Castleshaw Reservoirs
seen from the Pennine Way on Standedge
On the Pennine Way heading north from Standedge
Not in Saddleworth,
but a relevent photo! This is the summit of the M62 at Junction 22 Rishworth
Moor, the junction for Saddleworth which actually lies just over the border
in West Yorkshire and at 1220 feet/ 370 metres above sea level the highest
motorway in the country.
Moss Moor Edge is behind while the bridge in the foreground carries the
Pennine Way over the motorway.
A Trans Pennine train crosses Saddleworth Viaduct, Uppermill
Looking the other direction from the same vantage point as the photo above, a zoomed in shot as the train continues east through Diggle
On Aldermans Hill looking across to DoveStone Moss
autumn view near Greenfield with Wharmton on the left and Aldermans Hill over the valley
Broadstone Hill on the moors east of Uppermill and Diggle
Ruins near Broadstone Hill, possibly part of the old pits once worked on the moors
Old quarry workings on Broadstone Moss above Uppermill