Continue to follow the Trans Pennine Trail / NCN62, crossing over Woolley Bridge Road and follow the footpath back towards the River Etherow.

The Waterside Branch Line was built by the Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway to serve the Waterside and Bridge mills of the well-known Sidebottom family and railway bridge used to span the main road at Woolley Bridge, the line closed in 1964 and the bridge dismantled in 1966.

From Woolley Lane follow the footpath along the River Etherow, over the footbridge and follow the NCN62 signs through the woodland until you reach a junction where you can turn right and up through the trees towards Melandra Castle, follow the ruins round clockwise.

The Waterside Branch Line was built by the Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway to serve the Waterside and Bridge mills of the well-known Sidebottom family and railway bridge used to span the main road at Woolley Bridge, the line closed in 1964 and the bridge dismantled in 1966.