Poynton
Walk - two
Norbury Brook,
Middlewood,
Prince's Wood and Views of Lyme Cage and Cheshire Plain.
A
walk of 4.5 miles and a shorter, less hilly, walk of 3 miles.
Of
particular interest are the path along Norbury Brook, the views from the high
ground near New House Farm and the walk along the incline through Prince's Wood.
The path can be very muddy around Towers farm. Unless the situation changes
wellington boots are recommended except in dry weather.
This
walk was designed and written by Mr. H. Hadfield of the Ramblers Association.
Start
at Poynton Park car park off South Park Drive. Walk back towards the Pool and
then take the good path to the right round the Pool, on the same side as the car
park. Return to South Park Drive with the backs of the houses on Anglesey Drive
on the left. Turn left through the gate and shortly left again down Anglesey
Drive. After 250 yards take Path 68 on the right. At Towers Road turn left and
after 500 yards turn right over the stile along Path 64. Continue with Towers
Farm on the left, over the stile, and along the track to the junction with Path
62. from here there is a choice between the short and the long walk.,
The
name of the Towers comes from the large medievil mansion, built by the Warren
family. An avenue of trees, which can still be seen in Poynton Park, led from
the Towers to London Road North.
For
the long walk turn left on Path 62 crossing Norbury Brook. take the well used
path, almost immediately on the right, and follow the path which goes through
the wood roughly
following the line of the brook, until Middlewood Road is reached.
The
path through the wood closely follows the line of an old mill lade which brought
water to Norbury Mill at the end of mill Lane.
At
the road, cross the bridge, bend left and take Path 14 on the right, behind the
Poynton sign, which slopes upwards through the wood. Watch for the stile at the
top edge of the wood. Cross to an open field, continue to the gate at the far
side and turn left along a track.
If
open cast mining is allowed, this area, and backwards to Towers Farm, will be
either in the extraction hole or suffer from the dumps of earth overlay.
Continue
past the masts and 300 yards past the farm take the stile on the right shortly
before the road is reached. Follow Path 10 with the hedge on the left. Pass the
pond on the right, then one on the left and then, immediately on the left, pass
over the stile into the wood onto Path 85. Continue through the wood until Path
5, Princes Incline. The golf course is immediately facing on the far side of
the wood. Turn right down Prince's Incline. At Towers road turn right again and
then left into South Park Drive and back to the car park.
The
short walk.
Turn
right along Path 62 with, at first, meadows on both sides and later, on the
left, a wood and the site of the old Park Pit. The path then joins a wide track.
The
house near the junction of this path with the wide dirt track used to be the
home of the Park Pits Engineer.
Turn
right and continue down the wide track for about 100 yards. At the stile on the
right take Path 60 and continue over the field until Towers Road is reached.
The
buildings near the junction of Prince's Incline with Towers Road, were once the
busy offices and maintenance workshops of the large Poynton colliery system.
Turn
right at Towers Road and then left at South Park Drive to the start of the walk.
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