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Course Status
- Last checked September 2023. Everything OK. NB. 20/11/2023 – Post X has been moved 40m along its re-entrant almost down to the marsh; Post Z has been moved 40m away from the pond, after repeated vandalism presumably by mountain bikers. You will need a new map to find this one !! Also JJ has jumped from a (now removed) waste bin to a waymark post at the same path junction.
- NB. Post K has moved a few metres uphill to the top of its spur.
- NB. in 2022, a major map revision was done – contours and vegetation should be better now.
- 1/7/2022 – Post Q was broken and hard to find, and has been replaced with a new post ZZ in a new position a few metres away. Make sure you get a new map!
- nb. April 2022 – post J has been moved a few metres East to a better site in the middle of the three gullies, but the bridge below it is broken and best avoided.
- It looks like rabbits are making a home under post V.
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Orienteering map details
- There are two orienteering maps, the main Tandle Hill map, and a partial blown-up map of the SE part – Tandle Hill East – to support young beginner exercises.
- Tandle Hill – A4 landscape, Scale 1:5000. Last updated November 2023.
- Tandle Hill East – A4 portrait, Scale 1:2500. Last updated January 2023.
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Start/Finish
- The Start is at the park entrance at the SW end of the car park. The toilets and cafe/information building is just inside the park to the right.
Tandle Hill car park, Start, and toilets
Start/Finish post adjacent to car park
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How to get a map
Tandle Hill Country Park waterproof print£1.50
Tandle Hill Country Park PDF£1.50
Tandle Hill East waterproof print£0.75
Tandle Hill East PDF£0.75
- Or buy any map from Get a Map
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Park Facilities
- K Car Park d Toilets Café z Playground X Picnic area
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Directions
- From M60(J20) follow A627(M) S for 1m and take slip road to Oldham. At roundabout take first exit on to A663 (Broadway) and follow for 3/4 mile to traffic lights. Follow A671 (Rochdale) for 1.5 miles and turn L on to Tandle Hill Road (500m beyond overhead power line). Park is signed.
- OS Grid Reference: SD 907 088. Postcode: OL2 5UX
- Public transport options

The ‘mountain glide’ area!

Wonderful mossy area on the wooded hillside

Ongoing work in the beech woodland
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Other useful information
- Ranger Tel: 0161 627 2608
- Oldham Council web site for Tandle Hill
- Wikipedia entry for Tandle Hill
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Course Maintenance
- Maintained by GMOA, supported by Oldham Council
- Postwatchers, please click here to submit your report.