Leader: Les Gibson
Distance: 6.5 miles
Height gain: about 450 ft (in 2 section)
'From the coach park to a cosy cafe in Uppermill for our 'morning fix', then off for a lovely walk, which includes beautiful scenery, canal and riverside walks, parkland, duck ponds, lovely Saddleworth villages, a few gentle climbs, dappled woodlands, and a garden centre to finish with. What a lot to look forward to, oh, and look out for the snowman!!
This walk starts along the old railway branch line track walking towards Diggle. After a short gentle ascent it follows a terrace above the railway and canal then onto minor roads before dropping down into Diggle. This is the entrance to the Standedge Tunnel where the railway and canal leave Saddleworth for Marsden.
We now walk along the canal, dropping to the 'duck pond' for lunch. after lunch we continue along the canal towards Dobcross, where a new lock has been built under the road as part of the 'Impossible Dream' of resurrecting the Huddersfield canal. Here we need to cross the road to climb some steps and walk up the village road to Dobcross, one of the most picturesque villages of Saddleworth.
After taking our pictures we continue along this minor road to New Delph, where we drop down to the river and then onto the 'Delph Donkey' footpath towards the Garden centre where afternoon tea may be purchased.
We then continue along the canal to the stepping stones to Uppermill Village.
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