09/03/2012 - Preparation for Training Walk #7 - Mow Cop to Biddulph and back

Well, Mark is officially no longer a "thirty-something" and given that Saturday might turn into a messy affair later on, we've decided this week to go for a shorter more local walk with a bit of a variation.

As Martin, Simon and Julian are elsewhere, Mark will be joined by Lee (another soon-to-be-no-longer-thirty-something) for a walk which takes us to the Folly at Mow Cop but this time down the other side towards Biddulph. We will pick up the Biddulph Way a former railtrack now local walking and cycling route and descend gradually towards Congleton where we will pick up the Staffordshire Way and head back upwards along the Congleton Edge back towards Mow Cop. We will drop off the route for a change and head down the South Cheshire Way before heading back towards Scholar Green.

Estimated distance is about 18km with 380m of elevation change. We're looking to complete it under 4.5 hours. The proposed route is here.

Given that whisky is likely to form part of the evenings requirements, it will probably be Sunday before the blog update gets posted.

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