278 Saturday 2nd August 2025 Walk : Greenfield to Stalybridge

 This was my choice, a continuation of our station to station walk from Greenfield. Our next target was Broadbottom but I didn't expect to make it there. We took the train to Stalybridge then got a rail replacement bus on to Greenfield.

On the walk down from the station there was a fine  view  up the Chew Valley


As we  gained height, there was a fine view over to Wharmton.


 This  was  the  view back up the Tame valley.


This  was  the  view back to Greenfield


The track nicely levelled out as we looked ahead to Mossley.



We  were impressed by  the  crags of Noonsun Hill


As  we rounded a corner, there was a fineview of Slatepit Moor


We chatted to a fellow walker beneath Buckton Castle.


The path dropped into the village of Carrbrook where we noted this fungus.


We  had  our snack stop at the bowling green.


We  then climbed out  of  the  village. This was the view looking back to Buckton Castle.


This was the view over to Manchester


Another turn took us into Stalybridge Country Park


The centrepiece of the park is Brushes Clough Reservoir. 


Simon wanted to call it quits  here so we headed down to a bus stop in  the  Brushes Clough estate. We  came to  an unexpected little coffee shop so we had a refreshment stop there. The girl behind the counter was very attractive.


We caught the bus into Stalybridge. We  noted the pub with the longest name in the world on the way to the station.


We caught the train into Manchester  then went to Nandos to film a video for  our "All The Eats" series. The footage will appear here in due course. 

Then we went home.



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