Hiking Areas in Turton

Turton Moor

A patch of post-industrial, peat moorland to the north of Bolton, plenty of industrial archaeology, wide open moorland with an abundance of wildlife and some prehistoric remains.

Owshaw Clough

A small clough where the Stones Bank Brook starts at the confluence of Holden's Brook and Rushtons Brook on Turton Moor.

Aushaw Moss

An upland former moss cutting area, now part of the West Pennine Moors S.S.S.I.

The Turton Reservoirs

A chain of three reservoirs in the Turton area with good walking routes and car park facilities and a cafe at the Jumbles reservoir.

Turton and Entwistle Reservoir

A scenic reservoir partially surrounded by pine woods that give a look of somewhere much further north.

Fox Hill Plantation

A plantation of coniferous trees on the north shore of Turton and Entwistle Reservoir.

Yarnsdale

A small area around a wooded valley where the Cadshaw Brook enters Turton and Entwistle Reservoir.

Yarnsdale Delf

A huge quarry face around the Cadshaw Brook at Yarnsdale just beside the footpath.

Brownfields Quarry

A small 18th Century quarry above Yarnsdale, now overgrown and a good spot for nature.

The Naze

The Naze rises to a plateau above Whittlestone Head and Wayoh Reservoir and is noticeably modified by industry. A large disused quarry and even larger looking spoil create the outline of the hill most often seen.