Two Crosses Circuit

The Two Crosses Circuit is 40.21 km long, which is about 25 miles. It is usually treated as a multi-day route, but strong walkers sometimes complete it in a long single day because the total elevation gain is 908 m across the circuit.

The Two Crosses Circuit is graded easy, but the numbers still make it a serious outing. At 40.21 km with 908 m of climbing, it suits hikers who are comfortable with a full day on foot or splitting the route into stages, rather than absolute beginners with no long-distance experience.

Yes. The route is commonly divided into three stages: about 7.9 km from Tottington to Chapeltown, 20.5 km from Chapeltown to Edgworth, and 11.8 km from Edgworth back to Tottington. That breakdown makes it practical for a weekend or a short multi-day trip in the Greater Manchester and West Pennine area.

The circuit is set up as a loop beginning and ending in Tottington, near Bury. Published stage points place the route from Tottington to Chapeltown, then to Edgworth, before returning to Tottington, so there is no separate finish transfer to arrange.

The Two Crosses Circuit has 908 m of total elevation gain over 40.21 km. The biggest climbing day in the common three-stage split is the middle section from Chapeltown to Edgworth, which covers about 20.5 km and gains roughly 488 m.

The Two Crosses Circuit is a circular route. It starts in Tottington and returns to Tottington, so hikers do not need a one-way pickup at the end, which makes logistics simpler than on a point-to-point trail.