Walks near Stockport by train
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Nuneaton Circular via Hartshill (Warwickshire)
1 hour direct from Stockport.
Parks, river, country park and canal.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
1 lunch spot: the Stag and Pheasant (2h in)
5 end-of-walk rewards: the Lord Hop, the Felix Holt, the George Eliot Hotel, the Black Swan In Hand, or the Silk Mill
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Lichfield Circular via Whittington Heath (Staffordshire)
1 hour from Stockport, with one change.
Golf club, heath, woodland and Heart of England Way.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
2 lunch spots: the Tame Otter (2h15 in), or the Red Lion (2h15 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Horse and Jockey, or the Turnpike
Warnings: MOD firing range — check access.
Adapted from: the Leicester Ramblers.
Buxton Circular via King Sterndale (Derbyshire)
45 minutes direct from Stockport.
Mostly field tracks with a steep descent and several stiles. Passes the regally-sounding village of King Sterndale.
Warnings: Steep downhill section to the railway line and several stiles.
Walk details: Buxton Town Team (PDF).
Edale Circular via Mam Tor (Derbyshire)
1 hour from Stockport, with one change.
Some of the most spectacular views in the Peak District. Footpaths, farm trails, gritstone ridge, hill trails and country lanes. Detailed route map, photographs and route preview video available.
Hilly: a third on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Kinder, Edale and the High Peak: Heather-clad moors of Kinder, to the gritstone tors of Derwent Edge (National Trust).
Warnings: Challenging in places.
Walk details: Let's Go Peak District (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Grindleford Circular via Surprise View (Derbyshire)
1 hour from Stockport, with one change.
Quite possibly the best views in the whole of the Hope Valley. Ancient mixed woodland with rocky brook and footbridges, open moorland and gritstone edge. Detailed route map, photographs and route preview video available.
Hilly: a quarter on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Walk details: Let's Go Peak District (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Hathersage Circular via Stanage Edge (Derbyshire)
1 hour from Stockport, with one change.
Green valley, gritstone escarpment edge, open moorland plateaus, ancient hill fort, narrow wooded gorge with tumbling waterfalls and quiet river pastures.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
New Mills to Chapel-en-le-Frith (Derbyshire)
30 minutes direct from Stockport.
Beautiful Peak District fringe landscape. Valley floor walk with canal towpath and former tramway trail. Historic route tracing pioneering industrial transport infrastructure through Peak District foothills.
Waterway: three quarters along the Peak Forest Canal.
Warnings: Busy road sections; rough ground with old concrete and limestone blocks.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Sheffield to Meadowhall Interchange (Yorkshire)
45 minutes direct from Stockport.
Flat urban canal towpaths and riverside paths along the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal and Five Weirs Walk, past Victoria Quays and the Tinsley locks. An easy waterside start to the trail.
Victoria Quays: A large canal basin in Sheffield constructed 1816-1819 as the terminus of the Sheffield Canal.
The Sheffield & Tinsley Canal: A canal opened in 1819 to link the city with the navigable River Don, famous for featuring in the opening scenes of the film The Full Monty.
Walk details: Penistone Line Trail / Penistone Line Partnership (PDF).
Sheffield to Bamford (Yorkshire)
45 minutes direct from Stockport.
Urban streets, landscaped Victorian cemetery, municipal parkland, narrow wooded valley, open moorland, rugged gritstone edges and a scenic descent into lush valley.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Buxton to Macclesfield (Derbyshire)
45 minutes direct from Stockport.
Spectacular views. Wild landscape of deep valleys and gritstone peaks and studded with peat bogs and pine forests. Buxton developed as a fashionable spa in 18th-19th centuries using profits from Dukes of Devonshire's copper mines. Macclesfield granted borough charter for market in 13th Century.
Warnings: Stiles; busy road with no pavement and fast traffic.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Similar walk: Walk Midlands (inc. GPX).
Hadfield to Penistone (Derbyshire)
45 minutes from Stockport, with one change.
Impressive vistas. Old railway trackbed (Longdendale Trail/Trans Pennine Trail), moorland paths and country roads. Trans Pennine Trail follows the course of the old Woodhead Railway Line between Manchester and Sheffield. Electrified with new tunnel in 1950s, closed 1981 after 30 years.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Warnings: Steep tarmac section; busy A628 crossed three times; steep climb.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Hathersage to Bamford (Derbyshire)
1 hour from Stockport, with one change.
Gritstone edges, open moorland, pastures with views, ancient oak woods, plantation woods, reservoir shore and Hope Valley.
Warnings: Steep descents.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).