With honeysuckle and wild roses in the hedgerow, and fields of black and white cows, this gentle walk beside the Macclesfield Canal and a short climb to the hamlet of Key Green, shows the Cheshire countryside at its very best. Then quiet lanes and field paths, dominated by the bulk of Bosley Cloud, complete the pastoral scene.
LOCATION: Congleton
START: A54 Buglawton. Park on St Johns Rd
Grid ref: SJ877639 Postcode: CW122EJ
DISTANCE: 5.5 miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: 3 hours
MAP: Explorer - Wilmslow, Macclesfield & Congleton Landranger 118
REFRESHMENTS: Pack a flask
EN ROUTE: Crossley Hall, Biddulph Valley Way, Gritstone Trail, Staffordshire Way, Timbersbrook
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News