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Deanwater Adlington Hall 393 Hotel 1.3km/0.8mile Cross A5102 A523 B5091 B5090 Walks & Cycle Routes FB B5358 393 B5358 A523 Bollin Valley Way & Footpath Junctions FB B5358 Dean Cycleway (Extended route) Row FB Sewage Works Golf Cheshire Cycleway A538 + Wizard Trail Course

Bridleway Mottram P Hall A5102 Other Public Footpaths Hotel Tytheringto FB Permissive Footpaths Golf Course PRESTBURY P P R T R T FB Riverside i 287 KEY Golf 287 A538 Course Roads A538 287

Fences/Hedges Canals / Rivers MOTTRAM ST. ANDREW National Trust Properties N

Railway 287

Built-up Area 287

Buildings Hare A34 Hill Forest / Woodland (NT)

P P T P Parking 287 B5087 287 Country Pub 26,130 287 MACCLESFIELD R Other Refreshment 287 (NT) T Toilets R T

i Information P Picnic Site A34 287 Train Station © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. 287 B5085 Cheshire County Council Licence No.100019582.2004 38 Bus Services Golf 26,27,130 See overleaf for details Course ALDERLEY FB Footbridge 26,130 1 km EDGE Nether Henbury P R T 2.5km/1.5mile Alderley 1.4km/0.9mile A537 A535 A34 Via Wizard Mill Via Bradford Lane 1 mile Trail (NT) The Bollin Valley Way and other recreational routes between Prestbury and Wilmslow, including Alderley Edge.

are not pavements, so wear sturdy footwear and be Mill THE BOLLIN Wizard! prepared for the British weather. Not all paths shown Unusual 15th century watermill; regular flour grinding Good views, not too many hills, pretty are managed by the Bollin Valley Partnership. demonstrations. 01625 584412, villages and interesting old houses make [email protected]. VALLEY WAY this section of the Valley ideal for People with disabilities. Sadly it is impracticable Buses: 130 as above walking or cycling. to make all country footpaths fully accessible, although & other recreational routes between ambulant but less mobile visitors will find many paths in Wilmslow Tourist Information Centre The River Bollin is a short tributary of the Mersey the Valley suitable because they are reasonably level – 01625 522275, [email protected] Prestbury & Wilmslow including Alderley Edge which rises in the Pennine foothills. It now flows into the please ring and check. However, the National Trust Ship Canal near Warburton. properties at Alderley Edge and Hare Hill are wheelchair Rail Services: ring 08457 48 49 50 2of 5 Wizard! accessible. See www.cheshireforall.com The Bollin Valley Partnership started as a or ring 01244 603107 for more details. Bus services pioneering experiment in 1972, managing land around towns for wildlife, farming and recreation. We now look Bollin Valley Partnership funding partners: 26. Macclesfield – – Wilmslow after over 100 miles (160km) of way-marked paths; •Cheshire County Council • several picnic sites; a Country Park and Visitor Centre; •Environment Agency • 27. Macclesfield – Astra Zeneca – – •Macclesfield Council • Metropolitan Borough Council the Aviation Viewing Park; part of the Trans Pennine 130. Macclesfield – Alderley Edge – Wilmslow – Colshaw – Trail; and coordinate the Bollin section of the Mersey Contacts for further information: – – Cheadle – Manchester Basin Campaign. Bollin Valley Partnership:Countryside Area 287. Macclesfield – Prestbury – Mottram – Alderley Edge – We work with others to improve woodlands, ponds, Manager, Macclesfield Town Hall, Market Place, Wilmslow grasslands and hedgerows, for both wildlife and people. Macclesfield, SK10 1EA. Tel 01625 534790 Partnership Rangers, helped by an Education Group, Email [email protected] 393. Macclesfield – Adlington – also run a varied annual activity programme Alderley Edge (National Trust) (please ring for a leaflet) which includes a Taster Day for These services run at least 5 days/week. Sandstone escarpment with impressive views of people with disabilities. For full details of all bus services contact Cheshire and . Prehistoric and Roman mining. Traveline 0870 608 2 608, Encouraging people to enjoy the countryside (preferably [email protected], or 01625 534850. without a car) is an important part of our work. This 01625 584412/0161 928 0075. leaflet is one of 5 indicating the Bollin Valley Way Buses: 130 Macclesfield-Wilmslow-Manchester (stops and other recreational routes and opportunities in Alderley Edge only, Mon-Sat half-hourly, Sun diagrammatically. For more detail, please refer to OS hourly); 287 Macclesfield-Wilmslow (passes car park at bottom of the Edge, Mon-Fri 2-hourly) 5 Bridgewater 1 From Peak to Plain Explorer Maps 268 and 276. See www.ordsvy.gov.uk. Canal M56 4 2 Wizard! Prestbury village. Photo courtesy of Ray Weaver A Macclesfield Cheshire Cycleway (National Cycle Network, NCN The 25 mile (40km) Bollin Valley Way from Canal 3 Neighbours 70 - a 186 mile/282km signed, circular route around Macclesfield Riverside Park to gives walkers a 3 4 Town Meets Country feel for the Valley’s variety. It ranges from views of the Cheshire). Leaflets from Bollin Valley or Cheshire Countryside Management Service B 5 Time Travel hills above Macclesfield, through fields and woodlands, Manchester [email protected], Wilmslow towns and villages, under and over roads, railways and Airport A www.cheshire.gov.uk/countryside or /cycling 2 canals and past Manchester Airport, to the industries Alderley B Quarry Bank Mill Edge C near . Manchester D Hare Hill (National Trust) Ship Canal C The Edge @ Alderley The River Bollin 1 D Hare Hill Please remember: most of these walks cross private Woodland and walled gardens. Macclesfield E 0870 609 5391/01625 584412. E / farm land. Keep to the paths, take all litter home, fasten Trans Pennine Trail Trentabank gates and keep your dog under control. Country paths Buses: 287 as above. The Bollin Valley from Alderley Edge The Bollin Valley Photo courtesy of the NTPL / David Noton