Saddleworth Round - 24 June 2007

Date of Walk : Sunday 24th.June

Distance : 13 miles

Route : Greenfield - Uppermill - Dobcross - Diggle - Standedge - Castleshaw - Delph - Scouthead - Grasscroft - Greenfield

As previously mentioned, I have a longer walk to come next week. (There will be a post relating to this but it is a walk round all the non league football grounds of Tameside.) I went and bought another pair of lightweight boots and these were much better. I got a couple of small blisters but as the walk next week is somewhere between 16-18 miles (depending on the exact route) I now know where to stick the plasters before setting off next week.

The walk today took me through most of the villages of Saddleworth. For those unfamiliar with the area, this is part of the Peak District and some of my previous walks have been around this area, although at a higher level. This walk took me along the canals and the only off road walking was the stretch from Diggle over to Castleshaw.

The canal in Uppermill.



The magnificent Saddleworth viaduct seen from the canal at Dobcross.

No barges going through the Standedge Tunnel today.

Looking into Diggle from the path up to Standedge.

Even the sheep are sheltering from the rain!

The Castleshaw Centre from where I have run numerous school trips and tried to get youngsters interested in walking and the outdoors.

Looking into Dobcross. Even though this wasn't the end of the walk it was the end of my pictures as within 5 minutes there was a torrential downpour although I was still about an hour away from the car.

Flickr Album - Saddleworth Round - 24 June 2007