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Longdendale trail in the Peak District (387 words) |
 | The Longdendale Trail is situated in the Upper Longdendale Valley, within the Peak District National Park - south of the A628 and north of the town of Glossop. |
 | Longdendale Valley provides a variety of recreation activities, including a sailing club on Torside reservoir; water skiing and fishing on Bottoms reservoir; horseriding, cycling and walking on the Longdendale Trail, (also suitable for people with disabilities); camping at Crowden and climbing at three different sites. |
 | The Longdendale Trail is a long-distance trail that runs a distance of approximately 6.5 miles (10.4km) from Hadfield, Derbyshire to Woodhead Tunnel before crossing the A628 and climbing a steep moorland track towards the Yorkshire border at Salter's Brook. |
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Longdendale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (484 words) |
 | Longdendale is a valley mainly in the Derbyshire Peak District in the north west of England, north of Glossop and south east of Holmfirth. |
 | Until 1974, Longdendale was the easternmost extension of the county palatine of Chester. |
 | The lordship of Longdendale was an ancient feudal estate based on the manor of Mottram, Buckton castle (in the neighbouring Tame valley) and the borough of Tintwistle. |