Moss Pen Long

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 23.30 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 8h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 564 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 564 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 630 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 146 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 147 m - Start on Hadfield Road
  2. 2 : km 1 - alt. 206 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 1.25 - alt. 231 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 1.69 - alt. 242 m - Turn left onto Hilltop Road
  5. 5 : km 1.74 - alt. 240 m - Turn left onto North Road
  6. 6 : km 1.82 - alt. 235 m - Turn sharp right onto Cemetery Road
  7. 7 : km 2.68 - alt. 220 m - Turn right onto Woodhead Road, B6105
  8. 8 : km 3.19 - alt. 186 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  9. 9 : km 3.51 - alt. 176 m - Keep left onto Church Street
  10. 10 : km 3.66 - alt. 176 m - Turn left onto Wellgate
  11. 11 : km 3.76 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Wesley Street
  12. 12 : km 3.98 - alt. 182 m - Turn right onto Water Street
  13. 13 : km 4.21 - alt. 174 m - Turn sharp left onto Shepley Street
  14. 14 : km 5.83 - alt. 215 m - Turn sharp left onto Doctor's Gate
  15. 15 : km 6.34 - alt. 263 m - Keep right onto Doctor's Gate
  16. 16 : km 9.24 - alt. 492 m - Keep right onto Doctor's Gate
  17. 17 : km 9.49 - alt. 514 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 12.12 - alt. 595 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 12.32 - alt. 603 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 13.12 - alt. 629 m - Turn slight left
  21. 21 : km 13.16 - alt. 629 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 13.83 - alt. 591 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 14.89 - alt. 496 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 14.92 - alt. 498 m - Turn slight right
  25. 25 : km 16.34 - alt. 443 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 17.51 - alt. 279 m - Turn slight left
  27. 27 : km 17.71 - alt. 239 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 18.21 - alt. 215 m - Turn right onto Woodhead Road, B6105
  29. 29 : km 18.24 - alt. 215 m - Turn left onto Longdendale Trail
  30. 30 : km 18.28 - alt. 212 m - Turn sharp left onto Longdendale Trail
  31. 31 : km 19.49 - alt. 203 m - Keep left onto Longdendale Trail
  32. 32 : km 21.36 - alt. 183 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 21.64 - alt. 184 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 22.3 - alt. 171 m - Turn slight left
  35. 35 : km 22.32 - alt. 171 m - Turn right onto Platt Street
  36. 36 : km 22.48 - alt. 171 m - Turn left onto Railway Street
  37. 37 : km 22.49 - alt. 172 m - Turn right onto Railway Street
  38. 38 : km 22.62 - alt. 178 m - Turn right onto Hadfield Road
  39. S/E : km 23.3 - alt. 146 m

Other walks in the area

Walking Arnfield & Swallow’s Wood

Association or club
↔4.85 km ↗+94 m ↘-96 m ◔1h 40 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from High Peak (Derbyshire)
A leisurely reservoir and woodland stroll, visiting a local nature reserve.

Walking Crowden via Lad’s Leap

Association or club
↔13.66 km ↗+341 m ↘-345 m ◔4h 55 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from High Peak (Derbyshire)
A demanding moorland walk with superb views, followed by an easy and level return.

Walking The Longdendale Chain

Association or club
↔6.14 km ↗+41 m ↘-47 m ◔1h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from High Peak (Derbyshire)
Mostly level walking around one, two or three of the reservoirs of the Longdendale valley

Walking Bleaklow from Old Glossop

Walker
Bleaklow from Old Glossop
↔13.72 km ↗+461 m ↘-461 m ◔5h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from High Peak (Derbyshire)
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.

Walking Coombs Ridge, Cown Edge from Broadbottom

Walker
↔10.04 km ↗+281 m ↘-282 m ◔3h 40 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Tameside (Greater Manchester)
This area sees few walkers yet there is much of interest and grand views.

Walking Cown Edge from Broadbottom

Walker
↔11.67 km ↗+309 m ↘-309 m ◔4h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Tameside (Greater Manchester)
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.

Walking Harrop Edge

Association or club
↔2.34 km ↗+78 m ↘-70 m ◔0h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Tameside (Greater Manchester)
An easy stroll round a nearby hill, with wide views over Manchester and the Dark Peak.

Walking Wild Bank Hill

Association or club
↔5.56 km ↗+165 m ↘-164 m ◔2h 05 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Tameside (Greater Manchester)
A taste of heather moorland as you climb to the local trig-point, with wide views over Manchester.

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