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Aldermans Hill

1.9 miles (3 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This circular walk climbs to Alderman's Hill for great views over Dovestone Reservoir below.
You can start the walk from the Dovestone car park at the northern end of the reservoir. From here it is a short climb to the west to Alderman's Brow and the hill. At the hill summit you will find an Obelisk War Memorial with fine views over the surrounding Peak District countryside. You can also see the series of reservoirs below which include the nearby Yeoman Hey and Greenfield Reservoir.
At the Obelisk you pick up a section of the Oldham Way to take you towards Dick Hill. The route then turns south toward Alderman's Hill, before descending back down to the reservoir.
For a longer walk around the area try the Pots and Pans Walk. This starts in the nearby village of Saddleworth and includes a number of interesting rock formations at the summit. Bakc at the car park you can extend the walk by picking up a nice waterside path along the reservoir.

Aldermans Hill OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Aldermans Hill Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Pubs/Cafes

After your exercise head west into the village of Greenfield and enjoy refreshments at the King William IV Hotel on Chew Valley Rd, OL3 7DD. There's a great menu and a lovely beer garden to sit out and relax in when the weather is fine.

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Photos

The Obelisk on Alderman's Hill

The Obelisk on Alderman's Hill. Oldham is seen in the distance.

A view from Alderman's Rocks - geograph.org.uk - 950450

A view from Alderman's Rocks. These rocks are at the edge of Alderman's Hill high above the A635, Holmfirth Road, out of Greenfield. This is a most spectacular viewpoint. The dam of Yeoman Hey Reservoir can be seen far below.

Rock formations at Pots and Pans - geograph.org.uk - 1604801

Rock formations at Pots and Pans

Looking towards Manchester from Pots and Pans Hill. Saddleworth

Looking towards Manchester from Pots and Pans Hill. Saddleworth

Alderman's Hill from Brockley Moor - geograph.org.uk - 2433004

Alderman's Hill from Brockley Moor

Alderman's Hill - geograph.org.uk - 3658033

The hill from below

Towards Sugar Loaf and the war memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3553005

Towards Sugar Loaf and the war memorial

Near Shaw Rocks - geograph.org.uk - 2518595

Near Shaw Rocks

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

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Memory Map Route

Aldermans Hill.mmo (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold >Download Linked File)