Much of the route between Rose Hill and Macclesfield has been
converted into a trail for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. The main remnants
of the railway are one (up) platform at the site of High Lane Station, both
platforms at Higher Poynton, the viaduct at Bollington, the station house at
Middlewood, and a brick cabin of some sort located between Higher Poynton and
Bollington. The site of Bollington Station has been completely landscaped.
Between Rose Hill and Higher Poynton, the route is often in cuttings. From
Higher Poynton to Bollington the views become better. From Bollington to
Macclesfield much of the trackbed has been used for a new road and the final
couple of miles into the town use ordinary footpaths.
Around Higher Poynton the area is crisscrossed by several
disused colliery railways, many of which can be explored easily from the
Middlewood way. There is a small, but informative, visitors centre a few yards
away from the trail at Higher Poynton and the
Anson Engine Museum
is with easy walking distance.
