Manchester Weekend Walkers lead public transport walks into fantastic countryside all year round.
Good footwear / walking boots required as there is open moorland walking for a short period and potential bogs.
Good level of fitness required for this walk and it is not suitable for novice walkers. There are no easy bail out points during the walk.
Train-based walk
Leader: Mark F
Ascent: 500 metres
Transport to Walk Start: 09:33 train (final destination Hadfield) from Manchester Piccadilly station.
Meet Point: Near the ticket barriers, or on the platform at Piccadilly Station. Alternatively, meet the group on the train or at the station in Glossop.
Suggested Ticket: Off Peak Day Return Manchester to Glossop £7.50
Walk Start: Glossop Railway Station at 10:10
Waypoints: Old Glossop, Manor Park, Mossy Lea Farm, Doctor's Gate, Crooked Clough, Pennine
Way, Hern Stones, Dowstone Clough, Yellowslacks, Old Glossop.
Return Services: x:22 & x:52 until 22:22, then last train at 22:53
Extra: No toilets at walk start or en route. Optional after walk drinks, possibly in the Smithy Fold (Wetherspoons)
The walk starts from Glossop Railway Station and heads through a small housing estate before we reach Manor Park and Old Glossop. After a short while we head along a bridleway before starting the climb up
Doctor's Gate. This climb is roughly 1-1.5 miles and is rocky and narrow in places.
We eventually reach and walk along the Pennine Way, before heading off to The Hern Stones, a rocky outcrop in the middle of the moorland. We then head cross-country for a short time before reaching a
path that leads us along the dramatic valley of Dowstone Clough and Yellowslack. We then descend steeply and make our way back to Glossop via Manor Park again.
