036 Marsden Deer Hill round
Walk Summary: Hard 7.2 mile circular walk from Marsden climbing up to Shooters Nab and Deer Hill reservoir, to Meltham Cop and down to Slawit (or Slaithwaite), then along the valley side via Hill Top and Lingards Wood back to Marsden
Start : New Inn pub at Marsden
Locality: Marsden
Area: West
Start OS Grid reference: SE0498111515
Start What3words : fallback.monk.chill
Difficulty: Hard
Distance miles: 7.2
Ascent meters: 308
Estimated Walk Time hours: 4.1
Pub & Locality: New Inn at Marsden
Parking: Street parking nearby
Public Transport: Bus 335 from Holmfirth to Slaithwaite Carr Lane then change to Bus 935 to Marsden. Journey time circa 1 hr 10 min. Alternative with similar journey times Bus 310 Holmfirth to Huddersfield then Transpennine train to Marsden.
Walk Description: From New Inn at Marsden, across road and through park to pick up path opposite to Scout. Left on track past Piper Stones and up to join Deer Hill Conduit. Left to Deer Hill reservoir then path across Lingards Moor to catchwater to Deer Hill End Road. Left on track past Wills O’Nats and across Black Moor. Across two roads, down field paths towards Slawit (or Slaithwaite) and join Colne Valley Circular Walk back to Marsden.
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