HARD WALKS – between 6.5 and 11 miles long

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Hard Walks

003 Standedge to Holme village walk

8.5 mile linear walk from Standedge near Diggle to Holme village via the Pennine Way.

005 Hepworth Ramsden Clough Snailsden round

Hard 9.4 mile circular walk from Hepworth south down to Snittlegate, past Snailsden reservoir up to Ramsden Clough then back alomg ter KIrklees Way and Bluebell Wood back to Hepworth

012 Crowden Laddow Rocks Holme walk

Hard 7.4 mile linear walk from Crowden to Holme along Pennine Way via Laddow Rocks.

014 Langsett Hazlehead round

Hard 7.9 mile circular walk around Thurlstone Moors, starting from Flouch crossroads near Langsett, along Barnsley Boundary Walk (A628 snow road), past Windleden reservoir, Dunford Bridge, Trans Pennine Trail and disused railway south to Flouch.

015 Marsden to Holme village walk

Hard 8.5 mile walk from Dovestones Reservoir in Saddleworth to Holme via the Pennine Way.

017 Hade Edge Ramsden Clough Round

Hard 7.5 mile circular walk from Hade Edge, through Riding Wood, up Monkey Nick on Ramsden Clough, across to Snailsden Reservoir to Cook Study then along Snittlegate back to Hade Edge

019 Winscar to Holmfirth walk

Hard 8.0 mile linear walk from Winscar to Holmfirth via Snailsden Edge, Cook Study, Ramsden Road, Hinchliffe Mill and along River Holme back to Holmfirth.

020 Underbank Cartworth round

Hard 7.1 mile circular walk from Hinchliffe Mill, Hade Edge, Cartworth, Holmfirth and back to Hincliffe Mill.

021 Crowden Black Hill Holme walk

Hard 7.1 mile linear walk from Crowden, Westend Moss to Black Hill, then by Pennine Way and Issues Road to Holme village.

022 Saddleworth Roman Fort round

Hard 7.0 mile circular walk from Dobcross, across to Delph and up to the Roman fort at Castle Shaw, across to the A62 Parking area, down to Diggle and onto Delph

024 Ingbirchworth round

Hard 9.1 mile circular walk around Ingbirchworth and Upper Denby taking in the Ingbirchworth and Scout Dike reservoirs.

026 Upperthong to Diggle walk

Hard 10.1 mile walk from Royal Oak pub in Upperthong to the Diggle Hotel in Saddleworth along parts of the Pennine Way.