{"id":5609,"date":"2026-03-27T13:24:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/?p=5609"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:47:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:47:41","slug":"tnr-26-03-2026-the-back-end-of-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/?p=5609","title":{"rendered":"TNR 26-03-2026 The back end of Winter ?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/55185268286\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20260326iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 6.86mm f-1.78IMG_5831\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55185268286_bfee5e7328_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"20260326iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 6.86mm f-1.78IMG_5831\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Words &amp; Pics by Pete\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crew <\/strong>: Captain Lee, Smiffy, Pete, Butty, Chris &amp; Troll\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pub\u00a0<\/strong> : Alex &amp; Ruth\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Weather <\/strong>: Calm, no wind. A little bit damp on the journey back from the OKH to Bolly\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Full) <strong>Route<\/strong> : Zag &#8211; Cliff Lane &#8211; Calrofold Lane &#8211; Kerridge Bridleway &#8211; Waulkmill Wood &#8211; Poacher\u2019s Snicket &#8211; Oakenbank &#8211; Jumper Lane &#8211; The Closed Road &#8211; Bakestonedale Rd &#8211; Gritstone Trail &#8211; Boundary Wall track &#8211; track through the ladder style &#8211; Bakestonedale Wood lay by &#8211; Pott Shrigley &#8211; Bolly Middlewood Way &#8211; Towpath &#8211; Olde King\u2019s Head<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong> : (once again, in a stream of consciousness style)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/55184375952\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20260326iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro front camera 2.69mm f-1.9IMG_5825\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55184375952_c169ed6f3b_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"20260326iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro front camera 2.69mm f-1.9IMG_5825\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Butty &amp; I meet the main posse at the benches on Oakenbank . Lee had gathered rest of the troops at Zag and led them Northward to the righteous lands of Bollingtonia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/55185422733\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20260326iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back dual wide camera 6.86mm f-1.78IMG_5826\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55185422733_7c3daf107e_c.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"20260326iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back dual wide camera 6.86mm f-1.78IMG_5826\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The Closed Road is gradually being repaired \u2026it feels like it has been closed for ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is still great to ride it with no traffic .&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We traverse the GT and descend to Pott Shrigley without touching Dale Top &#8211; its ages since we took track to the ladder style &amp; triple gated bit . Its quite nostalgic to revisit it !&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/55185662020\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20260326iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 6.86mm f-1.78IMG_5833\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55185662020_c67397ab7e_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"513\" alt=\"20260326iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 6.86mm f-1.78IMG_5833\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a long way back to the Olde King\u2019s Head from North of Pott Shrigley , the posse put the hammer down and Troll &amp; I hang on at the back as best we can.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think I finally arrived in the warmth of the OKH about 8:45pm , and the food is getting brought out. Beers appear and the service is as top notch as ever .&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/55184375707\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20260326iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 6.86mm f-1.78IMG_5834\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55184375707_84e42c25d6_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"20260326iPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 6.86mm f-1.78IMG_5834\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Can\u2019t remember too much about the pub conversation other than something about Bob Monkhouse\u2019s joke book not passing the 2026 wokery test . And long may it be so.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Butty was very very generous and bought a round of seven shots of Laphroaig&nbsp; to celebrate his promotion !&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words &amp; Pics by Pete\u00a0 Crew : Captain Lee, Smiffy, Pete, Butty, Chris &amp; Troll\u00a0 Pub\u00a0 : Alex &amp; Ruth\u00a0 Weather : Calm, no wind. 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