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When? Started: 1993 Who? Started with staff and friends from U H S, Chester. Organiser: Martyn Harris We walk every Wednesday and Saturdays, New Years day and May Day. How many walk? Walks take place as long as there are at least 2 wanting to walk on that day. More walk on a Wednesday than on a Saturday. Most ever: 29. Current group size walking: 2-7 in mid-week and 2-4 on Saturday. Where do we walk? Saturday: Anywhere in North and Mid-Wales, Peak District, Shropshire and the Long Mynd and as far North as the Trough of Bowland. Thursday: Anywhere within about 40 miles of Chester. Type of walk: Distance: 6 – 14 miles (but usually under 10 miles). Climb: up to 4000’ (but usually very much less!). People involved on walks in 2024:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage,, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Winston Feather.

Sunday 14 November 2021

Ramshaw Rocks and The Roaches 13th November 2021

Our first sighting of The Roaches.
Our first views of Ramshaw Rocks.
On Ramshaw Rocks.
Hen Cloud and The Roaches from Ramshaw Rocks.
Lunch time on the bridleway south of Moss End Farm.
Shining Tor from The Roaches School.
Taking steps to repare the erosion on The Roaches.
More erosion control on The Roaches.
Doxy Pool on The Roaches.Walk stats: 
Distance: 7.5 miles. Climb:1391'.
Time: 4 hours 52 minutes.  On the move walking average: 2.0 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.6 m.p.h.
Max temperature: 15.2 Celsius at lunch. Mintemperature: 11.2 Celsius as we crossed Ramshaw Rocks.
Beaufort Wind Force: 0 - 3. Mainly calm / light air, increasing to a light breeze at times as we crossed Ramshaw Rocks and The Roaches.
Group: Martyn and Mike.
We were unable to take our usual route from Chester to Leek as the road was closed, so thanks to SATNAV we eventually arrived at the foot of The Roaches having used many roads and seen several villages that we had never seen before.
As we approached our usual parking place, cars were parked everywhere and our usual spot was alredy taken. Thankfully we did find spaces further up the road having noted a farm was offering all day parking for £2-00.
I think this is the busiest that I have seen The Roaches, particularly noticeable as we started from Roach End towards the trig point and decended on the path below the climbing rocks. The level of erosion was also a testimony to the popularity of The Roaches for outdoor recreation.
Our first objective on the walk today was the quieter Ramshaw Rocks, although even there we met several walkers, most with dogs.
The views today were superb, but that of Shining Tor bathed in sunchine was probably the best.
In several places the terrain was quite boggy, particularly across the moorland from Lower Stake Gutter to Hazel Barrow and the path adjacent to Black Brook.
We saw and heard very few birds today, but those we did included: Jackdaw, Red grouse, Common pheasant, Stonechat, Winter wren and Raven.
Overall a very enjoyable walk, celebrated with an excellent pint of Whim Ales, Hartington Bitter (my favourite beer of all times) at the Wilkes Head in Leek.








 

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