Section 3 of 4, Tameside Trail
Werneth Low to Mossley
11.7 miles (18.8 km). About 4½ hours, moderate.
Start: SJ 963 931. Finish: SD 988 031. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 423 m of climbing and 749 m of descent; highest point 307 m.
Breaks in the line are gaps in the mapped route.
Getting there
The section starts at Werneth Low.
- Bus stops
- Mottram Old Road/Green Lane, 630 m from the start. Directions SJ 966 937Mottram Old Road/Alder High School, 630 m from the start. Directions SJ 963 937
- Car parks
- Quarry Car Park (free), 450 m from the start. Directions SJ 960 928Car park (free), 560 m from the start. Directions SJ 960 936Car park, 730 m from the start. Directions SJ 956 931
Getting back
The section finishes at Mossley. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Hey Farm, 440 m from the finish. Directions SD 984 033Hey Farm Estate, Huddersfield Road / opposite Dysarts Arms, 460 m from the finish. Directions SD 984 033Hey Farm Estate, Moorlands Drive / near Lower Hey Lane, 490 m from the finish. Directions SD 983 032
Planning the Tameside Trail
- Planning the whole trail: tameside.gov.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 29%, earth, rock and mud 15%, gravel and tracks 15%, grass 8%; the rest (32%) isn't recorded.
About 21% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 11 stiles, 8 kissing gates, 5 gates, 2 stream crossings, 9 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 202 m in a kilometre (1 in 5), starting 8.5 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Royal George, Grasscroft: 11.3 miles in.Dysarts Arms, Grasscroft: 11.4 miles in.Daisyfield Inn, Bardsley: 4.7 miles in, about 300 m off the way.The Bush Inn, Littlemoss: 7.2 miles in, about 350 m off the way.Nelson Tavern, Failsworth: 8.4 miles in, about 400 m off the way.The Billy Goat, Mossley Cross: 9 miles in, about 200 m off the way.The Rising Sun, Micklehurst: 10.9 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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