Macclesfield Outdoors
Macclesfield (Cheshire) is ideally situated for walks, cycling, orienteering, running, climbing, and horse riding. Within a few miles of Macclesfield there is open countryside with rolling hills, miles of footpaths and bridleways, quiet lanes, woodlands, forest, rivers, canals, traditional pubs, country parks and visitor centres. In the pages of the Macclesfield Outdoors website there are details of walking routes, orienteering locations and events, cycling routes, horse riding centres, running routes and events, rock climbing locations, visitor centres, accommodation, places to eat and drink, and suggestions for places to visit, which are all located within a few miles of Macclesfield.
Macclesfield is a market town situated in the north-east of the county of Cheshire, with the foothills of the Peak District to the east, and the escarpment of Alderley Edge to the west. It is intersected by the River Bollin which rises to the east, and flows on through Prestbury and Wilmslow to the north-west. Macclesfield Canal, which connects Marple and Kidsgrove, passes to the east of the town centre. The way-marked Middlewood Way and Gritstone trails pass nearby.
Also, the countryside around Macclesfield is home to a huge number of plants and animals, some common and some rare or endangered. For example, Trentabank Nature Reserve in Macclesfield Forest is a coniferous plantation surrounding Trentabank reservoir, with a large heronry of about 22 pairs. The best source of information on local wildlife is Cheshire Wildlife Trust.
This website was last updated on 9th April 2008.
