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Circular Walk from Ridgegate Reservoir, through Macclesfield Forest to Tegg’s Nose
We will start and end our 2.5 hour circular walk at the Leather’s Smithy pub, which is situated a short distance beyond the village of Langley:
Leather’s Smithy, Clarke Lane, Sutton, Macclesfield. SK11 0NE
Limited parking available onsite in the pub car park.
From the Leather’s Smithy, we will walk along the lane adjacent to the Forest. Macclesfield Forest was once one of three Royal hunting forests in Cheshire, but today is managed by United Utilities. Soon the walk follows paths through the Forest, and emerges from the forest to follow Hacked Way Lane downhill past Clough House Farm. We will then reach Saddler’s Way, an old packhorse route that would probably have been used to take salt to Buxton. Saddler’s Way leads up to the car park and Visitor Centre for Tegg’s Nose. This is the only steep ascent on our walk.
http://www.teggsnose.co.uk/
Once at the top Tegg’s Nose Country Park offers splendid views over the patchwork landscape of the Cheshire plain, with distinctive landmarks such as Jodrell Bank and Beeston Castle. The peak of Shutlingsloe, above the Forest, is seen to the southeast.
Our walk then continues with a steady descent from Tegg’s Nose follows the Gritstone Trail, which leads down to Tegg’s Nose reservoir. We will cross the dams of Tegg’s Nose reservoir then Bottom’s reservoir brings us back into Langley.
From Langley, we will follow Clarkes Lane back to the Leather’s Smithy pub which dates back to 1812 and makes an ideal endpoint for our walk where we will enjoy a well earnt Sunday Lunch!
http://www.leatherssmithy.com/menu.html
Kit list: hat, gloves, warm clothes, waterproof jacket and trousers, walking trousers walking boots as may be slippy tea flask.
Regular walking can...
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fill you with energy and confidence
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help you beat stress
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make your heart fitter and strengthen your bones
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help you keep your weight down
