Walks you can reach from Newton for Hyde by train

Cheshire · North of England

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Glossop Station Circular via Doctors Gate (Derbyshire)

15m direct from Newton for Hyde.

Tough: steep ascents. 16km. 5h.

Can be very muddy or boggy.

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Hadfield Station to Marsden Station (Derbyshire)

30m direct from Newton for Hyde.

23km.

Spectacular views of valley while crossing dams. Primarily along the Pennine Way. Pennine Way since 1965. Hadfield = Royston Vassey in League of Gentlemen TV series. Longdendale Chain reservoirs (1830s-1884) supplied Manchester. Derelict textile mill at walk's end. Steep section beside Rakes Rocks; cliff edge high above clough; long flight of stone steps to descend near Marsden.

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Hadfield Station to Penistone Station (Derbyshire)

30m direct from Newton for Hyde.

25km.

Impressive vistas. Old railway trackbed (Longdendale Trail/Trans Pennine Trail), moorland paths, and country roads. Trans Pennine Trail follows the course of the old Woodhead Railway Line between Manchester and Sheffield. Electrified with new tunnel in 1950s, closed 1981 after 30 years. Steep tarmac section; busy A628 crossed three times; steep climb.

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