Introducing Walk 10 Manchester’s Countryside Park Bridge and Bridge over River Medlock Daisy Nook Trail 12 Turn right and follow the towpath all For further visitor information on Tameside the way to the bridge under the A627 Countryside telephone: 0161 330 9613 Oldham/Ashton Road. This walk forms part of a series of walks and trails developed by Manchester's Countryside. 13 Go under the road through the subway (horse track and footpath run side by side) and follow the path for 500 metres to Park Bridge Road at Fennyfield Bridge. 14 Turn right. At the junction keep straight on along the cobbled road signposted to Park Bridge. For much of the way along here you could use the parallel horse track on the left, but give way to horse riders. On the way to Daisy Nook 15 At the narrow fork in the road bear left, curving left with the road back to the Heritage Centre. For more information on Manchester's Countryside, including downloads of the walks, visit www.manchesterscountryside.com Telephone: 01942 825677; Park Bridge – email: [email protected] Holden Clough – Daisy Nook – Bardsley – Park Bridge 7 The Walk The path becomes a wide Park Bridge and 1 track, passes the buildings of Daisy Nook Trail Go up the road from the Heritage Limehurst Farm, the route then Park 2 continuing pleasantly along Bridge Centre, curving right 3 Distance: and continuing to the tarmac farm access road all 5 miles/8km. the T­junction in the way to the main A627 1 Oldham Road. Starting point: 250 metres. 8 Park Bridge Heritage Centre (1 mile from 2 Turn right Cross this busy road with Bardsley). Grid ref. SD 941025. care, turn right and downhill (Mill Brow) 9 At the far side (stile) and left into the Daisy Nook Country Park immediately left on an unmade How to get there: 4 cross the narrow unmade small car park at the driveway. In 80 metres there By car – Leave the A627 15 lane, continuing with the bottom at the beginning of Rocher Vale. are open fields on the right. Continue Oldham/Ashton Road at Bardsley Bridge path along the top edge of along the track past open fields on over the Medlock. Proceed along Park 3 Go through the car park with the river Daisy Nook Country Park the right, then turn right on a path Bridge Road keeping forward on the on your right, cross the grass and then up with fields left and Boodle running across the middle of cobbled road when Alt Hill Lane turns the steps to a bridge over the Medlock. 5 Wood sloping away on the a field. right. away uphill. 14 4 Turn right and follow the wide track 10 Greater Manchester (a former railway line) rising gradually Walk 10 After some 500 metres the Public Transport Information to Alt Hill Road. path descends to a main junction of paths. Go forward across the 0161 228 7811 www.gmpte.com 5 Cross the road and follow the N Bardsley horse track and right on the path 3 Walk summary: former railway line for /4 mile, keeping the old canal on your right. crossing Alt Hill Lane along the way. A walk linking a fascinating early Holden (By turning left the café and toilets at industrial settlement with an attractive 6 The track enters woodland and crosses Cough the centre are reached in two minutes). country park based on a former canals the deep Holden Clough on a high 13 11 Go over the aqueduct across the network. Varied landscape and much of embankment. Turn right just 6 Medlock along the line of the former wildlife interest. before the houses, through a Valley Hollinwood Branch Canal. Immediately gate and past the pylon. Bridge 7 Limehurst before the canal basin, where the canal 12 Farm swings left, cross the canal and go up the flight of steps to the towpath of the 8 Limehurst Fairbottom Branch Canal. 11 Daisy Nook Country Park 10 9 1/4 1/2 3/4 1 mile Park Bridge woodlands Daisy Nook Country Park .