Alternate Glossop Skyline
Technical sheet
Creation:
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 56.50 km
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Calculated time: 19h 30
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 1,184 m
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Vertical drop: - 1,178 m
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Highest point: 630 m
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Lowest point: 104 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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Area: Peak District
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District: High Peak
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Start/End: N 53.462192° / W 1.963677°
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 172 m - Start on
- 2 : km 0.85 - alt. 183 m - Keep left
- 3 : km 4.02 - alt. 212 m - Turn sharp right onto Longdendale Trail
- 4 : km 4.06 - alt. 215 m - Turn left onto Longdendale Trail
- 5 : km 7.02 - alt. 246 m - Turn slight left onto Longdendale Trail
- 6 : km 7.03 - alt. 245 m - Turn right onto Longdendale Trail
- 7 : km 10.38 - alt. 273 m - Turn right
- 8 : km 10.9 - alt. 291 m - Turn left
- 9 : km 12.83 - alt. 506 m - Turn left
- 10 : km 14.77 - alt. 625 m - Turn right
- 11 : km 16.6 - alt. 610 m - Turn slight left
- 12 : km 17.17 - alt. 629 m - Keep left
- 13 : km 18.08 - alt. 595 m - Turn slight left
- 14 : km 18.1 - alt. 595 m - Turn slight left
- 15 : km 18.73 - alt. 564 m - Turn right
- 16 : km 25.24 - alt. 542 m - Turn sharp right
- 17 : km 28.28 - alt. 330 m - Turn left onto Glossop Road, A624
- 18 : km 28.29 - alt. 330 m - Turn right onto Monks' Road
- 19 : km 29.47 - alt. 320 m - Turn left
- 20 : km 30.53 - alt. 380 m - Turn right
- 21 : km 31.53 - alt. 391 m - Turn left
- 22 : km 32.48 - alt. 364 m - Turn right
- 23 : km 32.83 - alt. 293 m - Keep right
- 24 : km 33 - alt. 271 m - Turn right
- 25 : km 33.99 - alt. 199 m - Turn slight right onto New Mills Road
- 26 : km 34.36 - alt. 161 m - Turn right onto Marple Road, A626
- 27 : km 34.6 - alt. 180 m - Turn sharp left onto Woodseats Lane
- 28 : km 35.31 - alt. 169 m - Turn slight right onto Woodseats Lane
- 29 : km 35.71 - alt. 151 m - Keep right onto Woodseats Lane
- 30 : km 36.42 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
- 31 : km 36.45 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight left
- 32 : km 36.53 - alt. 117 m - Turn sharp right onto Well Row
- 33 : km 36.71 - alt. 138 m - Turn right onto Market Street
- 34 : km 36.75 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Gorsey Brow
- 35 : km 38.64 - alt. 212 m - Turn right onto Market Street, B6174
- 36 : km 39.68 - alt. 230 m - Turn left onto Rabbit Lane
- 37 : km 39.98 - alt. 251 m - Turn sharp left onto Dewsnap Lane
- 38 : km 39.99 - alt. 251 m - Turn right
- 39 : km 40.26 - alt. 282 m - Turn right onto Hobson Moor Road
- 40 : km 40.36 - alt. 284 m - Turn left
- 41 : km 40.98 - alt. 343 m - Turn left
- 42 : km 41.52 - alt. 366 m - Turn right
- 43 : km 41.93 - alt. 390 m - Turn right
- 44 : km 44.51 - alt. 308 m - Turn left
- 45 : km 44.72 - alt. 297 m - Turn sharp right
- 46 : km 45.24 - alt. 319 m - Keep left
- 47 : km 45.85 - alt. 260 m - Keep right
- 48 : km 46.04 - alt. 230 m - Turn right
- 49 : km 46.25 - alt. 251 m - Turn slight left
- 50 : km 46.83 - alt. 255 m - Keep left
- 51 : km 47.19 - alt. 205 m - Keep right
- 52 : km 47.29 - alt. 192 m - Turn left onto Arnfield Lane
- 53 : km 47.47 - alt. 200 m - Turn sharp left
- 54 : km 49.88 - alt. 410 m - Keep right
- 55 : km 50.8 - alt. 425 m - Turn right
- 56 : km 51.92 - alt. 275 m - Turn slight right
- 57 : km 52.12 - alt. 256 m - Keep right
- 58 : km 52.19 - alt. 247 m - Turn right
- 59 : km 52.33 - alt. 232 m - Turn sharp left
- 60 : km 52.46 - alt. 224 m - Turn right
- 61 : km 52.54 - alt. 208 m - Turn left
- 62 : km 52.63 - alt. 200 m - Turn left onto Woodhead Road, A628
- 63 : km 52.68 - alt. 200 m - Keep right
- 64 : km 54.31 - alt. 185 m - Turn right
- 65 : km 54.44 - alt. 196 m - Turn left onto Longdendale Trail
- 66 : km 55.61 - alt. 183 m - Keep right
- S/E : km 56.5 - alt. 176 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
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.
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.
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