The Wizard's Wander at Alderley Edge
An easy-access circular walk in the heart of the Cheshire countryside exploring mining remains and learning about the popular legend of Alderley Edge.
Start point
National Trust car park, grid ref: SJ859773Trail information
Total stages: 11
Total stages: 11
Start point
National Trust car park, grid ref: SJ859773
Stage 1
Start near the picnic area. The nearby Wizard Tea-room celebrates the popular legend of Alderley Edge.
Stage 2
Just beyond the Information Room, turn left into the woods and follow the surfaced path gently uphill to the Engine Vein.
Stage 3
Look out for signs of old mine shafts as you continue uphill.
Stage 4
Walk onward to the Armada Beacon.
The Armada Beacon at Alderley Edge and Cheshire Countryside | © National Trust Images/Paul Harris Stage 5
Beside the path, 220yd (200m) on, is the Druids' Circle.
Stage 6
The path emerges from the trees onto the bare rock of Stormy Point.
Stage 7
Nearby is the gash of the Devil's Grave.
Stage 8
Head away from Stormy Point, on Carriage Drive.
Stage 9
Roughly halfway down the drive, take an optional detour off to the right, to the atmospheric Canyon Mine.
Stage 10
Return to the Carriage Drive and turn right. Where the drive meets a well-used farm road, look for the Goldenstone, on the verge, 22yd (20m) ahead.
Stage 11
Now turn back, to return on the (sometimes busy) farm track to the main Alderley Edge, to Macclesfield Road and the car park.
End point
National Trust car park, grid ref: SJ859773
Trail map
Map of the Wizard's Wander walk | © Crown copyright and database rights 2013 Ordnance Survey
Get in touch
Macclesfield Road, Nether Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4UB
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