Leave Timbersbrook car park via the footpath at the end that takes you onto Timbersbrook picnic area. Follow the path through the picnic area until it exits onto Tunstall Road. From here, turn left and continue along the road as it travels up the bank. 

After roughly 100m, look to the right for a wooden footpath sign directing you up some steps into the woods. There are 136 steps to conquer here, which is the steepest part of the walk. If you think you’ll struggle here, carry on up the main road before turning right onto Gosberryhole Lane. This will take you up to where the steps emerge via a shallower but longer slope.

From the top of the steps, turn to the right and follow the path as it winds up the hill, going past the cottage on the right. Not long after, the path splits in two. You’ll want to head left and go through the gate surrounded by National Trust signage for Bosley Cloud. When you reach the T-junction after another 100m, turn left and follow the path up to the dry stone wall.