The Cloud Walk
A walk from the Plough to the Bosley cloud.
Starting point:The Plough Inn, Macclesfield Road,
Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 2NH
Distance:
7.1 mile round journey
Estimated time: 3 hours
Please note that some of this Walk is on roads so always walk on the right side facing traffic and be
cautious of any vehicles. This walk is also quite challenging at some points including steep inclines.
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1. As you leave the Plough car park turn right and follow the
road for 0.6 miles until you reach a left turn onto Havannah
Lane just before the bus stop on the right.
2. Follow Havannah Lane for 0.4 miles.
You will cross the River Dane
then climb over the stile. Then
at the end of the lane, go
across the fields following the
path and then carry on to
Crompton Close for around
100m before taking a left
onto Malhamdale Road.
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3. After 0.1 miles turn left to stay on Malhamdale Road and then turn right
shortly after. This takes you on too Harvey road for about 100m before
taking a left onto St Johns Road for ½ a mile.
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4. After this you will reach a junction, turn left here onto Buxton Road for 0.2 miles before taking a slight
right onto Middle Lane for 0.8 miles. Then continue on Pedley Lane for 0.6 miles and enjoy the
countryside!
5. At the end of Pedley Lane turn left onto
Tunstall Road for 0.2 miles.
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6. After 0.2 miles you will see a sort of cross
roads, take the right up the hill on Red Lane.
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7. Follow Red lane until you see a stone
lay-by on your right (this is quite
a climb!) and then follow the
sign for Gritstone Trail up the
stone path. Follow this path
until you come to Hillside
Farm and go left, past Hillside
Farm, then right, up a track to
a stile.
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8. There’s a National Trust sign, ‘The Cloud’. The
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path is narrow but clear, directly uphill then slanting
right. It passes below some crags then levels out and
dips slightly to the start of a broad shelf. A path now
goes straight up the hillside, through the highest
band of crags, to the summit ridge. The trig point is
about 100yds to the left.
9. Enjoy the views!
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