Macclesfield Forest is a favourite walk for many, with shelter on windy days and cool shade in scorching summer heat, but vantage points and long distant views are scarce. Here though after a steady climb the summit of Nessit Hill is reached with a seat where the valley opens up below and the view is well worth a few minutes break.
LOCATION: Three miles south-east of Macclesfield
START: Trentabank pay & display car park, one mile beyond Langley
Grid ref: SJ961711 Postcode: SK110NS
DISTANCE: 7 miles
GRADE: Moderate
TIME: 4 hours
MAP: Outdoor Leisure - White Peak Landranger 118
REFRESHMENTS: Leathers Smithy, Trentabank car park refreshment van
EN ROUTE: Ranger Centre, Forest Chapel, Toot Hill, Ridgegate Reservoir
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News