Oldham Way

Gtr Manchester

A walk around the borough, where the landscape varies from moorland to urban canal. It starts at Dove Stone Reservoir near Greenfield, and continues over Saddleworth Moor to Diggle and Castleshaw Moor to Denshaw. It then skirts the north of Shaw and Royton to meet the Rochdale Canal at Chadderton Hall Park. It follows the canal south through Chadderton to Failsworth, after which it joins the Medlock Valley to Daisy Nook and Park Bridge before climbing over Hartshead Pike to Quick.

The overlapping circular Standedge Trail (12 miles and on OS mapping) is a moorland walk across the Pennines linking both ends of Standedge Tunnel, with remains from the canal, rail and turnpike eras.

See also E-Routes (E2).

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Details:

Path Type:	Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark:	Owl disc
Attributes:	Challenging Canal Lake/Reservoir/Loch Moorland Urban
Start and Finish:	SE017044 - Dove Stone Reservoir, Gtr Manchester
Web Sites:	Oldham Way [YouTube video]

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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Leaflet

Oldham Way  (Oldham Tourist Information Centre  - 1990-1992 )

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