Tame Valley Way
A 23-mile long-distance path in Greater Manchester. The Tame Valley Way runs from Stockport to Denshaw, passing through popular locations along the way including Holt Wood, Haughton Dale, the Peak Forest Canal towpath, Ashton Canal, Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Stalybridge, Bottoms, and Delph. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SJ 894 903
Distance: 23 miles (37 km)
Time: 9–12 hours
Duration: 1–2 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL1 The Peak District – Dark Peak Area
OL21 South Pennines – Burnley, Hebden Bridge, Keighley and Todmorden
277 Manchester and Salford
Summary
The Tame Valley Way is a long-distance footpath in the Greater Manchester Metropolitan District. The route runs from its start in central Stockport to Reddish Vale via a nature reserve, and continues to Hyde via Holt Wood, Haughton Dale, and additional nature reserves.
Around the area of Hyde, the Peak Forest Canal towpath is followed through Kingston. From Kingston, the route follows the Ashton Canal to Ashton-under-Lyne, then the Huddersfield Narrow Canal through the areas of Stalybridge, Millbrook, and Bottoms to Mossley. Just beyond Mossley near Uppermill, the route leaves the canal to continue its way by following riverside paths—often through lovely woodland—to Dobcross, Delph, and the finish in Denshaw.