Walks and Trails
Want to explore Tameside's Countryside? Tameside and its surrounding areas are home to beautiful countryside and scenery. Take a look at the links and downloadable walking routes below and get exploring, there’s something for everyone.
Ashton
Denton
Download the Haughton Green Circular(0.4MB) An easy three mile circular trail on mainly level surfaced paths through the Tame Valley, where woods and meadows now exist where industry once flourished.
Hyde
Longdendale
Mossley
Download the Roaches Trail(0.47MB) A two mile easy walk on mainly level surfaced paths in an area once full of mills and now an area of peace and tranquillity, with its woodlands, bridle paths, canal and river.
Download the 'Mossley Highs and Lows'(0.44MB) A five mile circular trail, the first half quite strenuous, crossing hill farming countryside and returning through the Tame Valley.
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'Towpaths, Tracks and Tunnels'(1.39MB) A four mile linear walk between Mossley and Stalybridge Railway Stations.
Download the 'Scout Around The Edge'(1.76MB) A 5.5 mile circular walk taking you through the varied landscapes of a cotton printing village, the canal and a Roman road.
Stalybridge
Download The Harridge Round(0.2MB) A strenuous five mile walk starting from Castle Clough car park, Carrbrook following the side of the Tame Valley and then up the Brushes Valley before crossing open moorland on a good track to descend back into Carrbrook village. A walk for a fine day with superb views throughout.
Download the Lower Brushes Valley Trail(0.38MB) An easy 1½ mile walk with occasional hills and mainly surfaced paths with a mixture of open grassland, woodland and open water.
Download the Castle Clough Trail(0.25MB) A two mile hilly walk through a beautiful oak woodland and up to a small reservoir providing you with a sense of wilderness.
Download the 'Scout Around The Edge'(1.76MB) A 5.5 mile circular walk taking you through the varied landscapes of a cotton printing village, the canal and a Roman road.
Download the
'Towpaths, Tracks and Tunnels'(1.39MB) A four mile linear walk between Mossley and Stalybridge Railway Stations.