Storom three

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This route avoids the flight of steps used by StoRom1 and 2. It was reviewed at the same time as StoRom2 eastern section.
It is probably the shortest available route for both foot and wheel and is pleasant without being as rural and interesting as the previous two routes. It looks likely to be suitable for wheelchairs and scooters, though I don’t know their exact specifications.
Initially the route follows StoRom2:
The route leaves the upper level of the station south and east on pedestrian facilities (photo 1, outside the station looking towards Railway Road) to access Railway Road and crosses Wellington Road South (A6) and Edward Street at pedestrian lights (photo 2, looking back from Edward Street).
At Millbrook Street it uses the traffic-free walk (photo 3) from Millbrook Street to Middle Highgate which is crossed at pedestrian lights.
Then two short cuts (quiet streets no crossing facilities other than dropped kerbs) onto Shawcross Street, a no-through-road to traffic, and across Saint Mary’s Way (A6188) on toucan lights (photo 4).
Here the route joins part of the Transport for Greater Manchester pedestrian/cycle routes on traffic-free separate paths bordered by allotments and recreation grounds to a quiet residential area (photo 5) at Maplecroft
Here the route leaves StoRom2:
Turning left on Knowsley Road to cross the A626 from Hampton Street, a no-through road with toucan crossings (photo 6). Across the road, care is needed to take Park Lane and not be distracted by the blue sign to Woodbank Park car park.
There is a barrier partway along Park Lane (photo 7) at the park entrance with a chicane wide enough for a wheelchair. No closing time is indicated. Horse riding is banned.
NCR 55 is signposted through the park on wide, smooth paths descending to a recent bridge over the River Goyt (photo 8, looking back), where NCR 55 is again signed.
This broad, smooth path continues around a recreation ground (photo 9) and joins NCR 55 at Dark Lane (photo 10) following it south on the broad lane with an unsealed surface, mostly beaten gravel/chippings.
At Goyt Hall Farm (photo 11), an impressive black & white building, there is the choice of continuing a further 500 metres to join Sto-Rom2, giving an interesting and more rural route of 9 kilometres, or turning left for a much shorter route.
Here, we take the shorter route turning left onto Clapgate Road (photo 12), recently resurfaced at this end with a semi-porous tarmac-type surface.
Clapgate Road is at present unsigned at this end but impossible to miss because of the impressive farm. It runs through farmland and the surface becomes concrete with a light sprinkling of gravel in the middle and sides.
At the far end it enters a residential area of Bredbury Green and is signed as a footpath (photo 13, looking back). There is a pavement on the right hand side of Clapgate. Dropped kerbs here have not been modernised and may have a slight lip.
The route continues on Bredbury Green road and crosses the A627 (Hatherlow) at a modern pedestrian crossing (from memory I thought it had lights but Google Street view shows no lights but a broad island with bollards in the centre of the road) and turns left and right to descend Gorsey Brow to meet the B6104, Stockport Road, which becomes Romiley’s main street.
The route passes a popular pub restaurant, the Duke of York and pedestrian lights before the station. These lights are best used to access the station as the right-hand pavement has a narrow stretch after this and the lights outside the station might be temporary.
7.3 kilometres · +113 m / -71 m Max gradient +7.3 / -7.3%
(Station info claims there is ramped access to train services in both directions. That towards Manchester has a 1 in 6 slope, whilst that towards Sheffield is 1 in 12)

This route avoids the flight of steps used by StoRom1 and 2. It was reviewed at the same time as StoRom2 eastern section.
It is probably the shortest available route for both foot and wheel and is pleasant without being as rural and interesting as the previous two routes. It looks likely to be suitable for wheelchairs and scooters, though I don’t know their exact specifications.
Initially the route follows StoRom2:
The route leaves the upper level of the station south and east on pedestrian facilities (photo 1, outside the station looking towards Railway Road) to access Railway Road and crosses Wellington Road South (A6) and Edward Street at pedestrian lights (photo 2, looking back from Edward Street).
At Millbrook Street it uses the traffic-free walk (photo 3) from Millbrook Street to Middle Highgate which is crossed at pedestrian lights.
Then two short cuts (quiet streets no crossing facilities other than dropped kerbs) onto Shawcross Street, a no-through-road to traffic, and across Saint Mary’s Way (A6188) on toucan lights (photo 4).
Here the route joins part of the Transport for Greater Manchester pedestrian/cycle routes on traffic-free separate paths bordered by allotments and recreation grounds to a quiet residential area (photo 5) at Maplecroft
Here the route leaves StoRom2:
Turning left on Knowsley Road to cross the A626 from Hampton Street, a no-through road with toucan crossings (photo 6). Across the road, care is needed to take Park Lane and not be distracted by the blue sign to Woodbank Park car park.
There is a barrier partway along Park Lane (photo 7) at the park entrance with a chicane wide enough for a wheelchair. No closing time is indicated. Horse riding is banned.
NCR 55 is signposted through the park on wide, smooth paths descending to a recent bridge over the River Goyt (photo 8, looking back), where NCR 55 is again signed.
This broad, smooth path continues around a recreation ground (photo 9) and joins NCR 55 at Dark Lane (photo 10) following it south on the broad lane with an unsealed surface, mostly beaten gravel/chippings.
At Goyt Hall Farm (photo 11), an impressive black & white building, there is the choice of continuing a further 500 metres to join Sto-Rom2, giving an interesting and more rural route of 9 kilometres, or turning left for a much shorter route.
Here, we take the shorter route turning left onto Clapgate Road (photo 12), recently resurfaced at this end with a semi-porous tarmac-type surface.
Clapgate Road is at present unsigned at this end but impossible to miss because of the impressive farm. It runs through farmland and the surface becomes concrete with a light sprinkling of gravel in the middle and sides.
At the far end it enters a residential area of Bredbury Green and is signed as a footpath (photo 13, looking back). There is a pavement on the right hand side of Clapgate. Dropped kerbs here have not been modernised and may have a slight lip.
The route continues on Bredbury Green road and crosses the A627 (Hatherlow) at a modern pedestrian crossing (from memory I thought it had lights but Google Street view shows no lights but a broad island with bollards in the centre of the road) and turns left and right to descend Gorsey Brow to meet the B6104, Stockport Road, which becomes Romiley’s main street.
The route passes a popular pub restaurant, the Duke of York and pedestrian lights before the station. These lights are best used to access the station as the right-hand pavement has a narrow stretch after this and the lights outside the station might be temporary.
7.3 kilometres · +113 m / -71 m Max gradient +7.3 / -7.3%
(Station info claims there is ramped access to train services in both directions. That towards Manchester has a 1 in 6 slope, whilst that towards Sheffield is 1 in 12)