River Calder And Rochdale Canal Via Sowerby Bridge

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 11.76 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 217 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 220 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 212 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 74 m
  • ⚐
    District: Calderdale 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.712905° / W 1.867458°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 169 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 167 m - Turn right onto Hastings Way
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto Free School Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.64 - alt. 194 m - Turn right onto Green Terrace Square
  5. 5 : km 0.64 - alt. 194 m - Turn right onto Free School Lane
  6. 6 : km 1.03 - alt. 212 m - Turn right onto Skircoat Moor Road, A646
  7. 7 : km 1.14 - alt. 210 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.2 - alt. 208 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.3 - alt. 204 m - Turn sharp right onto Rochdale Road, A58
  10. 10 : km 1.65 - alt. 182 m - Keep left onto Rochdale Road, A58
  11. 11 : km 1.69 - alt. 180 m - Turn sharp left onto Darcey Hey Lane
  12. 12 : km 1.99 - alt. 163 m - Turn slight left onto Upper Washer Lane
  13. 13 : km 1.99 - alt. 163 m - Keep right onto Washer Lane
  14. 14 : km 2.69 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Wakefield Road, A6026
  15. 15 : km 2.72 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Canal Road
  16. 16 : km 2.85 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Canal Road
  17. 17 : km 2.86 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Walker Lane
  18. 18 : km 2.88 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 2.89 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 3.16 - alt. 76 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 3.68 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto St. Ann's Square
  22. 22 : km 3.7 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Wharf Street, A58
  23. 23 : km 3.71 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Tuel Lane, A6139
  24. 24 : km 3.78 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 3.93 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight left
  26. 26 : km 4.76 - alt. 89 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 27 : km 4.8 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right onto Hollins Mill Lane
  28. 28 : km 4.88 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp right
  29. 29 : km 5.03 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 6.42 - alt. 81 m - Turn sharp right
  31. 31 : km 6.55 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 7.6 - alt. 89 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 8.43 - alt. 87 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 8.58 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Tuel Lane, A6139
  35. 35 : km 8.65 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Wharf Street, A58
  36. 36 : km 9.04 - alt. 95 m - Keep left onto Bolton Brow, A58
  37. 37 : km 9.23 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Pye Nest Road, A6142
  38. 38 : km 9.3 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto Norland View
  39. 39 : km 9.31 - alt. 111 m - Turn sharp right onto Pye Nest Road, A6142
  40. 40 : km 9.34 - alt. 113 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 9.76 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto Rochdale Road, A58
  42. 42 : km 9.98 - alt. 175 m - Keep left onto Rochdale Road, A58
  43. 43 : km 10.31 - alt. 190 m - Keep right onto Rochdale Road, A58
  44. 44 : km 10.53 - alt. 206 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 10.59 - alt. 207 m - Turn slight right onto Dryclough Lane, A646
  46. 46 : km 10.75 - alt. 212 m - Turn left onto Free School Lane
  47. 47 : km 11.7 - alt. 166 m - Turn left onto Hastings Way
  48. 48 : km 11.74 - alt. 167 m - Turn left onto Bishopdale Court
  49. S/E : km 11.76 - alt. 168 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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Walking Shibden Dale

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↔4.55 km ↗+86 m ↘-78 m ◔1h 35 ▲Easy
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↔12.33 km ↗+356 m ↘-356 m ◔4h 30 ▲Moderate
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Walking Top Withins and the Bronte Bridge from Haworth

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↔10.82 km ↗+202 m ↘-184 m ◔3h 40 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Haworth and Stanbury (West Yorkshire)

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