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East Cheshire Group

We are the East Cheshire 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

11½ miles (18.5 km) Moderate/Strenuou

Navigation Inn/Bugsworth Canal Basin.  Start time: 9.30 a.m.

Parking: There is usually plenty of free parking by the canal on the other side of the road to the pub. Note: parking in front of the Navigation Inn is Pay & Display (£5 all day, free for customers who sign in at the bar) Distance: 11.5 miles Cumulative Ascent: 2340 feet (OutdoorActive). Moderate-Strenuous Route is figure of 8: Navigation Inn – Eccles Pike – Whitehough – Cracken Edge – Hills Farm – Peep o Day – South Head – Beet Farm – Hull End – Moseley House –-Brierley Green- Navigation Inn. Depending on weather or inclination there are alternative routes over or around both Eccles Pike and South Head. Bring lunch and drinks for stops. No dogs.

Tuesday, 5 March 2024
Start time:
9:30 am
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm
Difficulty:
Strenuous
Distance:
18.5km / 11.5mi
Ascent:
713.2m / 2340ft
Type:
circular

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SK 02199 82101
Nearest postcode:
SK23 7NH
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Start time:
9:30 am

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