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
1 comment:
Hi Simon.
Just had alook at your website, it looks great. I paticularly like your last walk "Saddleworth circular", It might be a good walk to put on the 40's Walkers site when the days get a bit longer.
See you soon.
Pete
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