Parking
Use Torside Car Park off the B6105. The route starts at the upper end of the car park.
Overview
About Torside Miles without Stiles
Why go
- Access for All grading on a short route
- Ramped valley viewpoint and wildlife ponds
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- The return retraces the same trail
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation202–222 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
5 active Peak District alerts
- ClosureA54 Cat and Fiddle road closureThe A54 Macclesfield Main Road (Cat and Fiddle) is fully closed to all traffic from 27 July through 30 October 2026 during phase 1 improvement works.Official details
- ClosureHooks Carr (Stanage Popular) car park closureHooks Carr (Stanage Popular) car park will be partially or fully closed from 6 October for four weeks.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Peak District Tour Guide
Your drive to Torside Miles without Stiles, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Peak District National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Torside Reservoir and Longdendale Trail0:00 / 0:29
“You're nearing Torside Reservoir, where a short walk from the car park reaches a ramped platform looking over the water and moors.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Peak District Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- 298 audio storiesacross Peak District’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
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Trail guide
Hiking Torside Miles without Stiles
The short walkTorside Miles without Stiles is a 3.4 km (2.
Torside Miles without Stiles is a 3.4 km (2.1 mi) out-and-back from Torside Car Park along an accessible section of the Longdendale Trail. The valley walk passes a ramped viewing platform and wildlife ponds before you turn back where the track starts to rise. Its stated distance is 1.7 km one way. Choose it for a short outing and a viewpoint, not a full walk along the longer Longdendale Trail.
Through the memorial woodFrom the upper end of the car park, follow the weaving path up through the memorial wood.
From the upper end of the car park, follow the weaving path up through the memorial wood. Go through the gate, turn left through the staggered barriers and continue on the traffic-free former railway line. The ramped platform opens over the valley, with ponds beside the path. Carry on beyond them until the trail begins to rise; that is the turnaround, and you return along the same corridor. This was part of the railway between Manchester and Sheffield and is now part of the Trans Pennine Trail.
Access and facilitiesThe route is classified Access for All. Allow about an hour, including a stop at the platform.
The route is classified Access for All. Allow about an hour, including a stop at the platform. Torside Car Park is off the B6105; start at its upper end. Torside toilets include an accessible Changing Places facility, which requires a RADAR key. The return retraces the same trail rather than making a loop.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Peak District
248 sightingsRed DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
36 sightingsRed FoxMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
15 sightingsEurasian OtterMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
51 sightingsPeregrine FalconMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
47 sightingsEuropean Fallow DeerMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
54 sightingsWestern Roe DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Peak District. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
