Macclesfield — Buxton
Macbux two
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By Rocket on 10 Jan 2022
Description
A route designed to be walkable all year and to minimise ascent. Having said that no walk between Macclesfield and Buxton will ever be easy. The route goes to the Hollins and then down into Langley village and up to the Macclesfield Forest reservoirs. Through the Forest to Forest Chapel and then up through Chest Hollow to the main road opposite the Peak View Cafe.
Follow the path to the Cat and Fiddle Inn and on to Derbyshire Bridge and then the Macclesfield Old Road to Buxton.
Photo 1 Looking down on Macclesfield from the Hollins.
Photo 2 Looking up to Teggs Nose from Bottoms reservoir.
Photo 3 From Ridgegate reservoir looking up to Sutton Common BT tower.
Photo 4 In Macclesfield Forest.
Photo 5 From the Cat and Fiddle looking at Shutlingsloe and Sutton Common tower.
Note - immediately after Bottoms reservoir (2.98 to 3.06 ml) there is no pavement - however there are grass verges to step up onto if oncoming traffic.
At the Cat and Fiddle the No 58 bus stops giving access to Buxton or a retreat back to Macclesfield
A route designed to be walkable all year and to minimise ascent. Having said that no walk between Macclesfield and Buxton will ever be easy. The route goes to the Hollins and then down into Langley village and up to the Macclesfield Forest reservoirs. Through the Forest to Forest Chapel and then up through Chest Hollow to the main road opposite the Peak View Cafe.
Follow the path to the Cat and Fiddle Inn and on to Derbyshire Bridge and then the Macclesfield Old Road to Buxton.
Photo 1 Looking down on Macclesfield from the Hollins.
Photo 2 Looking up to Teggs Nose from Bottoms reservoir.
Photo 3 From Ridgegate reservoir looking up to Sutton Common BT tower.
Photo 4 In Macclesfield Forest.
Photo 5 From the Cat and Fiddle looking at Shutlingsloe and Sutton Common tower.
Note - immediately after Bottoms reservoir (2.98 to 3.06 ml) there is no pavement - however there are grass verges to step up onto if oncoming traffic.
At the Cat and Fiddle the No 58 bus stops giving access to Buxton or a retreat back to Macclesfield
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Macclesfield
Grid Ref
SJ9193373614
Lat / Lon
53.25948° / -2.12238°
Easting / Northing
391,933E / 373,614N
What3Words
risky.union.serves
Buxton
Grid Ref
SK0590173741
Lat / Lon
53.26065° / -1.91300°
Easting / Northing
405,901E / 373,741N
What3Words
units.comedy.tensions
| Macclesfield | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SJ9193373614 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.25948° / -2.12238° |
| Easting / Northing | 391,933E / 373,614N |
| What3Words | risky.union.serves |
| Buxton | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK0590173741 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.26065° / -1.91300° |
| Easting / Northing | 405,901E / 373,741N |
| What3Words | units.comedy.tensions |
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review
MacHiker
08 Apr 2022This route is an significant improvement over the MacBux1 route, cutting out the unnecessary climb to Tegg's Nose and avoided walking along busier roads. It is a scenic route but remains a challenging walk, with over 700m (2300ft) of ascent, which is unavoidable given the nature of the terrain between these two towns. The stated 12 miles is accurate between the two rail stations.
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