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Walks In Tameside – 5 Reservoirs Circular.

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Walks In Tameside – A Great Moorland Walk

 

5 Reservoirs Circular - One Of The Best Walks In Tameside

 

I took full advantage of the sunny weather on Wednesday last by enjoying one of the best Walks In Tameside. The beauty of retirement is that you can get out into the countryside when others are working, so the chance of meeting crowds of walkers is certainly less. Despite the sunny weather I only saw one person on the moors and she asked for help as she was unsure of the direction to take. After a long few months of wet weather and muddy conditions it was good to have firm dry ground underfoot.

This walk starts at the junction of Hobson Moor Road and Dewsnap Lane in Mottram and passes through the farmland in Mottram to the track near Thorncliffe Hall. Over the fields and down to Green Lane, up around Meadowbank Farm into Swallows Wood then on to Arnfield Reservoir. It then carries on through Arnfield Farm, over the fields to Devil’s Bridge, then a steep climb up to Middle Bank. Along the track to Higher Bank and around Lees Hill onto the access road between Higher Swineshaw and Lower Swineshaw Reservoirs.

Next is the walk down the access road, passing Brushes Reservoir and by the angling club car park to the southern side of Walkerwood Reservoir, then uphill through Cock Wood. A gradual climb through the wood and moorland finishes at the disused shooting range near Flaxfield and then it’s a walk on the narrow path to Ashtonhill Cross. A Turn east through the fields and climbing up to the wide path on Shaw Moor, then south near Gallows Clough and finally back via the disused quarry to the starting point.

The distance is 8.4 miles and it took a leisurely 3 hours 50 minutes including stops for photographs. Although this particular walk is a mixture of many, all the tracks are included in volume 2 of Walks In Tameside.


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