Let’s get going in Glossop

Train based walk

Leader: Imelda

Meet Point: Near the ticket barriers, or on the platform at Manchester Piccadilly Station. Alternatively, meet the group on the train, or at the Walk Start at Glossop Railway Station

Transport to Walk Start: 10:03 train from Manchester Piccadilly to Glossop

Suggested Ticket: Off Peak Glossop Return £8.40

Walk Start: Glossop Railway Station at 10:35

Return Services: xx:22 / xx:52

Waypoints: Hobroyd farm, Whitley Nab, Cown Edge Way, Knarrs Nook, Burnt Hill (452m),Shooting Cabin, Whitfield Barn Farm.

Extra: No toilets at walk start on en-route. Optional drinks at the end of the walk. Please do not bring your dog (apart from assistance dogs)

Saturday, 4 July 2026
Start time: 10:35 am
Estimated finish time: 4:15 pm
Difficulty: Strenuous
Distance: 16.1km / 10.0mi
Ascent: 591.3m / 1940ft
Type: circular

This walk from Glossop will head south, round about and back again. We will enjoy wide open spaces, so many shades of green, a variety of terrain and a moderately strenuous challenge.

There will be uphill climbs through green fields, the views from Cown Edge Way, mainly downhill over moorland, a lovely riverside path where small birds swoop, and lots of walking! There are magnificent views all along the route. Please note, there are some narrow paths with steep drops along Cown edge.

There are a number of stiles - wooden and across stone walls - in various states of repair, but none should prove too difficult.

There is no bail out point on this walk - but why leave?