Section 1 of 4, Tameside Trail
Broadbottom to Denton
7.4 miles (11.9 km). About 2½ hours, moderate.
Start: SJ 890 994. Finish: SJ 922 938. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 120 m of climbing and 108 m of descent; highest point 97 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Broadbottom.
- Bus stops
- Edge Lane/Clayton Vale, 50 m from the start. Directions SJ 890 993Clayton Bridge, Berry Brow / outside The Bay Horse, 70 m from the start. Directions SJ 891 994Sunny Bank Park, Edge Lane / outside Clayton Vale, 70 m from the start. Directions SJ 890 993
- Car parks
- Car park, 110 m from the start. Directions SJ 891 995Car park, 290 m from the start. Directions SJ 891 996Car park, 570 m from the start. Directions SJ 893 999
Getting back
The section finishes at Denton. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Denton, Stockport Road / opposite Wakeling Road, 120 m from the finish. Directions SJ 922 939Denton, Stockport Road / near Wakeling Road, 210 m from the finish. Directions SJ 923 940Denton, Stockport Road / outside Fletchers Arms, 380 m from the finish. Directions SJ 924 941
Planning the Tameside Trail
- Planning the whole trail: tameside.gov.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 42%, gravel and tracks 26%, grass 11%; the rest (21%) isn't recorded.
About 45% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 2 stiles, 2 kissing gates, 2 gates, 5 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 26 m in a kilometre (1 in 38), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Bay Horse PH (Closed), Clayton: at the start.Jolly Carter, Droylsden: 1 mile in, about 350 m off the way.Royal Oak, Droylsden: 1.8 miles in, about 300 m off the way.Silly Country Bar and Bottle Shop, Droylsden: 1.9 miles in, about 350 m off the way. Seats outside, step-free.The Snug, Droylsden: 1.9 miles in, about 400 m off the way. Step-free.The Jam Works, Droylsden: 1.9 miles in, about 400 m off the way.Church Hotel, Droylsden: 1.9 miles in, about 350 m off the way.The Railway, Fairfield: 2.5 miles in, about 150 m off the way. Seats outside.Fairfield Arms: 2.6 miles in, about 250 m off the way. Seats outside.Friendship Tavern, Gorton: 4.4 miles in, about 150 m off the way. Seats outside.
- Cafés
- Aviary Community Rooms, Gorton: 4.2 miles in.Franca's Deli & Coffe, Gorton: 4.8 miles in. Seats outside.Reddish Vale Farm Tea Room: 6.2 miles in, about 400 m off the way. Seats outside.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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