Longdendale Trail

53°28′45″N 1°54′53″W The Longdendale Trail is an English long-distance rail trail following the former Woodhead railway line, which ran between Manchester and Sheffield and closed east of Hadfield, Derbyshire in 1981.[2] It has shallow gradients and a smooth surface that makes it popular with families and cyclists.

Longdendale Trail
The Longdendale Trail
Length10.4 km (6.5 mi)
LocationEast Midlands, England
TrailheadsHadfield, Derbyshire
Woodhead Tunnel
UseHiking, cycling, horse-riding
Highest point286 m (938 ft)[1]
SeasonAll year

The trail, which opened in May 1992, forms part of the longer Trans Pennine Trail, NCR 62, that runs from coast to coast across the UK (Liverpool to Hull).[3] This in turn is part of the E8 European long distance path, which runs for 4,700 kilometres (2,900 mi) from Cork in Ireland to Istanbul in Turkey.

The Longdendale Trail follows the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs[4] and is owned and managed by the water company United Utilities.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Longdendale Trail". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. "The Longdendale Trail". Glossop Creates. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. "Route 62". Sustrans. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. "Longdendale". Cheshire Now. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. "Longdendale Trail". Derbyshire UK. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  6. "Welcome to Torside" (PDF). United Utilities. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

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