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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Marple and Glossop.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Marple and Glossop.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 1
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Marple
Grid Ref
SJ9630589327
Lat / Lon
53.40077° / -2.05704°
Easting / Northing
396,305E / 389,327N
What3Words
engineers.employ.straws
Glossop
Grid Ref
SK0350794166
Lat / Lon
53.44427° / -1.94866°
Easting / Northing
403,507E / 394,166N
What3Words
places.gobbles.grumbles
Marglo One's land is
| Marple | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SJ9630589327 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.40077° / -2.05704° |
| Easting / Northing | 396,305E / 389,327N |
| What3Words | engineers.employ.straws |
| Glossop | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SK0350794166 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.44427° / -1.94866° |
| Easting / Northing | 403,507E / 394,166N |
| What3Words | places.gobbles.grumbles |
| Moors | 0.3% |
| Other agricultural land | 15.2% |
| Pasture | 40.8% |
| Urban | 39.7% |
| Woods | 4.0% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Lauren G
22 Jan 2022This is quite a nice walk once you get out of Marple Bridge - as you pass by Brown Low, there are far-reaching views in both directions. The reason it's not 5 stars is that until roughly Mill Brow, the route is mostly on narrow lanes with frequent cars passing and no pavement (photo 1), so that section is difficult to recommend. Someone with good local knowledge might be able to improve it, but it's very possible that's the best available route.
I would also mention that Gird Lane (photo 2) is rocky and quite steep, and when I visited after a relatively dry week it had water running down it, so I would advise caution in heavy weather or icy conditions.
All of that said: this is a good route! It ascends directly from Marple to Brown Low (or as close as you can get: Brown Low barrow is on private land but can be seen from the footpath) and from there, descends easily through fields of sheep to Charlesworth, which is a nice intermediate stop with a general store (photo 3) and a pub. Continuing out of Charlesworth, the route passes through a farm (photo 4) where the landowners have been very reasonable about the footpath, putting up clear signage and only asking that walkers don't stray from the path. There were horses in two fields I passed through, so walkers wary of large animals should be aware. After the farm, you reach the outer suburbs of Glossop (photo 5) and it's all easy pavement walking.
I'm not a cyclist but I imagine many parts of this would be impassable for wheels. Recommending for people with waterproof shoes who are able to walk uphill on uneven ground, walk on roads without pavement, cross fields containing farm animals, and climb stiles. The GPX track is excellent and I had no trouble following it.
Path surfaces: pavement, road verge, dirt track, loose rocks, pasture with sheep, pasture with horses
Obstacles: kissing gate, chicane (Glossop), many stiles (photo 6), short flight of steps (photo 7).
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