Walks List 2016

Date	Leader	Walk details	Distance miles	Number Walking	Weather
11/01/2016	R Miller	From Abbey Arms past 'Easy Life' to Delamere Station then left up hill on the Sandstone Trail ito intersection with the Roman Road to Eddisbury Hill & Station Road. Good lunch.	6	8	Cloudy, dry, 8C some muddy patches
25/01/2016	W Montgomery	From the the Bridge Inn at Audlem, over fields and lanes to meet the Shropshire Union Canal just south of the staircase locks and dropping down into Audlem. Good lunch, world put to rights too.	5.5	8	Cloudy, dry, 10C some muddy patches
08/02/2016	W Notman	A rural/urban walk avoiding flooded fields. From Stanley Arms to Carden Ferry Bridge, Carey Park into Northwich. Views of Barons Quay Development & and the flood defence works from Fureys Wood . at the Stanley Arms.	5	8	Dry at start with rain later, 5C
22/02/2016	GW Scott	Start at Broken Cross along Trent Mersey Canal, through rural landscapes with views over the Dane Valley to Bostock. Megan dog estimated to have done ca 12-13 miles.Views of the Dane Valley before lunch at The Big Lock	5.7	9	Sunny, some mud from previous night's rain, 7C
07/03/2016	J Adshead	From the Harrington Arms, past the church & Gawsworth Hal over fields to Macclesfield Canal to Bosley Top Lock the more fields to the pub. Good lunch in a former farm pub	6.5	8	Sunny and clear 8C
21/03/2016	J Chrimes	Beauty Bank & over fields via Foxtwist Green, to Whitegate. past New Pool to Sherratt’s Rough, & Newchurch Common to Whitegate Way to Martonsands return for great lunch at the Plough.	5.25	7	Dry, cloudy 10C light breeze. Good walking.
04/04/2016	J Feltham	From Budworth Pool around Little Budworth to Oulton Park & Oulton Mill over tracks & fields , many stiles in poor condition. Lunch at the Shrewsbury Arms was not the best.	5.6	3	Bright morning sunshine, fields muddly
18/04/2016	N Lamping	Blue Cap to Cockpit Lane and Kennel Lane to the Whitegate Way. The walk left the Whitegate Way at Newchurch common and then went through Sherratts Rough and alongside Petty Pool to return to the Blue Cap.	6	6	Dry, overcast 10C dry underfoot
03/05/2016	R Freeman	Travellers Rest at Newton by Frodsham to R Weaver, Frodsham bridge then via toads, tracks & fields to pub for a good lunch	5	7	Sunny 20C some slippery mud on tracks
11/5/16	N Lamping	From the Goshawk to Woodside, along Eddisbury Way to Shay Lane to Ashton Hayes then meandered round the fields to Mouldsworth for the Mayhem lunch..	6	4	Wet & humid 14C
16/05/2016	N Lamping	Hazel Pear at Acton Bridge to Delamere Way & Cliffe Lane to Pickering's Lock. Along the R Weaver to Dutton Locks.Meandered through traffic free lanes and footpaths to the Hazel Pear.	5.7	8	Overcast, dry, 17C
31/05/2016	R Miller	From the Farmers Arms Ravensmoore, into Hospital Lane, cross several fields to Edleston Hall & Baddington Farm to join the Shropshire Union canal for the return by Manor House Farm to join Marsh Lane and the pub.	6.7	4	Sunny, 18C , dry
13/06/2016	R Miller	Starting from the Leather’s Smithy pub in Langley we walked along the Ridgegate & Trentabank reservoir before climbing through the forest via Toot hill to the Forest Chapel, a further climb northwards before bearing right to descend through the forest.	4	7	Misty turning to rain, 17C good underfoot
27/06/2016	Bill Montgomery	From Tarporley across the Portal golf course, through the fields in an arc to Eaton, then climbing the old drove road to gain the familiar Cheshire panorama. Through the Oaklands course, and the lanes to the Swan Hotel for lunch.	4.7	5	Cloud & sunny spells, dry walking 17C
11/07/2016	GW Scott	Along the R Weaver from Winnington Bridge to Saltersford locks, up the track to the Trent & Mersey, over the top of Barnton tunnel & along the tow path to the Salt Barge for a good lunch	4.3	6	19C, overcast, occasional drizzle ok underfoot
25/07/2016	J Chrimes	From the Plough via paths to St Mary’s Church & Foxwist and Cinder Hill. Leave the village through Church Wood & onto Monks Well Wood. Then to Rookery Wood, following the old course of the River Weaver before entering the golf course. From there pass between prestigious dwellings into Mill Road. Return to Foxwist via paths and stiles and then onward back to the Plough for lunch.	5.7	6	Sunny intervals, humid 20C. Good going, some muddy bits, parts overgrown
08/08/2016	J Adshead	From the Rising Sun via Macclesfield Canal then a steep over tracks, & woods to the “Old Man of Mow” with views over the Cheshire plain. On to “Mow Cop Castle ” with views over Staffordshiret. Back via Gritsone Trail to the Rising Sun,	5	5	Broken cloud, sunny spells, 17C cool breeze
22/08/2016	J Feltham	From the Horseshoe Inn at Kingsley to the River Weaver and back through fields.	5.2	7	Hot, humid, good walking 20C
05/09/2016	R Freeman	From the Plough and Flail at Mobberley through fields and lanes.. Very good lunch.	5.3	6	Fine/humid Ok underfoot
19/09/2016	N Lamping	From the White Barn at Cuddington to the Whitegate Way and then by country roads, lanes and footpaths to Norley and Delamere Park, finally returning up Mill Lane.	6.3	6	warm 19C, dry overcast. Mainly dry underfoot
03/10/2016	N Lamping	From the Maypole at Acton Bridge, along the Delamere way to Crowton and then returning by Lanes, byways & footpaths.M dogprobably covered 2he the distance.	5.5	7	lovely day bright skies. Some mud patches underfoot.
17/10/2016	R Miller	From the Farmers Arms Ravensmoore west via Chapel lane to the Llangollen Canal @ Greenfield Bridge, on through Dairy House Farm to Springe lane. Back to tow path at Stonley Green bridge (No 10) leaving the canal at Halls lane bridge (no 12) to return back to the pub	5.25	6	Overcast 15C Reasonably dry underfoot
31/10/2016	W Montgomery	From the Salt Line car park, Hassall Green nr Sandbach. Via the disused railway line to Alsager, joined the Trent Mersey canal back to Hassall Green Excellent lunch at The Old Hall	6.3	8	Good weather, dry underfoot 15C
14/11/2016	W Notman	Plough at Whitegate to Whitegate Way to Newchurch Common. Past Whitegate Church and back to the Plough.	5.8	6	dull & wet underfoot not too cold
28/11/2016	N Lamping	Salt Barge toMarston to Marbury Park & Anderton Boat Lift, return via R Weaver then between Ashton's and Neumann's.	5.7	7	Dry, overcast, not too wet , 5C
12/12/2016	GW Scott	From Hartford Hall, R Weaver via Marshall's Arm to Hunts Lock, cross river @ Rivendell Bridge then along East Bank to Vale Royal Locks, return to H Hall via Vale Royal Drive	5.6	7	Dry, overcast, not too wet , 5C
30/12/2016	N Lamping	From The Woodpecker, past Davenham Church, across fields to Moulton. Down to R Weaver & to Vale royal locks back to the Woodpecker via Davenham. The walkers met their wives for lunch. There were many other Probus members at the Woodpecker.	5.2	3	bright but cold day with frost at first
03/01/2017	J Adshead