The 30 nearest, easy-to-follow, circular walks, routes & maps to UK Postcode M26
The thirty nearest, easy-to-follow, circular walks, routes & maps to UK Postcode M26 in Walk Grade Order
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4 miles (6.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 590ft (180m) |
| Time: | 2.25hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Holcombe Moor Car Park - Branch Rd - Top O'th' Moor Farm - Peel Tower - Taylor's Farm - Redisher Wood - Holcombe Brook - Holcombe Moor Car Park
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.25 miles (8.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 686ft (210m) |
| Time: | 2.75hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Holcombe Moor Car Park - Holcombe - Higher Tops - Chatterton Close Farm - Buckden Wood - The Rossendale Way - Beetle Hill - Bull Hill (Holcombe Moor) - Pilgrim's Cross - Harcles Hill - Peel Tower - Top o'th'Moor Farm - Branch Road - Holcombe Moor Car Park
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.75 miles (11 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,050ft (320m) |
| Time: | 3.75hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Holcombe Moor Car Park - Holcombe - Higher Tops - Chatterton Close Farm - Buckden Wood - The Rossendale Way - Beetle Hill - Bull Hill (Holcombe Moor) - Pilgrim's Cross - Harcles Hill - Peel Tower - Taylor's Farm - Redisher Wood - Holcombe Brook - Holcombe Car Park.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5 miles (8 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,044ft (318m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Edenfield - Gin Croft Lane - Dearden Moor - Sand Beds Farm - Cowpe Lowe - The Rossendale Way - Foe Edge - Horncliffe Close - Waugh's Well Reservoir - Scout Moor Brook - Dearden Clough - Edenfield
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25 miles (11.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,355ft (413m) |
| Time: | 4 hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Edenfield - Gin Croft Lane - Dearden Moor - Sand Beds Farm - Cowpe Lowe - The Rossendale Way - Foe Edge - Cowpe Moss - Cragg Quarry - Hail Storm Hill - Tottington Higher End Moor - Whittle Hill - New Gate Brook - Fecit Delf Endm Scout Moss - Turn - Dearden Clough - Edenfield
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5 miles (13.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,753ft (534m) |
| Time: | 4.75hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Cowpe - Greenbridge Car Park - Lenchfold Farm - The Rossendale Way - Cowpe Lowe - Sand Beds Farm - Dearden Moor - Gin Croft Lane - Dearden Clough - Scout Moor Brook - Waugh's Well Reservoir - Horncliffe Close - Foe Edge - Cragg Quarry - Hail Storm Hill - Cowpe Moss - Cragg High Level Tank - Brandwood Moor - Higher Boarsgreave Moor - Lower Boarsgreave Moor - Cowpe,.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.5 miles (8.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,093ft (333m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Cowpe - Greenbridge Car Park - Lenchfold Farm - The Rossendale Way - Cowpe Lowe - Cragg Quarry - Hail Storm Hill - Cowpe Moss - Cragg High Level Tank - Brandwood Moor - Higher Boarsgreave Moor - Lower Boarsgreave Moor - Cowpe,.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75 miles (12.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,536ft (468m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Rivington Lane Car Park - Lever Park - The Castle (Lower Rivington Reservoir) - Lower Rivington Reservoir - Great House Information Centre - Rivington Hall - Rivington Cottage - Rivington Upper Barn - Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor) - Catter Nab - Noon Hill Slack - Moor Bottom - Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) - Crooked Edge Hill - Two Lads (Rivington Moor) - Pike Cottage - Brown Hill (Rivington Moor) - Rivington Pike - Higher Knoll - Rivington Lane Car Park
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.5 miles (8.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,113ft (339m) |
| Time: | 3.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Rivington Upper Barn - Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor) - Catter Nab - Noon Hill Slack - Moor Bottom - Winter Hill (Rivington Moor) - Crooked Edge Hill - Two Lads (Rivington Moor) - Pike Cottage - Brown Hill (Rivington Moor) - Rivington Pike - Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor) - Rivington Upper Barn
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5 miles (13.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,549ft (472m) |
| Time: | 4.75hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Watergrove Reservoir - Wardle - Ramsden Road - The Pennine Bridleway - Crook Moor - Higher Slack Brook - Rough Hill (Shore Moor) - Freeholds Top - Trough Edge End - The Rossendale Way - Trough Edge - Deacon Pasture - Hades Hill - Hades - Middle Hill (Whitworth) - Brown Wardle Hill - Long Shoot Clough - Watergrove Reservoir - Wardle.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4.5 miles (7 km) |
| Ascent: | 893ft (272m) |
| Time: | 2½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Great House Information Centre - Rivington Hall - Rivington Cottage - Rivington Upper Barn - Pigeon Tower (Rivington Moor) - Rivington Pike - Brown Hill (Rivington Moor) - Higher Knoll - Rivington Lane Car Park - Lever Park - The Castle (Lower Rivington Reservoir) - Lower Rivington Reservoir - Great House Information Centre
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25 miles (10 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,017ft (310m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Hollingworth Lake Car Park - Ealees Brook - Brearley - Whittaker Golf Club - Lydgate - Blackstone Edge Pasture - The Pennine Way - Aiggin Stone - Blackstone Edge - Robin Hood Bed - Broad Head Drain - Hoar Edge - Clegg Moor - Dry Moor - Benny Hill - Syke Nab - Hollingworth Lake.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25 miles (10 km) |
| Ascent: | 879ft (268m) |
| Time: | 3.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Lower Rivington Reservoir - Rivington - Upper Rivington Reservoir - Pilkington Wood - Street Wood - Yarrow Reservoir - Bradley Wood - Anglezarke Reservoir - High Bullough Reservoir - John Meadow Wood - Heapey Waterman's Cottage - Grey Heights Wood - Heapey Fold Lane - Kays Farm - Waring Fram - Lane Ends (Adlington) - Upper Rivington Reservoir - Lower Rivington Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10 miles (16 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,115ft (340m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Littleborough - Rochdale Way - Ealees Road - Ealees Brook - Brearley - Whittaker Colf Club - Lydgate - Blackstone Edge Pasture - Aiggin Stone - The Pennine Way - Blackstone Edge Moor - Blackstone Edge Reservoir - Chelburn Moor - Utley Edge - Light Hazzles Reservoir - Warland Reservoir - Warland - Rochdale Canal - Summit - Timbercliffe - Claderbrook - Littleborough
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.75 miles (9 km) |
| Ascent: | 190ft (58m) |
| Time: | 2.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Dunham Town - The Bridgewater Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Agden Bridge - Agden Brook Farm - Arthill Farm - Reddy Lane Cottage - Little Bollington - Dunham Massey Park - Dunham Park - Dunham Town
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25 miles (13 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,230ft (375m) |
| Time: | 4 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
White Coppice - Wheelton Moor - Withnell Moor - Great Hill - Redmonds Edge - Spitlers Edge - Horden Pasture - Lead Mines Clough - Anglezarke Reservoir - White Coppice
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.5 miles (9 km) |
| Ascent: | 817ft (249m) |
| Time: | 2.75hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Warland - Warland Reservoir - Warland Drain - Langfield Common - Gaddings Dam - Basin Stones - Rake End - Walsden - Rochdale Canal - Warland,.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5 miles (13.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 453ft (138m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Hale (near Altrincham) - The River Bollin - The Bollin Valley Way - Coppice Farm - Ryecroft Farm - Birkin Farm - Birtles Farm - New Mills - Breach House Farm - Higherhouse Farm - The River Bollin - Ross Mill - Hale.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9 miles (14.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 131ft (40m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Blackstone Edge Reservoir - The Pennine Way - Cow Head - Byron Edge - Light Hazzles Edge - White Holme Reservoir - Farther Hill - Little Moor Stone - White Holme Drain - Blake Moor - Middle Moor - Cloven Stone - Turley Moor - Higher House Moor - Bird Nest Hill - Withins Moor - Warland Drain - The Pennine Way - Withins Clough Head - Warland Reservoir - Light Hazzles Reservoir - Utley Edge - Chelburn Moor - Blackstone Edge Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.25 miles (8.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 246ft (75m) |
| Time: | 2.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
The Trans Pennine Trail (Lymm) - Lymm - The Bridgewater Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Lymm Village - The Dingle - Lymm Dam - The Bongs - Crosfield Bridge - Oughtrington - The Bridgewater Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Rushgreen - Slitten Gorge - The Trans Pennine Trail - Lymm.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25 miles (18 km) |
| Ascent: | 213ft (65m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
The Trans Pennine Trail (Lymm) - Lymm - Carr Green - Oldfield Brow - Altrincham - The Bridgewater Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Dunham Town - Dunham Massey - Little Bollington - The Bridgewater Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Agden Bridge - Oughtrington - Lymm Village - Slitten Gorge - The Trans Pennine Trail - Lymm.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3.75 miles (6 km) |
| Ascent: | 204ft (62m) |
| Time: | 2 hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
The Trans Pennine Trail (Lymm) - Lymm - The Bridgewater Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Lymm Village - The Dingle - Lymm Dam - The Bongs - Crosfield Bridge - Lymm Dam - The Dingle - Lymm Cross - The Bridgewater Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Slitten Gorge - The Trans Pennine Trail - Lymm.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.5 miles (15 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,543ft (470m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Clowbridge Reservoir - The Burnley Way - Nutshaw Hill - Lower Nutshaw - Hameldon Hill - May Road Well - Great Hameldon - Hameldon Common - Hameldon Scouts - Lane Ends - Hapton - New Barn Farm - Helm Clough - Clowbridge Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25 miles (13 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,230ft (396m) |
| Time: | 4.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Clowbridge Reservoir - The Burnley Way - Nutshaw Hill - Lower Nutshaw - Hameldon Hill - May Road Well - Great Hameldon - Hameldon Common - Hameldon Scouts - Clowbridge Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25 miles (11.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,421ft (433m) |
| Time: | 4 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Ewood Lane Car Park - Lydgate - Stoney Royd Lane - Stony Lane - Whirlaw Stones - Bridestones Moor - Hawks Stones - Mount Cross - Red Mires Water - Hudson Moor - Orphan Rocks - Lydgate.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7 miles (11 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,615ft (492m) |
| Time: | 4.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Dove Stone Reservoir - Greenfield - The Oldham Way - Chew Brook - Chew Reservoir - Stable Stones Brow (Hoarstone Edge) - Alphin Pike - Dove Stone Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5 miles (13.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,848ft (563m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Dove Stone Reservoir - Greenfield - The Oldham Way - Yeoman Hey Reservoir - Greenfield Reservoir - Birchin Clough - Raven Stones Brow - Ashway Rocks - Ashway Gap - Dean Rocks - Great Dove Stone Rocks - Dove Stone Moss - Chew Reservoir - Chew Brook - Dove Stone Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25 miles (10 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,441ft (439m) |
| Time: | 3.75hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Dove Stone Reservoir - Greenfield - The Oldham Way - Yeoman Hey Reservoir - Ashway Rocks - Ashway Gap - Dean Rocks - Great Dove Stone Rocks - Dove Stone Moss - Chew Reservoir - Chew Brook - Dove Stone Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25 miles (13 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,870ft (570m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Holme Chapel - The Burnley Way - Scout Farm - Cow Side Farm - Black Clough (Deerplay Moor) - Thieveley Pike - Heald Moor - Portsmouth - Dean Farm - Black Scout - Cartridge Pasture - Holme Chapel
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4.5 miles (7 km) |
| Ascent: | 729ft (222m) |
| Time: | 2½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Dove Stone Reservoir - Greenfield - The Oldham Way - Yeoman Hey Reservoir - Dove Stone Reservoir
