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The Top 19 Gorges around Greater Manchester

Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 19

to choose from around Greater Manchester. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure around Greater Manchester.

Last updated: November 12, 2025

William Clough Path

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The William Clough path is named after a cutler who worked here. Look for signs of iron smelting underfoot. During the 1932 mass trespass, the ramblers left the path which …

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Torrs Riverside Park and the Millennium Walkway

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Here in New Mills lies Torrs Riverside Park and the Millennium Walkway, set about 230 feet (70 m) below the level of the town and surrounding streets. Where the rivers …

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Crowden Clough Scramble and Waterfalls

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Depending on the weather the scramble at the very top can be a little tricky if climbings not your thing.Most enjoyable if it is

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The Torrs Riverside Park

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The Torrs Riverside Park provides access to a dramatic gorge and an area of stunning natural beauty. The Park also contains the remains of what was an important industrial area, …

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Dean Dike in Morton Wood

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Morton Wood offers a delightful stretch of woodland walking beneath a bright green canopy and alongside the babbling brook of Dean Dike.

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Birchen Clough Waterfall

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A little hidden Waterfall, worth a little detour

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Hern Clough

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There is a small but fantastic picnic spot at the coordinates below - it’s on the north bank of the stream, beside a small waterfall. Requires sure-footedness to walk carefully down the bank from the path.
(53.4495983, -1.8548032)

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Thursbitch Valley

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A place of folklore, mystery and magic...... It's known as Valley of the Demon!

This website describes some of the history behind the area :

alangarner.atspace.org/votd.html

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Fairies Chapel

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This gorge is known as “The Thrutch” and folklore says the chapel was formed when the King of the Fairies, aiding Robert of Huntingdon to overcome a curse, turned a local coven of witches to stone.

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Lead Mine Clough

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Old mining area with several water falls - great paths

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Fairbrook Naze Scramble

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hard walk but well worth it

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The Top 19 Gorges around Greater Manchester

William Clough Path

Torrs Riverside Park and the Millennium Walkway

Crowden Clough Scramble and Waterfalls

The Torrs Riverside Park

Dean Dike in Morton Wood

Birchen Clough Waterfall

Hern Clough

Thursbitch Valley

Fairies Chapel

Lead Mine Clough

Fairbrook Naze Scramble

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