12의 맥클레스필드 숲가지 명소 & 주요 장소

Most tips here have it nailed. It is well known in the local MTB community but for any modern mountain bike it is not challenging. Annoyingly, it always seems to throw up a big rock at my frame though :)

Loose rock a little techy . Could be fast but I wasn’t 😆

There’s a steep, deep void section you have to pay attention to but other than that it’s doable on gravel with chunky tyres

Love the reservoirs at Macclesfield Forest. Great to see the reflections in the water on a calm day.

Great to see that the history surrounding this little ruin is being kept alive.

Walter Smith was a noted Macclesfield historian. He wrote articles for the Macclesfield Courier in the 1920's, first on rambling and then on local history, his particular interest being the history and origin of place names. He also made transcriptions of original material and extracts from printed works relating to the Macclesfield area. His work was used by both Raymond Richards ("Old Cheshire Churches") and Stella Davies ("History of Macclesfield").

This is the ruin of Dimples Farm. It was the childhood home of Walter Whiston Bullock before emigrating to New Zealand. In 1915 he enlisted in the Wellington Regiment, seeing service at Gallipoli and the Somme. He was killed during fighting at Passhendaele in 1917, aged 34. In recognition of his “splendid courage and determination” that day he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, which is 2nd only to the Victoria Cross in terms of importance. He was buried at Tyne Cot cemetery near Passchendaele. A small shrine in his memory has been established by the south facing gable end wall.

Not the biggest of car parks but a free one at that! Has roughly 10-15 spaces in it. A nice spot to start the walk down to the reservoirs with amazing views