Macclesfield Outdoors
Macclesfield (Cheshire) is ideally situated for walking, cycling, orienteering, running, rock climbing, horse riding, angling, canoeing and canal boating. Within a few miles of Macclesfield there is open countryside with rolling hills, miles of footpaths and bridleways, quiet lanes, woodlands, forest, rivers, canals, reservoirs, 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 and events, horse riding centres, running routes and events, rock climbing locations, visitor centres, angling clubs, canal boat hire, accommodation, places to eat and drink, and suggestions for places to visit, which are all located within a few miles of Macclesfield.
Forthcoming events:
Saturday 6th April, 5.5 mile walk from Springfields CP, Prestbury
with the East Cheshire Ramblers.
Wednesday 10th April, evening walk from Macc station
with the East Cheshire Outdoor Group.
Saturday 13th April, Explore Nature at Teggs Nose with the Open Air Laboratory
with the Rangers.
Saturday 13th April, 9 mile walk from Jackson Lane, Kerridge
with the East Cheshire Ramblers.
Sunday 14th April, 6 mile walk from Smithy Lane, Rainow
with the East Cheshire Ramblers.
Tuesday 16th April, RSPB - Teggs Nose Birds
with the Rangers.
Wednesday 17th April, Bridgend Centre Walk
with the Rangers.
Tuesday 23 April, Evening walk, Kerridge, Tea at the Poachers then moonlit walk back
with the East Cheshire Outdoor Group.
Thursday 25th April, Orienteering for All, from Teggs Nose Visitor Centre
with the Manchester and District Orienteering Club.
Thursday 2nd May, Discover the birdlife around Wildboarclough and Danebower Quarries on this 8km (5 mile) walk
with the Rangers.
Saturday 4th May, 5.5 mile walk from Drum and Monkey PH, Alderley Edge
with the East Cheshire Ramblers.
Sunday 5th May, 6 mile walk in Bollington
with the Macclesfield Ramblers.
Wednesday 15th May, walk from the Bridgend Centre in Bollington
with the Rangers.
Saturday 18th May, 6.5 mile walk from Gradbach CP
with the East Cheshire Ramblers.
Saturday 18th May, investigate the hidden world of the rocky streams of Teggs Nose Country Park
with the Rangers.
Sunday 19th May, Come and Try It Day (climbing, abseiling, archery) at Teggs Nose Country Park
with the Rangers.
Wednesday 22nd May, a countryside event for all people with disabilities, at the Riverside Park Ranger Centre, Beechwood Mews
with the Rangers.
Wednesday 22nd May, a 6km (4 mile) ramble around the countryside of Kerridge
with the Rangers.
Thursday 23rd May, 5 mile walk from Holehouse Lane CP, Whiteley Green
with the East Cheshire Ramblers.
Saturday 25th May, 6 mile walk from Clough House CP, Wildboarclough
with the East Cheshire Ramblers.
Thursday 30th May, 5 mile walk from Springfields CP, Prestbury
with the East Cheshire Ramblers.
News:
July 2012: Email received from Sheila: Hi Neville - Just stumbled upon your website. I have lived in Macclesfield all my life and love walking. It looks great and we look forward to trying out your ideas. Thanks a lot, Sheila
February 2012: Email received from Liz: I just wanted to thank you for this website (and not charging for it!) - my friend and I have thoroughly enjoyed following your walks in and around Macclesfield, the directions are up to date and easy for even us amateurs to follow!
December 2011: I have just completed a walking guide book “Walks from the Vale Inn”, which contains 18 guided walks from the Vale Inn in Bollington. The book is on sale at the Vale Inn only, priced £9.95.
November 2011: The following walk details have been updated following changes discovered on the routes: Rainow and Kerridge, Rainow and Bollington, Bollington to Adlington, Bollington to Lyme Park. Eg. fences replaced with walls, new access through farm yard, stream converted into ponds, new gates etc.
July 2011: All walking and cycling routes have been updated so that there is only one change of direction per waypoint. GPX files have been updated to reduce waypoint to maximum 30 characters, for older GPS units.
January 2011: All cycling routes are being updated with a better map, clearer route card, and a downloadable GPX file.
December 2010: Added separate pages for angling, canoeing and canal boating.
October 2010: All walk routes are being updated with a better map, clearer route card, and a downloadable GPX file.
January 2010: New pub walk added, from Poachers Inn in Bollington. Vale Inn pub walk expanded to give selection of short, medium or long walks.
November 2009: Email received from Mr. D.Ireland: My wife and I are visiting Macclesfield this weekend. We have found your site absolutely fantastic..a veritable mine of information which is so clearly presented. Thank you very much.
July 2009: Three pub walks have been added to the Walks section, together with a longer distance walk.
October 2008: Two new walking routes (12 and 13) have been added.
August 2008: All walking routes have been revisited and updated as necessary, having found that two footpaths have been diverted (on walk 4).
July 2008: I have found that when Macc Outdoors is visited, the walking pages are visited the most often, with cycling routes second and rock climbing third! There are 11 walks at present, and 2 cycling routes, so I will add more cycling routes soon. As for rock climbing, I need to see if there are any local clubs that want promoting.
March 2008: Added a link to Transport Direct to each walk, which supplies directions from a chosen starting point to the start of the route. The directions supplied are by public transport or by car.
March 2008: Email received from Macclesfield Forum “Congratulations on your new Web site - well done! It's well organised, comprehensive and great to look at!”
October 2007: Met John Sellors who runs the excellent Nice Nosh refreshment stall at Macc Forest Visitor Centre - added separate page for Nice Nosh. Added printable route cards to walks pages.
June 2007: Met local photographer Wayne Molyneux at Trentabank visitor centre - added links to his photo galleries.
January 2007: Started uploading first draft of macclesfield-outdoors.