Macclesfield Forest

Stockport Group

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Overview

We will meet up by the visitor centre at Trentabank reservoir and follow the woodland path back to Ridgegate Reservoir before a brief stretch along the road to Bottoms Reservoir. We then skirt Teggsnose Reservoir before a climb up to Clough House and Hacked Way Lane. We then enter the forest again up to the old chapel and then back down through more of the forest to the visitor centre.

Sunday, 9 February 2025

Start time:: 10:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 2:30 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 11.3km / 7.0mi
Ascent:: 426.7m / 1400ft
Type:: circular

Features

Toilets available
Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:: SJ 96145 71138
Nearest postcode:: SK11 0NS
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Start time:: 10:30 am

There is a pay and display car park, but parking may also be possible on the road along Ridgegate reservoir.

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