MODERATE WALKS – between 6 and 7.5 miles long

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Moderate Walks

107 Lower Denby Gunthwaite round

Moderate 6.8 mile circular walk from Lower Denby across fields and woodland to Upper Elmhirst, returning via Gunthwaite Hall, back to Lower Denby

110 Slawit Merrydale Hill Top round

Moderate 6.2 mile circular walk from Cop Hill around Slawit and Lingards Wood area walking down Merrydale and returning via Hill Top.

111 Holme Wessenden Digley Round

Moderate 5.9mile circular walk from Holme, up Issues Road to Pennine Way to A635. Kirklees Way along Nether Lane down to Bilberry Dam to Holme. Holme Village to Wessenden Valley.

113 Inchbirchworth round

Moderate 7.0 mile circular Inchbirchworth walk.

114 Marsden Pule Hill round

Moderate 6.2 mile circular walk from Marsden along the canal path to Sparth reservoir, then over the canal to join the Kirklees way up to Green Owlers, down to Hey Green, cross the A62 and along the Standege Trail, climbing up Pule and dropping down into Marsden. 

116 Hade Edge Wooldale round

Moderate 6.4 mile circular walk from Hade Edge triangle, up to Wooldale, back round Scholes, down the Kirklees Way to Little Cake near Boshaw reservoir and across to Hade Edge

118 Briestfield round

Moderate 6.5 mile circular walk from Briestfield taking in Whitley Lower and Hopton.

119 Snailsden moor Woodhead round

Moderate 7.0 mile circular walk from Winscar reservoir first car park over Snailsden moor.

120 Stainborough Wentworth Castle

Moderate 6.9 m circular walk from Stainborough near Wentworth Castle

122 Marsden Butterley round

Moderate 6.0 mile circular walk from Marsden, taking in Sparth reservoir, Butterley reservoir and Tunnel End, and then back to Marsden.

126 Thongsbridge Brockholes round

Moderate 7.3 mile circular walk in the Holme Valley around Thongsbridge and Brackholes.

129 Hade Edge Hepworth Pipe round

Moderate 6.8 mile circular figure of 8 walk from Hade Edge taking in views of Hepworth Pipe factory, Gate Head, Barnside and HoTTWind turbine back to Hade Edge