Route outline for walk gm134:
Dove Stone Reservoir - Greenfield - The Oldham Way - Chew Brook - Chew Reservoir - Stable Stones Brow (Hoarstone Edge) - Alphin Pike - Dove Stone Reservoir
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
0 English Mountains |
0 Wainwrights |
0 English Nuttalls |
0 English Deweys |
0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
0 Marilyns |
2 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Stable Stones Brow (Hoarstone Edge) at 495m (1625ft). Stable Stones Brow (Hoarstone Edge) is known as an English Bridget. Stable Stones Brow (Hoarstone Edge) is the highest point in the county of Greater Manchester.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Alphin Pike at 469m (1539ft). Alphin Pike is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Alphin Pike is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:
Part of this walk follows a section of The Oldham Way, a 64km (40 miles) circular footpath starting and finishing in Dove Stone Reservoir in Greater Manchester, England. The Oldham Way is waymarked by an owl motif. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Oldham Way.
You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):
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