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Category Archives: TNRs 2026

TNR 30-04-2026 Rum goings on in the Forest

Crew: El Pres, Butty, Croxy, Dunc, Lee, Slim, Smiffy, Stunt, TJ Route: Back Eddisbury lane, short up on old Buxton road into Teggsnose lane, front of teggs to car park, road up past leathers, trail past witches cottage, hacked way lane to start of Charity. Over fence on new trail initially parallel to hacked way […]

TNR 23-04-2026 Pym’s chair killer

Words By Alex, Pics by Simon & Pete Crew: El Pres, Butty, Dunc, Dr S, Smiffy, Stunt, Troll, Bern, G Pub: Pete Route: Bolly maze, viaduct, steps to the rec, main road to Blaze Hill, Pike road, Cheshire corkscrew, Jenkin chapel, Pyms chair, Wingather, Taxal Edge, Kettleshulme, Bakestonedale road, Church house. Conditions: Mild & dry, […]

TNR 16-04-2026 Birdspotting and Shepherding

Words by Alex, Pics by Pete Crew: EL Pres, Bern, Dunc, Lee, Phil the Plumber, Slim, Smiffy, Stunt Pub: Butty Route: Top of Bull Hill lane, Charity Lane, Extension, Tea Rooms, Cat, Danebower hollow, Cumberland Clough/Brook, Standing Stone, RHS “no picnic” descent, Old Kings Head. Conditions: Mild , cool and Breezy up top, excellent trail […]

TNR 9-04-2026 Holy Hailstones!

Words by Alex, Pics by Pete Crew: El Pres, Butty, Dunc, PTD, Slim, Smiffy, Stunt, Troll Pub: Biggus Nickus Route: Bolly Maze, Canal and track to Oak Lane, Higher lane past Endon House and up to Lidgetts. Back of Kerridge to Waulkmill wood, poachers snicket, Blaze hill, Jumper lane, Oakenbank, Church house. Conditions: Cool and […]

TNR 2-04-2026 Dandelions and Daffodils in the Champagne Triangle

Words by Alex, pics by Pete Crew: El Pres, Slim, Butty, TJ, Dunc, PTD, Smiffy, Stunt, Troll Route: Prestbury Green, Chelford Road, Finlow Hill lane, Bradford Lane, Hocker Lane with Alderley Park furtle, Slade Lane, Findlow Hill Lane, snicket to Artists lane, Windmill wood down to the Owl, Artists lane, Beacon, choice of route to […]

TNR 26-03-2026 The back end of Winter ? 

Words & Pics by Pete  Crew : Captain Lee, Smiffy, Pete, Butty, Chris & Troll  Pub  : Alex & Ruth  Weather : Calm, no wind. A little bit damp on the journey back from the OKH to Bolly  (Full) Route : Zag – Cliff Lane – Calrofold Lane – Kerridge Bridleway – Waulkmill Wood – […]

TNR 19-03-2026 The siege of the Castle 

Words by Chris P , Pics by Simon, Edits by Pete Crew: Dr S, Phil, Dunc, Butty, Lee, El pres Weather: started warm, but soon turned cold. In The Castle : Alex ‘Brompton boy’ Strickland and the McDermott brothers. Route: Phil’s original plan was upto cat, danebower, chumby, forest. But on reaching the Cat the […]

TNR 12-03-2026 Wet Wet Wet (Base is Ace) 

Words & Pics by Pete  Crew : Dunc , Chris & Pete  Base Pizza & Pub  : Alex & Butty  Weather : Dreadfully wet . I felt soaked by the time I had reached muster point  Route : Bridge Green – Chelford rd – Findlow Hill rd – Bradford lane descent – Hocker La – […]

TNR 05-03-2026 losing phones, sipping Grappa

Words & pics by Pete  Route : Maze – Tinkers Clough – Higher Lane – Lidgetts – kb – Waulkmill wood – Poachers Snicket – Oakenbank- Kiskhill lane – jumper lane – blaze hill – Church House Inn.  Crew: El Pres , Bern , Dunc, TJ, Butty , Pete  Conditions: very mild indeed, it didn’t […]

TNR 26-02-2026 Show me your braces in the pub 

Words & Pics by Pete   Route : zag . Old Buxton rd. rear entry Teggs & greasy off piste . Leathers . Ranger centre . Footling at low level. Leathers . Naughty sutton hall traverses. Canal to black rd . Smiffy county. Lines back street route to Bolly tap.  Crew : Smiffy, Troll, El […]