230322 -Poynton -Lyme Park Circular
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230322 -Poynton -Lyme Park Circular
A circular walk starting in the affluent outskirts of Poynton, climbing gently via a former colliery incline to the Macclesfield canal and then on to the Lyme Park estate.  We have a steep haul up to the Cage, then we skirt the house and climb up to the ridge behind it and along to Bowstonegate, with fine views across the Peak District and the Cheshire Plain. We descend through woodland and leave the park by the Four Winds exit, passing Poynton Marina and eventually back through Poynton to the car park.  Hazards: many gates but few stiles, unconcerned cattle at one point, walking along and crossing minor roads.
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