Holme Valley Sunday Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 17.10 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 512 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 517 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 350 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 124 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 297 m - Continue onto Field Head Lane
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 298 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 301 m - Turn slight right onto Meal Hill Road
  4. 4 : km 0.15 - alt. 305 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 1.69 - alt. 268 m - Turn sharp left onto Hoowood Lane
  6. 6 : km 1.71 - alt. 268 m - Turn slight left
  7. 7 : km 2.46 - alt. 258 m - Turn sharp left onto Digley Royd Lane
  8. 8 : km 2.79 - alt. 302 m - Turn right onto Flush House Lane
  9. 9 : km 3.31 - alt. 279 m - Continue onto Cold Well Lane
  10. 10 : km 3.52 - alt. 266 m - Continue onto Carr Lane
  11. 11 : km 3.59 - alt. 264 m - Turn slight right
  12. 12 : km 4.09 - alt. 256 m - Turn left onto Hogley Lane
  13. 13 : km 4.24 - alt. 257 m - Turn right onto Booth House Lane
  14. 14 : km 4.28 - alt. 253 m - Turn left onto Black Sike Lane
  15. 15 : km 4.62 - alt. 245 m - Continue
  16. 16 : km 5.02 - alt. 275 m - Turn left onto Broad Lane
  17. 17 : km 5.12 - alt. 286 m - Turn slight right onto Towngate
  18. 18 : km 5.34 - alt. 273 m - Turn left onto Lydgetts
  19. 19 : km 5.43 - alt. 270 m - Continue
  20. 20 : km 5.62 - alt. 265 m - Turn right onto Back Lane
  21. 21 : km 5.67 - alt. 259 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 7.05 - alt. 217 m - Turn slight right onto West End, B6107
  23. 23 : km 7.1 - alt. 214 m - Continue onto Town Gate, B6107
  24. 24 : km 7.16 - alt. 212 m - Turn slight left onto Out Lane
  25. 25 : km 7.29 - alt. 204 m - Turn slight left onto Giles Street
  26. 26 : km 7.32 - alt. 201 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 7.39 - alt. 188 m - Turn slight right onto Dean Brook Road
  28. 28 : km 7.49 - alt. 180 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 8.04 - alt. 180 m - Turn right onto Dean Brook Road
  30. 30 : km 8.06 - alt. 180 m - Turn sharp left
  31. 31 : km 8.21 - alt. 204 m - Turn left onto School Street
  32. 32 : km 8.26 - alt. 203 m - Turn slight left onto Thong Lane
  33. 33 : km 8.96 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Huddersfield Road, A6024
  34. 34 : km 8.96 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Miry Lane
  35. 35 : km 9.19 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight left onto Berry Bank Lane
  36. 36 : km 9.59 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 10.59 - alt. 142 m - Continue onto Bridge Lane
  38. 38 : km 10.6 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 10.95 - alt. 146 m - Turn left onto Huddersfield Road, A6024
  40. 40 : km 11.08 - alt. 147 m - Continue onto Huddersfield Road, A635
  41. 41 : km 11.29 - alt. 150 m - Continue onto Woodhead Road, A6024
  42. 42 : km 11.58 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight right onto Modd Lane
  43. 43 : km 11.74 - alt. 176 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 11.81 - alt. 157 m - Turn slight right onto Woodhead Road, A6024
  45. 45 : km 11.89 - alt. 156 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 12.98 - alt. 166 m - Continue onto Water Street
  47. 47 : km 13.13 - alt. 171 m - Turn left onto Dobb Lane
  48. 48 : km 13.51 - alt. 190 m - Turn slight left onto Hollin Brigg Lane
  49. 49 : km 13.74 - alt. 204 m - Continue onto Woodhouse Lane
  50. 50 : km 13.75 - alt. 205 m - Turn right onto Moss Edge Road
  51. 51 : km 14.58 - alt. 304 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 15.94 - alt. 243 m - Turn left onto Brownhill Lane
  53. 53 : km 15.98 - alt. 244 m - Turn slight right
  54. 54 : km 17.08 - alt. 292 m - Turn slight left onto Woodhead Road, A6024
  55. S/E : km 17.1 - alt. 293 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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