Saddleworth Circular

Date of Walk : Sunday 21st October

Distance : 17.5 miles

Route : Shaw - Crompton Moor - Denshaw - Castleshaw - Standedge - Diggle - Uppermill - Dobcross - Delph - Denshaw - Crompton Moor - Shaw

The weather was unbelievable for October so the day couldn't be wasted. The plan was to go over the top of Crompton Moor (The same route as my last walk with Beth) and then head over to Castleshaw in the next valley via the village of Denshaw. From Castleshaw I went to the top of Standedge and then moved down the valley and followed the Huddersfield Canal all the way down to the outskirts of Uppermill. From here I picked up the old railway track (know locally as The Delph Donkey) and from Delph I continued up the valley and returned to Denshaw before heading back over Crompton Moor to home.

Residents of the llama farm in Denshaw.

Looking down to Castleshaw.

Castleshaw

There was once a Roman fort here.

The entrance to Standedge Tunnel.

The canal towpath on the route from Diggle to Uppermill

'The Delph Donkey'

Flickr Album - Saddleworth Circular - 21 October 2007

Crompton Moor and beyond

Date of Walk : Sunday 14th October

Distance : 8.7 miles

Beth was out with me today so we walked over Crompton Moor and did a circuit of the reservoirs in the Piethorne valley. (Rooden, Kitcliffe, Piethorne and Ogden) We walked back through the woods but she was feeling a little tired so walked back along the main road from Ogden Reservoir.

Looking down to Ogden Reservoir from the path on Crompton Moor.

Beth with the mast at Summit (J22 of the M62) visible in the distance.

Which way is it?


Shall I leave you here?


Flickr Album - Crompton Moor and Reservoirs

Black Hill & Chew Reservoir

Date of Walk : Sunday 30th.September

Distance : 13.5 miles

This was an excellent ramble with super weather for the end of September. It sort of covers a couple of walks I have done before. I parked at Binn Green, but walked round the reservoir and up the road rather than going over the moors. This doesn't make it as exciting, but probably knocks about an hour off the walk. Once at Chew Reservoir I continued towards Laddow Rocks and then picked up the Pennine Way and followed this up to the A635 (the main road between Greenfield and Holmfirth)

Chew Reservoir

Looking back to Chew Reservoir

Looking down the valley towards Crowden from Laddow Rocks

Crowden Great Brook

Black Hill summit

Looking down to Dovestones Reservoir from the A635 road

Flickr Album - Chew Reservoir & Black Hill - 30 Sept 2007