MODERATE WALKS – between 6 and 7.5 miles long

Click on the orange links above to zoom in to that location on the map. Click on the headings below to view full walk details.

Moderate Walks

006 Marsden to Huddersfield Canal walk

Moderate 7.0 mile linear walk along the canal towpath from Marsden to Huddersfield. Park at NT car park near railways station, walk along towpath via Slawit ending at Kirklees Tech College.

025 Upper Denby round

Moderate 6.5 mile circular walk from \Lower Denby along Kirklees way, then through Deffer Wood taking in Gunthwaite Hall tythe barn

027 Holmbridge Harden Hill round

Moderate 7.1 mile circular walk from Holmbridge, Bottoms Mill, Burnlee, Liphill Bank, skirt Harden Hill, Digley reservoir, Austonley and back to Holmbridge.

031 Hepworth Hades round

Moderate 6.2 mile circular walk from Hepworth south to Snittlegate, through Holmestyes Wood to Hades, back to Hade Edge,and then down stream through Bluebell Wood to Hepworth

032 Kirkburton Farley Tyas round

Moderate 7.3 mile circular walk from Highburton to Farnley Tyas, Greenside, through Jenkinson wood and Saville Wood to Kirkburton and then round the back of Kirkburton to Highburton via Town gate.

033 Cumberworth round

Moderate 6.3 mile circular walk from Lower Cumberworth through Denby Dale, along the Dearne Way, and then up to Shepley outskirts and back to Lower Cumberworth.

039 All the Thongs round

Moderate 7.3 mile circular walk from Upperthong taking in Netherthong and Thongsbridge

040 Longdendale Padfield round

Moderate 6.2 mile circular from Padfield across B6105 to Blackshaw Farm, Peaknaze Moor to Pennine Way, down Clough Edge, Torside. Back along Trans Pennine Trail to Padfield.

045 Holmbridge Hade Edge round

Moderate 6.2 mile circular from Holmbridge, up to White Gate, woodland to Holme Styes reservoir, Hade Edge, Choppards, Cartworth Moor, Hinchcliffe Mill and back to Holmbridge.

046 Upper Cumberworth round

Moderate 6.5 mile circular walk from Shepley between Stocksmoor and Upper Cumberworth and back to Shepley.

048 Wilshaw Oldfield round

Moderate 6.5 mile circular walk from Holmfirth up through Netherthong, Wood Nook, Wilshaw, Wolfstone Heights, Upperthong and back to Holmfirth

049 Jackson Bridge New Mill Fulstone round

Moderate 6.9 mile circular from Jackson Bridge to, Hepworth, Meal Hill, Hill Top, Kirklees Way, round Hullock Bank, Gate Foot, Fulstone, Holme Valley Circular to New Mill, Jackson Bridge.

1236 Next