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GM Ringway 9 Greenfield To Newhey 2024
GM Ringway Stage 9 (Greenfield - Newhey) explores the stunning landscapes of Saddleworth, the little bit of Pennine Yorkshire included within the Greater Manchester boundary.
NB. The route has been revised (at least temporarily) near Denshaw, owing to path blockages and unsafe sections on the Oldham Way to the NE of the village. Please take care on any on-road sections on Ox Hey Lane and Wham Lane.
Highlights include:
- A bucolic section of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal
- The picture-postcard hilltop village of Dobcross
- Aerial views of the Roman fort site at Castleshaw
- A panoramic walk along the Standedge escarpment (part of the Pennine Way)
- Crompton Moor and Fold, with their woodlands and waterfall.
Careful attention to the directions is needed in parts.
The route, which is suitable for experienced walkers with good map-reading and navigation skills, requires good visibility. It includes a considerable amount of ascent and descent and crosses high ground. Paths are mainly in good condition but a few parts of the route can be boggy, even in summer.
Technical sheet
Creation:
Last update:
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 20.20 km -
Calculated time: 7h 05 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Return to departure point: No -
Vertical gain: + 461 m -
Vertical drop: - 475 m -
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Highest point: 445 m -
Lowest point: 154 m
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Country:
United Kingdom
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District:
Oldham -
Start: N 53.538775° / W 2.014145° -
End: N 53.600857° / W 2.094799° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Description
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 175 m
- 1 : km 7.4 - alt. 396 m - Turn left
- 2 : km 11.73 - alt. 339 m - Turn right onto Ox Hey Lane
- 3 : km 12.64 - alt. 300 m - Turn slight right onto Ox Hey Lane
- 4 : km 15.58 - alt. 368 m - Turn right
- 5 : km 15.59 - alt. 369 m - Keep left
- 6 : km 15.94 - alt. 364 m - Keep left
- 7 : km 17.24 - alt. 243 m - Turn right
- 8 : km 17.33 - alt. 247 m - Turn sharp left
- 9 : km 17.53 - alt. 227 m - Turn sharp left
- E : km 20.19 - alt. 161 m
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