Coming down to Crowden from Laddow rocks is a route – v hard in places. Didn’t have much fun with it on the whippet, but on a FS and with some practice could be great. The cut across from Chew res is wet – need a dry spell for that to be fully rideable, but it’s not that long anyhow. Coming from that direction the hills above Stalybridge and Mossley have good stuff, but you probably know about that.
Don’t know much about the Bleaklow area to the S – ticked off Drs Gate and that’s it. Pretty large expanse, looks good to explore if you can tolerate the hike-a-bike whilst you work the trails out.