Walking Britain Broadstone Hill & the Cotton Famine Road
Introduction to Walk 2634
Nat Park - Peak District - Black Hill Dovestone
Region - South Pennines
County/Area - Greater Manchester
Author - Peter Schofield
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
Ascent - 1000 feet / 303 metres
Time - 4 hours 30 minutes
Grade - moderate
This Peak District walk provides a vivid introduction to the moors around the industrial town of Oldham. The route includes Broadstone Hill, the Cotton Famine Road and Dovestones Reservoir. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL1 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL1 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 110 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 110 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Other walks nearby
0.7 miles / 1.1 km away
Chew Reservoir & Fox Stone from Dovestones
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
0.7 miles / 1.1 km away
Greenfield Reservoir & Raven Stones from Dovestone
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
1.4 miles / 2.2 km away
The Pots & Pans from Uppermill
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km
1.6 miles / 2.6 km away
Chew Reservoir & the Pennine Way
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 14.0 miles / 22.8 km
4.1 miles / 6.5 km away
Black Hill & Four Reservoirs
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
4.2 miles / 6.7 km away
Digley & Ramsden Reservoirs from Wessenden Head
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
4.4 miles / 7.1 km away
Reservoirs Walk from Tintwistle
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
4.7 miles / 7.5 km away
Lad's Leap & Laddow Rocks
Grade - moderate
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
4.7 miles / 7.5 km away
Crowden, Black Hill & Laddow Rocks
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
4.7 miles / 7.5 km away
Black Hill & Laddow Rocks from Crowden
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 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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