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MPC Walks 1959

The following MPC walks are listed in the 1959 Handbook. Note that most start between 1.0 and 2.0 pm, to allow those who work on Saturday mornings to join the walk, and trains are suggested. Routes vary from 7 to 16 miles, usually with "High Tea", and sometimes with Evening Meal. 'Name' is as on Walk Leaflet, of which an example is:

MPC walk leaflet of 3 Jan 1959

Full list of MPC walks is available on separate page.

Walk Date Name Leader Route
January 1959
2418 3 Jan Grains Bar Circular Wyon 8/9 m: Via Ogden - Piethorn Reservoirs - start Black Lad
2419 10 Jan Macclesfield Circular A.S. Tennant 9 m: Via Forest CHapel - Trentabank Wood - starting Setter Dog Inn
2420 17 Jan From Uppermill to Uppermill J.E.H. Chadwick 9 m: Via Chew Brook - Micklehurst.
2421 24 Jan From Helmshore to Helmshore P.A. Trevor 9 m: Via Tor Hill - Musbury Heights.
2422 31 Jan From Uppermill to Uppermill P.B. Tanner 8/9 m: Via Alderman - Slades.
February 1959
2423 7 Feb From Wardle to Wardle H. Ashton 9 m: Via Ferney Hill - Long Hill.
2424 14 Feb From Walker Barn, Circular T. Chadderton 8-9 m: Via Lamaload - Rainow.
2425 21 Feb From Scouthead (near Oldham) Circular F. Will 8-9 m: Via Dobcross - Harrop Edge - Heights.
2426 28 Feb Knutsford Circular R.B. Stanley 12 m: Via Higher Peover - Lower Peover.
March 1959
2427 7 Mar From Todmorden to Todmorden J.L. Finney 9-10 m: Height Wood - Stoodley Pike - Geddens.
See leaflet.
2428 14 Mar From Affetwise (Bolton) to Edgworth Williamson 15 m: Via Holcombe Tower - Bull Hill - Broadhead.
2429 21 Mar From Yew Tree Inn, Heath Charnock, Circular H. Hope 9/10 m: Via Anglezarke Resvr - Upper Rivington Resvr - Rivington Church.
2430 26-31 Mar Easter Walk
Peveril of the Peak - Dovedale
Chadwick & Wild Fri. 15 m: Milldale - Dovedale
Sat. 14 m: Monyash - Lathkilldate - Youlgreave
Sun. 15m: Lindale - Alsop - Perwich
Mon. 6m: Mapleton - Lower Dove.
April 1959
2431 4 Apr Denshaw Circular G. Warren 8 m: Via Windy Hill - Great Hill.
2432 11 Apr From Combs, Circular (Near Chapel-en-le-Frith) H. Frankland Taylor 7-8 m: Via Castle Naze - Combs/Black Edge - Whitehall.
2433 18 Apr Haworth Circular L. Driver 9 m: Via Far Intake - Top Withens - Alcomden Stones
2434 25 Apr Chew Valley Circular K. Ross 10 m: Ashway Gap House - Dove Stone Wood - Chew Resvr - Dish Stone Moss - Dove Stone Moss.
May 1959
2435 2 May From Marsden to Grains Bar J. taylor 9 m: Marsden rly track - Pack Horse track - Heights - Slackcote
2436 9 May Hope Circular S. Beech 9/10 m: Lose Hill - Wooler Knoll - Win Hill.
2437 16-23 May Whitsun Walk:
Crickhowell, Breconshire
Brooks, Trevor, Witte 14-18 m: Gliffaes Circular; Abergavenny Circular; Llanthony Circular; Capen-y-Ffin Circular; Table Mountain and Pen Corig Galch.
2438 30 May From Marple to Marple F. Bowman 10 m: Via Rignstones - Aspenshaw Hill - Staines - train back.
June 1959
2439 6 June From Blackstone Edge to Blackstone Edge H.K. Cockroft 8 m: Via Regulating Drain - White Holme Drain - Warland Drain - White House Inn.
2440 13 Jun Grindleford Circular The President (R. Brooks) 12/14 m: Froggatt Edge - Curber Edge - Baslow Edge - Baslow - Calver Bridge - Froggatt v. R. Derwent.
2441 20 Jun Derwent Valley Circular K.W. Henshall 13 m: via Cut Gate - Outer Edge - Howden Edge - Barrow Dtone - Ronksley Moor.
2442 27/28 Jun Carnedds and/or Tryfan
(Orig. Snowdon Circular was postponed.
Wyon "Walk starts Saturday - 27th - 11 a.m. - from Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel - and ends Sunday - 28th - after Tea."
July 1959
2443 4 Jul Hayfield Circular D. McAlister 8/9 m: Via Oldpits Plant'n - White Brow - William Clough - Hollin Head - Kinder Head - Kinder Bank.
2444 11 Jul Ladies' Walkl, Matlock The President and his Wife Hardwick Hall or Walk.
2445 18 Jul Staffordshire Circular A.S. Tennant 8 m: Leek - Yewtrees - Ashenhurst Hall - Roughstone Hole - Sharpecliffe Hall - Basford Green.
2446 25 Jul Manifold Valley Circular E.A. Watkin 13 m: Hartington - Beresford Dale - Ecton & Wetton Hills - Thor's Cave - Narrowdale.
August 1959
2447 1 Aug Whaley Bridge Circular M. Witte 11 m: Via Taxal - Jep Clough - The Street - Blue Boar Arms - Kettleshulme.
2448 8 Aug Edale Circular H. Frankland Taylor 9 m: Via Back Tor Nook - Mam Tor - Rushup Edge - Chapel Gate.
2449 15 Aug From Walker Barn to Walker Barn T. Bredley 8 m: Via Lower Ballgreave - Macclesfield Forest - Coombes Resvr - Five Ashes.
2450 22 Aug From Shaw (Circular) Charles Fuchs 8 m: Via Shore Edge Resvr - Higher Ogden - Moorcock - Clough.
2451 29 Aug ? m
September 1959
2452 4/6 Sep The Snowdon Circular G.R. Wyon, R. Wood "Itinerary includes the Snowdon Horshoe (Crib Goch) and one or two other walks (to be arranged)."
2453 12 Sep From Walker Barn, Circular F.E. Crowder 9 m: Charity Lane - Macclesfield Forest - SW, S, E - Standing Stone - Dryknowle - Broomycrofthead - Bottom-of-the-oven - Whitehills.
2454 19 Sep From Wooton, Circular R. Smith 10 m: Weaver Hills - Stanton - Ellastone.
2455 26 Sep Marsden Circular R. Cardner 9 m: Via Ashton Binn Heys - Bents - Cupwith Resvr.
October 1959
2456 2-5 Oct Lakes Walk L Driver, A.S. Tennant, G.R. Wyon Fri: Watendlath; Sat: Honister - Green Gable - Great Gable; Sun: Eel Crag - Causey Pike
2457 10 Oct From Yorkshire Bridge Inn, Circular Hanshall 13 m: Via Bole Hill - Stanage Edge - High Neb - Moscar Lodge - Raddlepit Dovestone Tor - Derwent Edge - Tinkers Barn.
2458 17 Oct From Greenfield to Hillingworth (Cheshire) The Hon. Secretary
(G. Williamson)
20 m: Via Holme Clough - Black Hill - Gt Crowden Brook - Chew Head - Bowerclough Head - Ogden Brock - Higher & Lower Bank.
2459 24 Oct Mossley Circular The President
(R. Brooks)
11 m: Quick Edge - Noonsun Hill - Buckton Moor - Carr Brook - Spring Grove - Heyrod - Luzley - Hartshed Pike.
- Wed 29 Oct Ladies' Evening The Rectory Club, Deansgate, Mcr.
2460 31 Oct Marple Circular J.F. Dewhurst 9 m: Via Clough End - Ludworth Moor - Cown Edge - Ringstones - Mellor Shurch.
November 1959
2461 7 Nov Edenfield Circular P.A. Trevor 8 m: Via Dearden Moor - Boarsgreave - New Hall.
2462 14 Nov Sparrowpit Circular A. Mills 8 m: Via Bettfield Clough - Malcoff - Ford Hall - Mag Low - Bagshaw.
2463 21 Nov From Starting Chair Cafe, Doctor Lane, Scouthead, near Oldham, Circular J.E.H. Chadwick 7-8 m: Via Wharnton - Wall Hill - Thurston Clough.
2464 28 Nov Tandle Hill Circular W.I. Gartside 8/9 m: Royton - Tandle Hill Park - Thornham - Heights - Summit.
December 1959
2465 5 Dec Hollingworth Circular G. Williamson 9 m: Mottram Old Hall - Hollingworth Hall - Middle Bank.
2466 12 Dec Carr Wood Circular G.R. Wyon 9 m: Naden and Cheesden Valley - Nab's Wife - Windy Cliff - Black Dad.
19 Dec AGM Reform Club, Manchester.

The walks leaflet for 7th March 1959

MPC walk leaflet for 7 March 1959



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