Manchester Weekend Walkers lead public transport walks into fantastic countryside all year round.
This walk starts on the Middlewood Way and continues across several scenic fields and woods in between two canals, Macclesfield Canal and Peak Forest Canal. There is ascent and descent throughout but this is mostly mild and easy. Footpath in Torkington Wood can be narrow and tricky. Expect some areas to be very muddy. In very wet or other bad weather conditions this walk might be cut short to just over 8 miles.
Train-based walk
Leader: Annie
Ascent: 200 metres
Transport to Walk Start: 09:51 train from Manchester Piccadilly station (final destination Rose Hill Marple).
Meet Point: Near the ticket barriers at Piccadilly Station. Alternatively, meet the group on the train or at Rose Hill Marple Station.
Suggested Ticket: Off Peak Day Return to Rose Hill Marple £6.70
Walk Start: Rose Hill Marple Train Station at 10:25
Return Services: 15.12 (if walk has finished by this time), 16.11, 16.43, 17.43, 18.10, 19.12, 19.42, then last train at 20:43.
Waypoints: Middlewood Way, Torkington Wood, Torkington Brook, Marple Golf Course, Macclesfield Canal, Hunters Park Farm, Holly Trail, Peak Forest Canal, Stanley Hall Wood, Lomber Hey Farm, Windlehurst, Middlewood Way.
Extra: No toilets at walk start or en route. Not suitable for dogs. Optional drinks at the end of the walk at The Railway pub beside the station.
