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Title: TR Pennine Bridleway from Greenfield Sat 30 May 20
Post by: April on 20:07:26, 01/06/20
I drove down to see Beefy and Squeaky again on Saturday. Our walk started from Greenfield again in the layby car park.

There was one of those mobile catering vans in the layby.

Now we all know why Mel gave up her job at the chippy  :D
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We climbed up the bridleway toward Noonsun Hill.

Pots and Pans and Alderman's Hill from the bridleway
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It was another hot sunny day but there was a lovely breeze most of the time.

On the bridleway
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On the Tameside Trail
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We turned right onto the Tameside Trail, or the Pennine Bridleway or Moor Edge Road, it seems to be all three!

Looking back toward Warlow Pike
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Harridge Pike
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We would be descending this hill later on the path just about seen in this shot descending left to right

Manchester in view
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Looking back to Buckton Vale Quarry
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Walkerwood Reservoir
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Descending to the Brushes Road
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We were going to take another higher up path but a padlocked gate on the right of way stopped us.

I think this is Wild Bank
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Looks like a lovely hill to climb  :)

We walked up the road for a while then found a spot for lunch in the shade of some trees. We sat for an hour enjoying the break from the sun.

Lower Swineshaw Reservoir
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There were lots of rhododendron bushes all the way up the road and near the reservoirs.

Higher Swineshaw Reservoir
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We turned left at Higher Swineshaw Reservoir over Turf Pits in between Harridge Pike and Slatepit Moor

Bog cotton on the moorland
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Buckton Vale Quarry
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We descended to the Pennine Bridleway again and retraced our steps back to Greenfield. Our route was Greenfield Wellihole Bridge layby - Moor Edge Road - Carrbrook - Brushes Valley - Higher Swineshaw Reservoir - Pennine Bridleway - Carrbrook - Moor Edge Road - Greenfield. 10.75 miles and 550m of ascent. Another smashing walk in the sunshine.
Title: Re: TR Pennine Bridleway from Greenfield Sat 30 May 20
Post by: pleb on 20:22:19, 01/06/20
Good good  O0
Dont think my legs have it in them to go back there soon!
Title: Re: TR Pennine Bridleway from Greenfield Sat 30 May 20
Post by: GnP on 20:25:48, 01/06/20
Nice . !Harridge Pike is lovely , and that Bog Cotton looks like snow .    O0
Title: Re: TR Pennine Bridleway from Greenfield Sat 30 May 20
Post by: beefy on 21:18:45, 01/06/20
Great pics and write up  O0
Was another lovely day out bring on the wild camping eh :)
Title: Re: TR Pennine Bridleway from Greenfield Sat 30 May 20
Post by: Mel on 22:10:44, 01/06/20
 :D


Smashing pics and write up.  You've had the best weather ever for exploring all that boggy moorland too  O0


Love the cotton grass.  It always reminds me of truffular trees...
Title: Re: TR Pennine Bridleway from Greenfield Sat 30 May 20
Post by: April on 23:12:41, 01/06/20
Dont think my legs have it in them to go back there soon!

Ya lazy sod  ;)

that Bog Cotton looks like snow .    O0

It does indeed  :)

Was another lovely day out bring on the wild camping eh :)

I know. You know what will happen as soon as they say wild camping is ok? It will bleddy pour down  ::)

Love the cotton grass.  It always reminds me of truffular trees...

I had to google that one  :)
Title: Re: TR Pennine Bridleway from Greenfield Sat 30 May 20
Post by: Ridge on 07:40:33, 02/06/20

Lovely pics.
Very annoying when ROW are blocked and can mean huge detours >:(

You know what will happen as soon as they say wild camping is ok? It will bleddy pour down  ::)
Ain't that the truth.
Title: Re: TR Pennine Bridleway from Greenfield Sat 30 May 20
Post by: April on 07:58:28, 02/06/20
Very annoying when ROW are blocked and can mean huge detours >:(

This was just a small detour. The path at the other end of the right of way which we passed near Lower Swineshaw reservoir had no closed sign or anything so perhaps we were meant to climb over the gate  :)
Title: Re: TR Pennine Bridleway from Greenfield Sat 30 May 20
Post by: pdstsp on 08:09:07, 03/06/20
That looks a lovely route, I really am going to have to broaden my horizons O0 .  Annoying when a ROW is blocked without explanation, happened to me on the C2C, but being more [censored] than you I climbed over the gate.
Title: Re: TR Pennine Bridleway from Greenfield Sat 30 May 20
Post by: April on 18:51:47, 03/06/20
Annoying when a ROW is blocked without explanation, happened to me on the C2C, but being more [censored] than you I climbed over the gate.

I think we would have climbed over the gate pre-covid  :)
Title: Re: TR Pennine Bridleway from Greenfield Sat 30 May 20
Post by: pdstsp on 06:10:28, 04/06/20
Of course, didn't think of that when I replied. O0
Title: Re: TR Pennine Bridleway from Greenfield Sat 30 May 20
Post by: karl h on 07:34:02, 04/06/20
I keep missing these walks  :-[ , I must be programmed just to look at the Lakes section ;D 


That looks lovely and reminds me very much of the moors near me especially the bog cotton grass. Well it would do if my local moors hadn't been set on fire by plonkers with portable barbecues  >:(
Please add portable BBQ's to the banned list and whilst you're at it add those little silver canisters of gas that the yoof of today drop everywhere >:(
Title: Re: TR Pennine Bridleway from Greenfield Sat 30 May 20
Post by: April on 07:48:43, 04/06/20
Please add portable BBQ's to the banned list and whilst you're at it add those little silver canisters of gas that the yoof of today drop everywhere >:(

Added to the list Karl  :)

Near Carrbrook we noticed a lot of the moorland was only just recovering from being on fire a year or too ago  :(
Title: Re: TR Pennine Bridleway from Greenfield Sat 30 May 20
Post by: April on 07:51:07, 04/06/20
Of course, didn't think of that when I replied. O0

The ROW passed by a farmhouse, not that close to it really but we figured best not cause any aggravation if that is what the padlock was on the gate for.
Title: Re: TR Pennine Bridleway from Greenfield Sat 30 May 20
Post by: richardh1905 on 08:15:02, 04/06/20
Great photos again April, love the cottongrass - reminds me of Orkney.
Title: Re: TR Pennine Bridleway from Greenfield Sat 30 May 20
Post by: April on 08:53:46, 04/06/20
Great photos again April, love the cottongrass - reminds me of Orkney.


It does look nice but it makes me wheeze, bleddy pollen  ;D