Cheshire Countryside

The Matterhorn of Cheshire

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May 23rd 2005
A short journal for a short journey: My friend Bart and I went on an easy hike in the Peak district in March with the walking club at MBNA. It was a nice but chilly day. The culmination of the hike was a climb up to the "Matterhorn of Cheshire" which is just the largest hill in what happens to be a very flat county. Not exactly a challenging hike, but there were great views of the countryside ... read more

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