where there is free parking and this is 1 mile into the walk. The group will arrive at the car park at approximately 10.30h. Macclesfield Riverside Park Visitor Centre, Beechwood Mews, off Manchester Road, Tytherington, Macclesfield, SK10 2SL

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking