Banned from preaching in the established church in the 19th century Methodists took to the open air. But the Basin Stone, high above Walsden, must be one of the wildest pulpits imaginable. No nodding off at the back, the chilly winds would have kept the congregation awake.
LOCATION: 4 miles north of Littleborough
START: Walsden Station (car park A6033, 50 yds to south)
Grid ref: SD933221 Postcode: OL146QB
DISTANCE: 6 miles
GRADE: Moderate
TIME: 3.5 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - South Pennines Landranger 103
REFRESHMENTS: Walsden
EN ROUTE: Rochdale Canal, Pennine Bridleway, Salter Rake Gate, Gaddings Dam, Pennine Way, Warland
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News