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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