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Warrington

Lantern Pike and Middle Moor (Hayfield)

Event type: A Walk
Date: 12th February 2025
Time: 10:30 am
Group: Walking

Postponed from January due to road closure

Distance: 7  miles

Leaders:  Wendy Brennan, Gerry Brennan t: 01925 263355 or 07813 653357

Terrain : Moderate

Lunch:  Packed

Meet: 10:30am Sett Valley Trail pay car park, Hayfield. (£7.00 for the day although machine was broken.  Also free parking on the car park for the Royal Hotel which is closed.) OS Explorer OL1 Dark Peak.  Grid reference SK 036869 Postcode:  SK22 2ES What3words ///crunches.tapers.revision Toilets in car park.

Walk:   Fairly good paths and tracks, some storm damage. A few stiles.

Directions: M56 East. Leave the motorway at junction 5 for Manchester airport. Follow signs for T3 and very soon A555. Stay on A555 for approx. 9 miles, right to its end.  At its end there is a T junction, turn right onto the A6 towards Buxton.  Go past Lyme Park, thro' Disley, still following signs for Buxton A6. Soon after Disley, turn left onto  the A6015 for Hayfield and New Mills. Follow A6015 to Hayfield. On entering Hayfield, there is a Car park sign for the Sett Valley Trail Car Park on LHS. Distance from Warrington is approx. 30miles.  Travel time approx. 50 mins.