Walking Britain Turf Moor & Black Hill from Ashworth Resovoir
Introduction to Walk 1421
County/Area - Greater Manchester & Lancashire
Author - Robert Owen
Length - 10.5 miles / 17.1 km
Ascent - 1200 feet / 364 metres
Time - 6 hours 30 minutes
Grade - moderate
This South Pennine walk explores the moors to the north west of Rochdale. The route offers solitude and some wonderful views across Greater Manchester towards Cheshire. The walk uses sections of the Rossendale Way and Rochdale Way. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description). A route profile is also provided.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL21 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL21 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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0.1 miles / 0.1 km away
Scout Moor from Ashworth Moor Reservoir
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km
2.9 miles / 4.6 km away
Cheeseden Brook from Pooley Bridge, Heywood
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.4 miles / 12 km
5.5 miles / 8.8 km away
Greave and The Rossendale Way
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
6.0 miles / 9.7 km away
Turton & Entwistle and Wayoh Resrs. from Jumbles
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
6.8 miles / 10.8 km away
Blackstone Edge from Hollingworth Lake
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
6.8 miles / 10.8 km away
Calf Hey, Ogden & Holden Wood Reservoirs
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
6.8 miles / 10.8 km away
Tor Hill & High Moss, Nr Haslingden
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
6.8 miles / 10.8 km away
Oswaldtwistle Moor from Clough Head
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
7.0 miles / 11.2 km away
Ramsden Wood & Hades Hill from Walsden
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.1 miles / 9.9 km
7.5 miles / 12.1 km away
Walsden to Warland Reservoir
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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