Section 3 of 4, Oldham Way
Clough to Pob Green
9.2 miles (14.8 km). About 4 hours, moderate.
Start: SD 951 099. Finish: SE 009 063. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 497 m of climbing and 463 m of descent; highest point 449 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Clough.
- Bus stops
- Buckstones Estate, 190 m from the start. Directions SD 949 098Buckstones Estate, Buckstones Road / near Hillside Avenue, 210 m from the start. Directions SD 949 098Buckstones Road/Hillside Avenue, 440 m from the start. Directions SD 946 100
- Car parks
- Car park, 70 m from the start. Directions SD 951 100Car park, 120 m from the start. Directions SD 952 098Car park, 800 m from the start. Directions SD 945 094
Getting back
The section finishes at Pob Green. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Well Meadow Lane, 870 m from the finish. Directions SE 001 059
Planning the Oldham Way
- Planning the whole trail: oldham.gov.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: earth, rock and mud 60%, gravel and tracks 18%, paved or flagged 16%.
About 18% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 19 stiles, 4 kissing gates, 13 gates, 4 stream crossings, 1 flight of steps.
Steepest climb: about 89 m in a kilometre (1 in 11), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Church Inn, Pob Green: at the finish.The Cross Keys, Pob Green: at the finish. Food, seats outside, step-free.Rams Head Inn, Denshaw: 2.3 miles in, about 400 m off the way. Seats outside.Junction Inn, Denshaw: 2.8 miles in, about 350 m off the way.Oddfellows, Denshaw: 2.8 miles in, about 350 m off the way.
- Café
- Diggle Lock, Harrop Dale: 8.1 miles in, about 300 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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