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Dainewell Woods Carrington Walks & Cycle Routes Works Moss Glazebrook Sinderland Brook Bollin Valley Way Glaze & Footpath Junctions Brook 245* B5212 Trans Pennine Trail (NCN 62) 247 Ring Canal Walk A57 Broadheath Dunham Circular Cycle Ride Sinderland 247 N. Tatton Cycle Trail 'A' Green Dairy- house Bridleway P R T i 245 A6144 Farm * Permissive Bridleway Redbrook Crematorium Higher House Other Public Footpaths 247 247 Permissive Footpaths Hollins P R Green T Red House Farm P KEY Mosshall Black Moss Farm Farm 13 Roads Peterhouse Oldfield Brow 1ml Fences/Hedges B5159 Farm Bridgewater 1.6km Canals / Rivers Canal 13 Toll B M Lakes / Reservoirs Bridge A57 5 B5160 National Trust Properties 38 38 P Golf Course Railway Mossbrow Higher Carr N Warburton Green Farm Built-up Area

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Buildings Ship Canal 38 Forest / Woodland Dunham Woodhouses 38 B5160 B5160 Picnic Site 37, 37A , P Parking Dunham 38, 289 Aqueduct Dunham Country Pub Bollin P R T i R Other Refreshment Point T Toilets Heatley 37, 37A, 289 i Information Little Train Station B5159 B5161 A56 M Metro Link A6144 B Bus Station 5 New Farm 38 38 Bus Services Agden 37, 37A See overleaf for details Bridge A56 P R T i 1 km Access Involves Steps P © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. 289 M56 1 mile Cheshire County Council Licence No.100019582.2004 A56 Tatton Park 5mls. A556 Jn 8 The Bollin Valley Way and other recreational routes between Bowdon and Partington, including .

they are reasonably level – please ring and check. However, two Buses: 27 - (3 journeys daily extend into THE BOLLIN Time Travel parks (John Leigh and Halecroft) are accessible, as is the the Park), 288 Altrincham--Knutsford (Mon-Sat hourly, From the country’s first canal, to a former Trans Pennine Trail. Dunham Massey and Tatton Park (both walk into Park via Knutsford lodge entrance), 289 Altrincham- railway line and the Manchester Ship National Trust) are also largely wheelchair accessible. See Knutsford- (Mon-Sat 2-hourly, walk in as above). VALLEY WAY www.cheshireforall.com or ring 01244 603107 for more details. Canal, and back to walking, cycling or Trans Pennine Trail (National Cycle Network NCN 62) riding the Trans Pennine Trail. Bollin Valley Partnership funding partners: 01226 772574, [email protected] & other recreational routes between Bowdon •Cheshire County Council • & Partington including Dunham Massey The River Bollin is a short tributary of the Mersey which rises in Rail Services: ring 08457 48 49 50 the Pennine foothills. It now flows into the •Environment Agency • near Warburton. •Macclesfield Borough Council •Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Bus Services 5of 5 Time travel

The Bollin Valley Partnership started as a pioneering Contacts for further information: 5 - Lymm - Warburton experiment in 1972, managing land around towns for wildlife, Bollin Valley Partnership:Countryside Area Manager, Town Hall, farming and recreation. We now look after over 100 miles (160 0Market Place, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 1EA. Tel. 01625 374790 13 Altrincham - Oldfield Brow km) of way-marked paths; several picnic sites; a Country Park and Email [email protected] Visitor Centre; the Aviation Viewing Park; part of the Trans Pennine 37, 37A Altrincham - Lymm - Warrington via A56 Trail; and coordinate the Bollin section of the Mersey Basin Altrincham Tourist Information Centre 38 Altrincham - Lymm - Warrington Campaign. 0161 912 5931, [email protected] via Dunham and Warburton We work with others to improve woodlands, ponds, grasslands Cheshire Ring Canal Walk 100 miles (160km) of towpath 245* - - Broadheath - Altincham and hedgerows, for both wildlife and people. Partnership walk. Anticlockwise from Macclesfield, take the Macclesfield Canal to Marple, then the Peak Forest, Ashton and Rangers, helped by an Education Group, also run a varied annual 247 Eccles - Partington - Altrincham activity programme (please ring for a leaflet) which includes a Canals into Manchester to join the Bridgewater at Castlefield. Taster Day for people with disabilities. Trace the Bridgewater to before turning South 289 Altrincham - Knutsford - Northwich along the Trent & Mersey to Hardings Wood Junction near Encouraging people to enjoy the countryside (preferably without a Kidsgrove, then back up the Macclesfield Canal to the start. These services run at least 5 days/week. car) is an important part of our work. This leaflet is one of 5 For full details of all bus services ring Traveline on 0870 608 2 indicating the Bollin Valley Way and other recreational routes Cycling Project for the North West 608 (or 01625 534850 for Cheshire journeys, and opportunities diagrammatically. For more detail, please (North Tatton Trail ‘B’ and Dunham Circular) 0161 228 7811 for including Metrolink, refer to OS Explorer Maps 268 and 276. See www.ordsvy.gov.uk. 0161 745 9088/9099, [email protected], www.cycling.org.uk 01925 444250 for Warrington). The 25 mile (40km) Bollin Valley Way from Macclesfield Dunham Massey (National Trust) Riverside Park to Partington gives walkers a feel for the Valley’s Georgian house; Edwardian interiors; gardens; ; working Elizabethan saw-mill. 0161 941 1025, variety. It ranges from views of the hills above Macclesfield, 5 Bridgewater 1 From Peak to Plain [email protected]. Canal M56 through fields and woodlands, towns and villages, under and over Wizard! 4 2 Photo courtesy of Ray Weaver Trail. Pennine Cyclists on the Trans Buses: 38 Altrincham-Warrington via Dunham Town. A Macclesfield roads, railways and canals and past Manchester Airport, to the Altrincham Canal 3 Neighbours industries near Manchester Ship Canal. Sustrans (creating traffic-free routes e.g. National Cycle Network 3 4 Town Meets Country for cyclists, walkers and people with disabilities, in partnership Please remember: most of these walks cross private farm B 5 Time Travel with Local Authorities and other bodies). Manchester land. Keep to the paths, take all litter , fasten gates and Wilmslow Midlands Office: 01270 211030. Airport A Dunham Massey keep your dog under control. Country paths are not pavements, 2 so wear sturdy footwear and be prepared for the British weather. Alderley B Quarry Bank Mill Edge C Tatton Park (National Trust, managed by Cheshire County Manchester D Not all paths shown are managed by the Bollin Valley Partnership. C The Edge @ Alderley Council) Ship Canal One of the most complete historic estates open to visitors: house, The River Bollin 1 D Hare Hill People with disabilities. Sadly it is impracticable to make all Macclesfield deer park, gardens, Old Hall, working farm, children’s play area. E E / country footpaths fully accessible, although ambulant but less Trans Pennine Trail 01625 534400, [email protected]. Trentabank mobile visitors will find many paths in the Valley suitable because aqueduct at Dunham. Photo courtesy of Bowett Tom