Standing Stone Macclesfield Forest

Go left uphill to reach the hamlet.
Standing stone macclesfield forest. Standing stone state forest. There is a pay and display car park at the visitor centre near trentabank reservoir and another small car park at standing stone. The path runs alongside the road through the forest before crossing it twice and following the route will eventually bring you back to the visitor centre with a popular short detour to look at the heronry and trentabank reservoir. After passing ferriser farm the path leads to the standing stone area of the forest just before you reach the road turn left to head back downhill following signs for trentabank.
Both of the highest points in cheshire are close by shining tor the highest at 559 metres can be seen from many areas of the forest including the standing stone area and shutlingsloe at 509 metres high overlooks the forest and is a great walk with stunning views. It became a state forest in 1961. Walk 1 standing stone from trentabank. Various sources record a number of stones in the area of what is today macclesfield forest but unfortunately the majority have now disappeared.
This forest had its beginning in lands purchased by the resettlement administration and deeded to the state in 1955. This one remaining standing stone which is undoubtedly used as a rubbing post today can be seen in a field at higher ridgegate to the left of the road close to the leathers smithy pub. Standing stone at standing stone cross into the lane ahead for forest chapel and stay with this high above wildboarclough to a junction. The forest is approximately 20 miles north of cookeville and is.
The roads through the forest are designated as quiet lanes in an effort to improve the way walkers cyclists and horse riders share the roads with motorists. It is located on the eastern highland rim in overton and clay counties. Walk 2 ridgegate reservoir.