Walkden -LH Loop-Harrops Hold Traditional Cache
Walkden -LH Loop-Harrops Hold
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just beside the top path along the loop line if you struggle i have posted a spoiler pic of the exact spot due to gps not being as accurate as we would like chose a maths clue as the location is next to two schools, however its a description not a test!!
please note it is not near any rubbish
this is part of a series of caches circling Walkden and Little Hulton, You will need approx 1.5l of water and some tweezers to retrieve all of the caches.the hole walk will take approx 3-4 hours. some are very easy to find, some not so easy and some have cryptic clues, rather than "base of tree" etc
the average terrain rating is 3-4, you could probably get round the whole thing on a mountain bike, but would have to get of and walk in a couple of places, when we placed the caches there were also some areas which were quite thick with brambles etc so we have increased the terrain rating in these places, I would not recommend doing them alone a night although all areas are accessible 24 hrs.There are a couple of styles to get over at one end of the loop but we have tried to avoid them. Part of the circuit also passes the edge of an open cast coal mine which is currently being turned into a country park. I have not entered a parking place, you could probably start from most of the caches and they all have parking fairly close by. Happy caching we hope you enjoy.
The Tyldesley Loopline was opened by the london & Northwest Railway company on 1st September 1864, to provide a link between Eccles and Wigan.
In 1870 an additional branch line (the Roe Green Loopline) was opened to Bolton, via Walkden Low Level. A Key Function of the lines was to support the surrounding collieries in conjunction with the Bridgewater canal, the largest of which was at Mosley Common, one of the largest pits in the UK at its prime.
The tyldesley Loopline extended from Eccles, through Monton and Worsley to Roe Green, where it turned westwards through Ellenbrook. At Roe Green the Roe Green Loopline diverted northwards through Walkden to Bolton.
Roe Green itself was the scene of a major rail crash on 11th February 1926, when several wagons and a brake van broke loose from an engine at Little Hulton, thence proceeded down the gradient through Walkden into the vicinity of Roe Green. Here, an emergency plan was hastily put into operation and the carriages were diverted into a small siding adjacent to Beesley Bridge. The smacked the bridge, breaking up in the process and depositing their contents far and wide before bursting into flames. The contents of one wagon being boxes of Daddies Sauce and the other crates of wellington boots.
The lines were managed by several companies before their closure in the late 1960's. The Tyldesley Loopline was finally closed under the 'Beeching Axe' on 5th May 1969, when under the control of British Rail. The Roe Green branch line closed in October 1969.
Since the 1980's parts of the line has been progressively reclaimed and now forms an integral part of the Salford network of recreation pathways.
Additional Hints
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1 qvivqr ol 5 qvivqr ol 11