HARD WALKS – between 6.5 and 11 miles long

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Hard Walks

133 Meltham Crosland Edge round

Hard 6.9 mile circular walk around Meltham and the reservoir water conduits starting at Blackmoorfoot.

140 Harden Moss Royd Edge round

Hard 7.2 mile circular walk from Huntsman pub at Harden Moss, down Harden Clough to Royd Edge, back up Magdalen Rd, cross A635 and tracks back to Huntsman. around Meltham.

141 Winscar to Holmfirth walk

Hard 7.8 mile linear walk from Dunford Bridge carpark (old Stanford Arms pub) across the dam and down to Snailsden, over the moor to Holmebridge and walk down the River Holme back to Holmfirth.

146 Holmfirth round

Hard 8.0 mile circular walk from Upperthong, Netherthong, Woodale, Cartworth, Hinchliffe Mill and back to Upperthong

147 Isle of Skye to Uppermill,Saddleworth

Hard walk from Isle of Skye junction on Greenfield Road to Uppermill, Saddleworth

156 Holmbridge reservoirs round

Hard 5.6 mile circular walk from Holmbridge taking in Brownhill, Ramsden, Riding Wood, Yateholme and Digley reservoirs.

162 Slawit Marsden round

Hard 7.1 mle circular walk from Slawit along the bank of the River Colne to Marsden and then back along the Huddersfield canal.