The Middlewood Way Part 3

Part 3 of our walk along the Middlewood Way. Breaking the walk into sections has meant that we have been able to make circular routes combining the Middlewood Way and the Macclesfield Canal.

Caches along this walk were;

GC1J2AQ - Park up. This cache was near to where we parked at Poynton Coppice. A nice sized cache to start the day. Some good swaps for the kids which is great for starting a caching day off.

GC1N8J6 - Another cache for the Coppice. Unfortuntately we were not able to find this one. A quick check on the recent logs also showed that the past 6-7 cachers could not find this one either. Reported as needing maintenance.

GC1J2B7 - Canal View. This part of the Middlewood Way is better provisioned with benches to sit and take in the surounding views. There is the odd sculpture now and then to see. Watch out for the kingfisher sculpture near here.

GC1J2BF - Marker. A nice hiding spot for this one.

GC1J2BK - Big Bird. Another sculpture and a couple of picnic tables to have lunch on. We had nice weather which made the picnic even better.

GC27yJA - Middlewood Bikers. Like most of the caches in this stretch a reasonable size.

GC1J2BQ - Harrop Green. This was the last on the Middlewood Way before we went over to the Macclesfield Canal.

GC1J335 - Ryles Wood. A cleverly hidden cache which needed some thinking about to find.

GC1J338 - Mining Tribute. Great spot for a cache. Worth reading the plaques.

GC1J33B - Lyme View Marina. A couple of these caches are just off the beaten track. Need to trust the GPS a bit better.

GC1J33K - Rams Clough Cottage.

GC1J33N - Single File. Like a few of the caches along the way, the last finders were a Scout Group. Its good to see that the orientering methods are being updated with GPS these days.

GC1J33P - Iron Bridge. Last one of the day. Lid was missing off the container. Reported as mainteance required.

Now planning part 4.