Saddleworth Five Trig Points Walk

Gtr Manchester

32 km / 20 miles

A tough high level circuit over open moorland and across peat groughs, with parts of the Walk being coincident with the Pennine Way National Trail and other routes in this area. As its name suggests, the route links five trig points on the Saddleworth Moors, namely Alphin Pike, Featherbed Moss, Black Hill, West Nab and Broadstone Hill. Navigational skills recommended.

Details:

Path Type:	Anytime Challenges
Attributes:	Anytime Challenges Very Challenging Moorland
Start and Finish:	SE002040 - Greenfield, Gtr Manchester

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Looseleaf	Saddleworth Five Trig Points Walk Route Desc (Carole E. Engel - September 2007 )
Badge & Certificate	Badge & Certificate for Saddleworth Five Trig Points Walk (Carole E. Engel )
Route Description - PDF	Saddleworth Five Trig Points Walk (Carole E. Engel )

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Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Landranger	109, 110
OS Landranger Active	109, 110
OS Explorer	1, 288
OS Explorer Active	1, 288

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

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Path

Along
Path

Walkers are Welcome

Meltham (Walkers are Welcome)

3 km

19 km

Walkers are Welcome

Marsden (Walkers are Welcome)

3 km

23 km

Group Accommodation

Boarshurst Centre Saddleworth

< 1 km

31 km

Connected Paths:

E Routes

E-Route 2 UK Section - Middleton-in-Teesdale to Dover

National Trails (England & Wales)

Pennine Bridleway National Trail Pennine Way National Trail

Paths Marked on OS mapping

Kirklees Way Oldham Way Tame Valley Way

Other Paths

GM Ringway Manchester Horizon Walk Peak District Boundary Walk Pennine Odyssey - Main route Round Manchester Hiking Trail Three Ridings on Foot Tops of the North (Carlisle and Cheviot to Cat and Fiddle) Tops of the North (Three Shire Heads to Carlisle) Wild Yorkshire Way Wild Yorkshire Way Wessenden Moor Alternative Yorkshire Water Way Click to show 8 more Other Paths

Anytime Challenges

Bog Dodgers Way Cuckoo Walk Dam Long Walk Dark Peak Boundary Walk Saddleworth Skyline Ten Reservoirs Walk Click to show 3 more Anytime Challenges

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GPX Route File

Saddleworth Five Trig Points Walk GPX Exchange Format Route File

MemoryMap Route File

Saddleworth Five Trig Points Walk Memory Map Route File

Tracklogs Route File

Saddleworth Five Trig Points Walk Tracklogs Route File

Route Profile:

29.2 km (18.1 miles)
969 m (3,179 ft) ascent
580 m (1,903 ft) maximum height

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Saddleworth Five Trig Points Walk

Gtr Manchester

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