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Encyclopedia > Longdendale Trail

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.


The route follows the line of the former Manchester to Sheffield railway and has shallow gradients and a smooth surface that make it popular with families and cyclists.


The Longdendale Trail forms part of the longer Trans Pennine Trail that runs from coast to coast across the UK (Liverpool to Hull).


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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.
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.
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