Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook

Huge views followed by a canal towpath


Route outline for walk ch108:

Timbersbrook  -  The Gritstone Trail  -  Pool Bank  -  The Staffordshire Way  -  Folly Cottage  -  Cloud Plantation  -  The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)  -  Avona  -  The Dane Valley Way  -  River Dane  -  The Macclesfield Canal  -  The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk  -  Buglawton  -  Brook House Farm  -  Pool Bank  -  Timbersbrook




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
0
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
1
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) at 343m (1125ft). The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) is classified as an English Marilyn (110th highest in England, 1309th highest in the UK). The summit of The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) 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 Cheshire Ring Canal Walk, a 158km (98 miles) circular footpath starting and finishing in Marple in Greater Manchester, England.

The canals that form the Cheshire Ring Canal Walk are (anticlockwise from Marple): The Peak Forest Canal, The Ashton and Rochdale Canals to Castlefield, Manchester, The Bridgewater Canal to Preston Brook, The Trent and Mersey Canal to Hardings Wood Junction near Kidsgrove and The Macclesfield Canal back to Marple.

The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk is waymarked by a bridge & barge motif. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk.


Part of this walk also follows a section of The Dane Valley Way, a 66km (41 miles) linear footpath connecting Buxton in Derbyshire, with Middlewich in Cheshire, England. The Dane Valley Way is waymarked by the letters DVW. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Dane Valley Way.


Part of this walk also 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.


Part of this walk also follows a section of The Staffordshire Way, a 153km (95 miles) linear footpath connecting Mow Cop in Cheshire, England with Kinver Edge in Staffordshire, England. The Staffordshire Way is waymarked by a knotted rope motif. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Staffordshire Way.



You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

268 Wilmslow, Macclesfield & Congleton, Altrincham, Knutsford & Sandbach


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

118 Stoke-on-Trent & Macclesfield


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook

In no particular order . . .

Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook - The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) viewpoint

The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) viewpoint

Photo: Eric Collier (5)

Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook - Climbing The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Climbing The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Photo: Eric Collier (1)

Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook - The Cheshire Plain from the summit of The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

The Cheshire Plain from the summit of The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Photo: Arella Kook (5)

Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook - Descending The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Descending The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Photo: Eric Collier (7)

Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook - The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) summit trig point with Croker Hill on the horizon

The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) summit trig point with Croker Hill on the horizon

Photo: Eric Collier (6)

Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook - Ann on the The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) - a windy day

Ann on the The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) - a windy day

Photo: Brian Dexter (4)

Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook - The Cheshire Plain from The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

The Cheshire Plain from The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Photo: Eric Collier (4)

Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook - Croker Hill from The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Croker Hill from The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Photo: Arella Kook (3)

Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook - Heading for The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Heading for The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Photo: Anthony Ridgway (2)

Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook - On The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

On The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Photo: Eric Collier (3)

Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook - Cooling my feet in a hill top pool on the summit of The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Cooling my feet in a hill top pool on the summit of The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Photo: Arella Kook (2)

Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook - Walking through woodland on the way up to The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Walking through woodland on the way up to The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Photo: Eric Collier (2)

Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook - The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) from The Macclesfield Canal

The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) from The Macclesfield Canal

Photo: Arella Kook (1)

Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook - The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Photo: Mike Knipe (70)

Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook - Jodrell Bank and The Cheshire Plain from the summit of The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Jodrell Bank and The Cheshire Plain from the summit of The Cloud (Bosley Cloud)

Photo: Arella Kook (6)


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