Section 2 of 3, Irwell Sculpture Trail
Weir to Clifton
21.6 miles (34.8 km). About 8 hours, challenging.
Start: SD 872 253. Finish: SD 774 051. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 343 m of climbing and 578 m of descent; highest point 322 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Weir.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: a bus stop, 1.7 km away (Directions); Todmorden station, 6.3 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Clifton. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Ringley Road West/Wood Street, 400 m from the finish. Directions SD 774 055Ringley Road West/Greenside Farm, 520 m from the finish. Directions SD 772 056
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 60%, gravel and tracks 9%; the rest (27%) isn't recorded.
About 32% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 1 kissing gate, 5 gates, 2 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 49 m in a kilometre (1 in 20), starting 2 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Rose n Bowl, Stacksteads: 3.3 miles in.Duke of Buccleuch, Waterfoot: 4.8 miles in.Cloughfold Conservative Club, Clough Fold: 5.6 miles in.Ashworth Arms, Clough Fold: 5.9 miles in.Bee's Knee's, Rawtenstall: 6.5 miles in.Mr. Fitzpatrick's, Rawtenstall: 6.6 miles in.Queens Bistro, Rawtenstall: 6.6 miles in.Blondies, Rawtenstall: 6.6 miles in.Tiger Lounge, Rawtenstall: 6.7 miles in.Casked, Rawtenstall: 6.7 miles in.And 27 more within a quarter of a mile.
- Cafés
- Lamppost Cafe, Brandlesholme: 15.6 miles in.Asda Café, Rawtenstall: 6.6 miles in, about 300 m off the way.Starbucks, Ramsbottom: 11.8 miles in, about 200 m off the way.Baileys Tea Shop, Ramsbottom: 12.1 miles in, about 350 m off the way.Grind & Tamp, Ramsbottom: 12.1 miles in, about 350 m off the way.The Cultured Bean, Ramsbottom: 12.1 miles in, about 200 m off the way.DRINC, Ramsbottom: 12.1 miles in, about 150 m off the way.Bake n Butties, Elton: 17.8 miles in, about 400 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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