Friday, 18th October 2024
| Walk: | Healey Dell Nature Reserve | ||
| Start Point: | Station Road, Healey Dell, Rochdale | Grid Reference: | SD 878 164 |
| Distance: | 3.3 miles | Ascent: | 235 feet |
| Time: | 2.5 hrs | ||
| Weather: | Mild with sunny spells | ||
| Comments: | Healey Dell is a beauty spot and nature reserve rich in industrial archaeology. The River Spodden has carved its way through the woodlands down thousands of years, creating delightful scenery and spectacular waterfalls which once powered ancient corn, wool and cotton mills. A disused 1800s railway line is now a nature trail with magnificent views from a 100-foot high viaduct. | ||
The old train line is now a fully accessible footpath . . .
leading through the reserve . . .
sometimes on a good path
and sometimes on a surfaced track . . .
The 100 foot high viaduct . . .
provides a good backdrop . . .
for photos of the dogs
The River Spodden makes its way trough the Dell. . .
providing more photo opportunities
Gathering for a group photo . . .
before continuing on our way
with Barnaby and Juno . . .
and time for a sneaky backwards photo . . .
We seem to have lost one dog
An interesting shot of another waterfall . . .
and another group photo . . .
Juno spots yet another waterfall . . .
and another one
We then enter a rocky section . . .
which Juno thinks . . .
