There's lots of gold in Knutsford in autumn. No, we don't mean the kind you'd need to buy one of the palatial houses, but the gold of trees in Windmill Wood. Beyond Ollerton, there's more golden leaves and hips and haws and rabbits, while pheasants rise with clattering wings from beneath your feet.
LOCATION: Knutsford
START: Roadside parking on Legh Rd, which links A537 with Goughs Lane
Grid ref: SJ759773 Postcode: WA168NT
DISTANCE: 6 miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: 3 hours
MAP: Explorer - Wilmslow, Macclesfield Landranger 118
REFRESHMENTS: Dun Cow
EN ROUTE: Toft
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News