Tameside Trail
Linear Trail · Peak District
1,500
XP
a 3-day route
600 m
300 m
0 m
Scroll along the route · tap the chart to find a point on the map
Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
982 m
Drop
982 m
Highest
372 m
Lowest
55 m
Walking time
about 12 h 17 min
A 3-day route, walked in stages. 1,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 2.5 km, climbs 15% for 550 m early on, comes down 13% for 870 m early on.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 25.6 km, climbs 13% for 870 m near the end, comes down 15% for 550 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 8.3–10.5, from 198 m to 368 m.
How the 53.3 km splits
Flat
28.3 km
Climbing
10.5 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.6 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.0 km
Descending
11.0 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
1.4 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.4 km
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Shares 6.7 km of path · meets at km 11.613.03 km
Oldham Way
Shares 5.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.4, 3.1…68.36 km
GM Ringway
Shares 3.2 km of path · meets at km 12.1, 16.3, 16.7…323.48 km
Tame Valley Loop
Shares 3.0 km of path · meets at km 4.1, 4.7, 7.828.64 km
Peak District Boundary Walk
Shares 3.0 km of path · meets at km 4.9, 5.1, 5.4…308.8 km
Trans-Pennine Trail
Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 18.2, 18.6, 19.2…452.07 km
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk
Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 26.0, 26.5, 38.0…153.14 km
Medlock Valley Way
Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 40.9, 41.17.68 km
Ashton Canal Cycleway
Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 38.010.2 km
Pennine Bridleway
Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 5.0, 5.5, 6.1…330.81 km