Walk ch101 Shutlingsloe and Wildboarclough from Ridgegate Reservoir

Vital Statistics:

Length:	7¼mls (11.5km)
Ascent:	1,598ft (487m)
Time:	4¼hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk ch101:

Ridgegate Reservoir  -  Leather's Smithy  -  Trentabank Reservoir  -  Higher Ridgegate  -  Macclesfield Forest  -  Shutlingsloe  -  Wildboarclough  -  Higher Nabbs Farm  -  Oaken Clough  -  Oakenclough Farm  -  Pot Lords  -  The Hanging Gate  -  The Gritstone Trail  -  Throstles Nest Farm  -  Ridgegate Reservoir

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

0 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 English Nuttalls

1 English Dewey

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Marilyns

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Shutlingsloe at 506m (1660ft). Shutlingsloe is also known as an English Dewey (170th highest in England, 394th in England & Wales) The summit of Shutlingsloe is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Gritstone Trail, a 56km (35 miles) linear footpath connecting Disley in Cheshire, England with Kidsgrove in Staffordshire, England. The Gritstone Trail is waymarked by a black boot and a yellow G. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Gritstone Trail.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ch101 Shutlingsloe and Wildboarclough from Ridgegate Reservoir

In no particular order . . .

Sean aged 4 on Shutlingsloe

Photo: Becky Downey (2)

Ridgegate Reservoir

Photo: Andrew Mulligan (1)

Shutlingsloe summit

Photo: Andrew Mulligan (6)

Looking North from the summit of Shutlingsloe

Photo: David Morecroft (1)

The Roaches and Gun (Staffordshire) from the summit of Shutlingsloe

Photo: Anthony Waldron (1)

Ridgegate Reservoir

Photo: Paul Hollingdrake (51)

Trentabank Reservoir, Macclesfield Forest

Photo: Kevin Goodwin (3)

Lane near Wildboarclough

Photo: Paul Stewart (3)

Ridgegate Reservoir, Macclesfield Forest

Photo: Kevin Goodwin (2)

Low sun in Macclesfield Forest

Photo: Anthony Waldron (2)

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