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5 Miler
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 8.62 km
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Calculated time: 2h 45
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 107 m
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Vertical drop: - 111 m
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Highest point: 209 m
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Lowest point: 119 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: High Peak
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Start/End: N 53.459528° / W 1.977013°
Description
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 145 m - Start on Hadfield Road
- 2 : km 0.71 - alt. 178 m - Turn left onto Railway Street
- 3 : km 0.83 - alt. 172 m - Turn left onto Railway Street
- 4 : km 0.85 - alt. 171 m - Turn right onto Platt Street
- 5 : km 1.44 - alt. 189 m - Turn left onto Post Street
- 6 : km 1.68 - alt. 209 m - Turn left onto Padfield Main Road
- 7 : km 2.25 - alt. 172 m - Turn left
- 8 : km 2.26 - alt. 172 m - Keep right
- 9 : km 2.27 - alt. 171 m - Turn right
- 10 : km 2.34 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Padfield Main Road
- 11 : km 2.66 - alt. 148 m - Turn slight right onto Goddard Lane
- 12 : km 2.81 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto Waterside
- 13 : km 3.25 - alt. 165 m - Turn right onto Church Street, A628
- 14 : km 3.26 - alt. 166 m - Keep left onto Old Road
- 15 : km 3.27 - alt. 166 m - Turn slight right onto Church Street, A628
- 16 : km 3.73 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
- 17 : km 3.83 - alt. 158 m - Turn sharp left onto Manchester Road, A628
- 18 : km 5.16 - alt. 148 m - Turn sharp left onto Water Lane
- 19 : km 5.26 - alt. 148 m - Turn left onto Market Street, A628
- 20 : km 5.59 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Booth Street
- 21 : km 5.71 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Woolley Lane, A57
- 22 : km 6.31 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Woolley Bridge, A57
- 23 : km 7.29 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Shaw Lane
- 24 : km 7.78 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Green Lane
- 25 : km 8.08 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Thorncliffe Road
- 26 : km 8.11 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Green Lane
- 27 : km 8.2 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Higher Barn Road
- 28 : km 8.53 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Hadfield Road
- S/E : km 8.62 - alt. 144 m
Other walks in the area
Arnfield & Swallow’s Wood
A leisurely reservoir and woodland stroll, visiting a local nature reserve.
Crowden via Lad’s Leap
A demanding moorland walk with superb views, followed by an easy and level return.
The Longdendale Chain
Mostly level walking around one, two or three of the reservoirs of the Longdendale valley
Coombs Ridge, Cown Edge from Broadbottom
This area sees few walkers yet there is much of interest and grand views.
Cown Edge from Broadbottom
This Peak District walk follows a circuit that inclues Cown Edge, which offers some fine views towards Manchester. The route is easy to follow and includes a substantial section of the Cown Edge Way.
Bleaklow from Old Glossop

Bleaklow and Higher Shelf Stones feature in this Peak District walk from Old Glossop. Other highlights include the Wain Stones, Yellow Stacks and Doctor's Gate. This moorland can be wild and desolate in bad weather so save this walk for a dry day with good visibility.
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