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Oldham
Saddleworth

Wilderness Gully – View of Chew Valley loop from Greenfield

Routes
Mountain hikes & routes
United Kingdom
England
North West England
Oldham
Saddleworth

Wilderness Gully – View of Chew Valley loop from Greenfield

Hard

5

hikers

Wilderness Gully – View of Chew Valley loop from Greenfield

02:23

7.30km

280m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 14, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 3.22 km for 103 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

1.78 km

Former Railway Line to Chew Reservoir

Highlight • Historical Site

The railway was built to bring in clay for the dam wall of the nearby Chew Reservoir, completed in 1912.

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2

1.88 km

Woods and Drops

Highlight • Trail

3

3.21 km

Wilderness Gully

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Treacherous segment of trail, only tackle if prepared, it's wet, steep and slippery. A long way down if you misstep, leads into the valley and into the river.

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4

3.56 km

Mosquito PF395 Crash Site Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

The wreckage of the Mosquito PF395 which crashed in 1944 killing both crew members. There is no path to this and the crash site was very wet underfoot.

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5

3.88 km

View of Chew Valley

Highlight • Natural

6

5.45 km

View of Dove Stone Reservoir from Chew Road

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Chew Road leads into the Chew Valley toward Dove Stone Reservoir and provides the most breathtaking scenery for all those who wander down it.

Enjoy vistas of rolling hills covered …

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6.69 km

Dove Stone reservoir memorial forest

Forest

B

7.30 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.53 km

1.43 km

1.32 km

1.26 km

590 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.39 km

2.12 km

1.81 km

717 m

156 m

< 100 m

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