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
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).
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. | |||
Digital Maps - For more information on digital maps go to Anquet Maps. Digital maps, including Ordnance Survey, Harvey Superwalker and British Mountain Maps, are available for your PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android tablet and phone. | |||
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Chew Reservoir & Fox Stone from Dovestones
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Greenfield Reservoir & Raven Stones from Dovestone
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The Pots & Pans from Uppermill
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Black Hill & Four Reservoirs
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Digley & Ramsden Reservoirs from Wessenden Head
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Lad's Leap & Laddow Rocks
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Crowden, Black Hill & Laddow Rocks
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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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South Pennine Walks
The 30 circular walks in this guidebook cover the South Pennines, the expanse of hill country that straddles the Lancashire / Yorkshire border between the Yorkshire Dales and Peak National Parks. These walks range from four to eight and a half miles and explore an area of varied and contrasting landscapes. For experienced and novice walkers.
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