Section 2 of 5, Dane Valley Way
Knotbury to North Rode
11.1 miles (17.8 km). About 4 hours, moderate.
Start: SK 008 671. Finish: SJ 890 659. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 261 m of climbing and 502 m of descent; highest point 349 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Knotbury.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Flash C of E Primary School, 1.7 km away (Directions); Buxton Miniature Railway station (heritage railway), 7.7 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at North Rode. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- North Rode, Church Lane / Buxton Road, 280 m from the finish. Directions SJ 893 661North Rode, Church Lane / St Michael's Church, 540 m from the finish. Directions SJ 889 665
Planning the Dane Valley Way
- Planning the whole trail: congletonramblers.org.uk.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: Upper Dane Valley and Lower Dane Valley Way (Congleton Ramblers).
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 27%, gravel and tracks 10%, earth, rock and mud 7%, grass 6%; the rest (51%) isn't recorded.
About 27% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 21 stiles, 3 kissing gates, 29 gates, 3 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 59 m in a kilometre (1 in 17), starting 7.2 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pub
- The Ship Inn, Wincle: 3.9 miles in, about 200 m off the way. Food, seats outside.
- Cafés
- The Mill Cafe, Allgreave: 1.3 miles in.Riverside Cafe, Allgreave: 1.3 miles in.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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