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Walk Description:

New Mills Boundary Walk 1

The New Mills Boundary is approximately 18 miles in circumference, the aim of these walks is to complete the Boundary over a series of walks.Taking in a mixture of Woods, Riverside, Canals, Country Roads and fine views of the surrounding areas too.

This walk sets off from the Leisure Centre on Hyde Bank Road in New Mills w epass through The Tors Country Park and the wooded countryside by the River Goyt beforejoining the road to Strines heading along the road to Strines and going up another wooded Bridlepath to the Fox Inn where we start to head along a country road with fine views before dropping back down to the start.

Approx 8km  Gear 1 (maybe 2) 220m ascent overall, please allow 2hours for the walk

Below is where we are meeting to start our walk

https://w3w.co/windy.passage.earlobes

Whilst we do understand that sometimes it is not possible to make a class, please be aware that we do operate a no refund policy if you give us less than 24 hours’ notice. To see the full policy click HERE

Tips to help get the most out of your walk:

1  Suitable clothing and footwear - layers are best (No jeans)

2  Please use a small backpack to put spare layers in, backpacks with a chest strap and room to move your upper arms forward and backward are best. (No overshoulder bags)

3  Light refreshments (water, fruit juice, etc)

4 Mobile phone is useful for any last minute changes

5 Walk Leaders mobile number

6 Please contact me if you need to hire poles, £1 payable on the day of the walk 

Dogs - If you bring a dog it must be on a lead and under control at all times, I use a harness with mine and would be happy to offer advice on buying one, you must also be able to help your dog over stiles etc. where needed.

First Aid - You will need to bring your own basic First Aid Kit (Plasters, Bite and Sting Cream, Suncream etc recommended)

The walk includes a short mobilisation of joints prior to walking and a cool down stretch at the end.

Whilst we do understand that sometimes it is not possible to make a class, please be aware that we do operate a no refund policy if you give us less than 24 hours’ notice. To see the full policy click HERE  

Location Notes:

Meeting just outside the leisure centre by the small car park. There is some on street parking nearby which is Free, and there are plenty of Pay and Display car parks a short walk from our meeting spot. If using Torr Top Car Park be very careful how you enter your registration as there are two options, your Full Reg gives you a free hour, and Half your reg is needed if wanting to stay for longer and pay! For the exact location there is a Free APP called WHAT3WORDS The three-word address refers to an exact 3m x 3m location. Tap the link or enter the last 3 words into the what3words app to find it https://w3w.co/windy.passage.earlobes Nearest public toilets are now in High Lea Park on St Mary's Road above New Mills Central.