Shutlingsloe

Saturday 17th March. 6.25 miles
Carol, Tracey, Hilary, Jane

The weather didn't seem very promising when we set out, it was very grey and it was quite windy.

The long climb up to Shutlingsloe kept us warm. The wind on the top was pretty strong. The view over the Cheshire Plain was limited by the clod cover and in the distance it looked as though it could be raining. As we sat at the top having a snack the sun started to break through. The rest of the walk was quite sunny but walking against the wind in places was hard work!

I'd say this was quite a tough walk - but maybe it's good to have the challenge.

The Hanging Gate pub had good views across Macclesfield, the menu seemed pretty good, there was plenty of parking and on the good day the views could be spectacular.

A good walk - this another walk you could do again, maybe doing it the other way round but you would have that long and sharp walk up to Shutlingsloe at the end, perhaps could park near the Crag Inn and do the hard stretch first up the steep side of Shutlingsloe the rest of the walk would seem really easy!