Newhey circular

Tram based walk

Leader: Mark H (meeting at walk start)

Meet Point: On the Metrolink platform at Victoria station.. Alternatively, meet the group on the tram, or at the Walk Start at Newhey Metrolink station.

Transport to Walk Start: 10:08 tram from Manchester Victoria (Rochdale line).

Suggested Ticket: Zones 1-4 tickets

Walk Start: At Newhey Metrolink Station at 11:00

Waypoints: Haugh Hamlet, Top O'th'Hill, Oldham Way, Crompton Fold, Brushes, Rough, Grains Bar, Bishop Park Monument, Crompton Circuit, White Hill, Crompton Moor, Cherry Farm, Wicken Hall Lane, Higher Ogden, Wood Side, Newhey.

Return Services: Trams every 12 minutes

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

Saturday, 28 November 2026
Start time: 11:00 am
Estimated finish time: 4:00 pm
Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 14.5km / 9.0mi
Ascent: 350m / 1148ft
Type: circular

This circular walk from Newhey Metrolink station takes us along country lanes and farmland following the Crompton Circuit, before crossing Oldham Road at Grains Bar.

We then walk through Bishops Park Golf Course before arriving at the monument and trig point which at 375m is the highest point on the walk .This will also be our Lunch spot.

We then ascend Crompton Moor, crossing Denshaw Road and onto Wickenhall Lane where we come to the lovely hamlet of Higher Ogden and past the temptations of the Bulls Head.

We then finish the walk by the short walk back to the Metrolink stop at Newhey.