245 Saturday 30th November 2024 Norden to Healey walk

 As  the  weather forecast was good, I  decided we  would continue  our  walk  between the stations. As  Simon  had  a  concert that  evening,  I  wasn't going  to  push him  too  hard  and  finish when he'd had enough.

We  drove to Norden  and  parked  up  there.


We  took a  lane  and  then  path up to Greenbooth Reservoir.


Simon  loved  the  view over to Manchester from the dam.


The  scenery  just got better as we walked above the reservoir.


We  walked  across the moor to Lane Head and got a good view of Rochdale below.


We  passed a welcoming sign.


We  dropped down Rooley Moor Road  to  Lane  Head.


We moved through Broadley Fold and  had  a  rest  stop  by  this  fishing lake.


Nearby  was  this  ancient  cherry  tree


Soon  after  that , we  hit  the  old Rochdale-Bacup line  and  came  to  the  remains of Broadley Station.


We  walked over the Healey Dell Viaduct, looking down at the  river Spodden below.



We  stayed  on  the  old  railway  line  too long and  overshot  Healey, leaving  us  a  walk back  Shawclough Road which was an uphill slog. We  didn't have to wait long for a bus into Rochdale.  We  went  to  The  Baum  for  lunch. Simon enjoyed his steak.


We  then caught the bus back to Norden  and  then drove home.




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