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Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Tame Valley Way Day 2 Stalybridge to Denshaw

 Distance

Weather: cold but dry, snow later

Got the little bus through the Saddleworth villages to Stalybridge, which was rather an uncomfortable ride but interesting to see new sides of local places. Had breakfast in Stalybridge and set off walking along the canal.

Saw woodpecker, nuthatch, dippers and a heron.

The end of the walk through Delph and Denshaw was, as expected, very wet underfoot. The Tame River continues up to the reservoir above Denshaw on the map but there is no footpath and the trail ends in the village. We followed another unnamed tributary towards Brushes Clough where it started snowing and into Shaw. 




Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Tame Valley Way Day 1 - Stockport to Stalybridge

Distance

Weather: overcast

Teal, nuthatches, parakeet, little grebe, many squirrels, bullfinch, dippers.

Bench with an abandoned book on improving your chess game.