HolmeValley Circular

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 37.31 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 13h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,079 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,075 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 376 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 83 m
  • ⚐
    District: Holme Valley 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.566734° / W 1.803657°
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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.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(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. 187 m
  2. 1 : km 0.01 - alt. 186 m - Turn sharp right onto Liphill Bank Road
  3. 2 : km 0.32 - alt. 191 m - Keep left
  4. 3 : km 0.85 - alt. 235 m - Turn right onto Black Sike Lane
  5. 4 : km 1.33 - alt. 275 m - Turn left onto Broad Lane
  6. 5 : km 1.44 - alt. 286 m - Turn right onto Towngate
  7. 6 : km 1.65 - alt. 273 m - Turn left onto Lydgetts
  8. 7 : km 1.93 - alt. 265 m - Turn right onto Back Lane
  9. 8 : km 1.98 - alt. 259 m - Turn left
  10. 9 : km 2.55 - alt. 260 m - Keep right
  11. 10 : km 2.74 - alt. 254 m - Turn right
  12. 11 : km 3.36 - alt. 217 m - Turn slight right onto West End, B6107
  13. 12 : km 3.52 - alt. 210 m - Turn slight left onto Town Gate
  14. 13 : km 3.64 - alt. 204 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 3.78 - alt. 180 m - Turn sharp right onto Dean Brook Road
  16. 15 : km 3.79 - alt. 180 m - Turn left onto Deanhouse Lane
  17. 16 : km 4.08 - alt. 202 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 4.77 - alt. 179 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 5.13 - alt. 158 m - Turn left onto Long Lane
  20. 19 : km 5.16 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 5.31 - alt. 147 m - Keep left
  22. 21 : km 5.38 - alt. 142 m - Turn slight left onto Croft Court
  23. 22 : km 5.42 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Roundway
  24. 23 : km 5.52 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 5.61 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Jaggar Lane
  26. 25 : km 5.77 - alt. 132 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 5.97 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 6.09 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  29. 28 : km 6.21 - alt. 123 m - Turn slight left onto Marsh
  30. 29 : km 6.27 - alt. 121 m - Turn slight left onto Southgate
  31. 30 : km 6.29 - alt. 120 m - Turn slight left onto Church Street
  32. 31 : km 6.72 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Sentry
  33. 32 : km 7.11 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight left onto Sandbeds
  34. 33 : km 7.22 - alt. 130 m - Keep right onto Hawkroyd Bank Road
  35. 34 : km 7.52 - alt. 141 m - Keep right
  36. 35 : km 8.24 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight right onto Bank Foot Lane
  37. 36 : km 8.37 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Armitage Road, B6110
  38. 37 : km 8.46 - alt. 86 m - Keep right onto Stockwell Hill, B6110
  39. 38 : km 8.83 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Lady House Lane
  40. 39 : km 9.64 - alt. 182 m - Turn sharp left
  41. 40 : km 9.82 - alt. 183 m - Turn right onto Cold Hill Lane
  42. 41 : km 10.08 - alt. 213 m - Turn sharp right onto Ashes Lane
  43. 42 : km 10.12 - alt. 213 m - Turn left onto Castle Houses
  44. 43 : km 10.21 - alt. 215 m - Turn slight left
  45. 44 : km 10.72 - alt. 229 m - Turn right onto Lumb Lane
  46. 45 : km 11.25 - alt. 167 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 12.36 - alt. 215 m - Turn left
  48. 47 : km 12.65 - alt. 243 m - Turn right onto Woodsome Road
  49. 48 : km 12.7 - alt. 244 m - Turn right onto The Village
  50. 49 : km 12.78 - alt. 246 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 13.19 - alt. 245 m - Turn right onto Moor Lane
  52. 51 : km 13.22 - alt. 247 m - Turn left
  53. 52 : km 13.44 - alt. 256 m - Keep right
  54. 53 : km 13.66 - alt. 267 m - Turn left onto Thurstonland Road
  55. 54 : km 13.68 - alt. 267 m - Turn right
  56. 55 : km 14.16 - alt. 264 m - Turn slight right onto Hall Ing Road
  57. 56 : km 14.21 - alt. 266 m - Turn left
  58. 57 : km 14.29 - alt. 260 m - Keep right
  59. 58 : km 14.5 - alt. 262 m - Turn left
  60. 59 : km 15.36 - alt. 251 m - Turn right onto The Village
  61. 60 : km 15.39 - alt. 249 m - Turn sharp left
  62. 61 : km 15.82 - alt. 272 m - Turn left
  63. 62 : km 16.01 - alt. 243 m - Turn slight left onto Occupation Lane
  64. 63 : km 16.09 - alt. 242 m - Turn sharp right onto Cold Hill Lane
  65. 64 : km 16.15 - alt. 234 m - Keep left onto Cold Hill Lane
  66. 65 : km 16.16 - alt. 234 m - Keep right onto Cold Hill Lane
  67. 66 : km 16.21 - alt. 232 m - Turn left
  68. 67 : km 16.93 - alt. 202 m - Turn left
  69. 68 : km 17.17 - alt. 212 m - Turn sharp right onto Fulstone Hall Lane
  70. 69 : km 17.19 - alt. 211 m - Turn left
  71. 70 : km 17.31 - alt. 226 m - Turn left onto White Ley Bank
  72. 71 : km 17.34 - alt. 225 m - Turn right
  73. 72 : km 17.4 - alt. 224 m - Turn slight right
  74. 73 : km 17.6 - alt. 218 m - Keep left
  75. 74 : km 17.9 - alt. 253 m - Turn right
  76. 75 : km 18 - alt. 265 m - Turn right
  77. 76 : km 18.06 - alt. 265 m - Turn left
  78. 77 : km 18.7 - alt. 302 m - Turn left onto Wall Nook Lane
  79. 78 : km 18.79 - alt. 317 m - Turn sharp right onto Hirst Lane
  80. 79 : km 20.64 - alt. 285 m - Turn left onto Scar Hole Lane
  81. 80 : km 21.05 - alt. 331 m - Turn sharp right
  82. 81 : km 21.22 - alt. 284 m - Keep right
  83. 82 : km 21.52 - alt. 243 m - Turn slight right
  84. 83 : km 21.7 - alt. 235 m - Turn left onto Meal Hill Lane
  85. 84 : km 21.83 - alt. 245 m - Turn slight right onto Meal Hill Lane
  86. 85 : km 22.37 - alt. 201 m - Turn right
  87. 86 : km 22.65 - alt. 236 m - Turn right onto Towngate
  88. 87 : km 23.15 - alt. 200 m - Turn sharp left
  89. 88 : km 24.41 - alt. 273 m - Turn right
  90. 89 : km 24.52 - alt. 283 m - Turn sharp left onto Upper House Road
  91. 90 : km 24.64 - alt. 288 m - Turn right
  92. 91 : km 24.88 - alt. 309 m - Turn left onto Scholes Moor Road
  93. 92 : km 25.43 - alt. 309 m - Keep right onto Greave Road
  94. 93 : km 25.87 - alt. 317 m - Turn sharp left
  95. 94 : km 26.16 - alt. 279 m - Turn left
  96. 95 : km 26.19 - alt. 274 m - Turn left onto Clough Foot Lane
  97. 96 : km 26.33 - alt. 267 m - Turn right
  98. 97 : km 26.41 - alt. 269 m - Turn left
  99. 98 : km 27.42 - alt. 341 m - Turn left
  100. 99 : km 27.95 - alt. 376 m - Turn right onto Ramsden Road
  101. 100 : km 29.44 - alt. 330 m - Turn sharp right
  102. 101 : km 29.68 - alt. 298 m - Keep right
  103. 102 : km 29.76 - alt. 287 m - Turn sharp left
  104. 103 : km 30.04 - alt. 248 m - Turn right onto Brownhill Lane
  105. 104 : km 30.14 - alt. 244 m - Turn sharp left
  106. 105 : km 31.26 - alt. 292 m - Turn slight left onto Woodhead Road, A6024
  107. 106 : km 31.37 - alt. 298 m - Turn right
  108. 107 : km 31.4 - alt. 301 m - Keep right onto Meal Hill Road
  109. 108 : km 31.48 - alt. 305 m - Turn right
  110. 109 : km 32.48 - alt. 252 m - Turn sharp left
  111. 110 : km 33.73 - alt. 262 m - Turn right
  112. 111 : km 33.77 - alt. 258 m - Turn right onto Digley Royd Lane
  113. 112 : km 34.13 - alt. 233 m - Turn left
  114. 113 : km 34.63 - alt. 276 m - Turn right onto Roods Lane
  115. 114 : km 34.64 - alt. 276 m - Turn left
  116. 115 : km 35.11 - alt. 250 m - Turn left
  117. 116 : km 35.44 - alt. 251 m - Turn right onto Cold Well Lane
  118. 117 : km 35.49 - alt. 248 m - Turn left
  119. 118 : km 35.94 - alt. 256 m - Turn left onto Hogley Lane
  120. 119 : km 36.09 - alt. 257 m - Turn right onto Booth House Lane
  121. 120 : km 36.13 - alt. 253 m - Turn left onto Black Sike Lane
  122. 121 : km 36.47 - alt. 235 m - Turn left onto Liphill Bank Road
  123. 122 : km 37.01 - alt. 191 m - Turn slight right onto Liphill Bank Road
  124. S/E : km 37.31 - alt. 186 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.

Other walks in the area

Walking Holme & Marsden Clough from Ramsden Reservoir

Walker
↔14.32 km ↗+346 m ↘-354 m ◔5h 05 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Holme Valley (West Yorkshire)

The South Pennines are part of the Peak District National Park and this walk explores the moors to the west of Holme. The route uses well trodden paths and tracks and offers some fine views during the course of the walk.

Walking Winscar Reservoir curcuit from Dunford Bridge

Walker
↔14.70 km ↗+250 m ↘-244 m ◔4h 55 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Dunford (South Yorkshire)

A Peak District walk that explores the open country and reservoirs to the nothwest of Dunford Bridge. This sector of the National Park sees fewer walkers and you are free to enjoy the superb scenery in relative peace and quiet.

Walking Flouch & Winscar

Walker
↔14.44 km ↗+213 m ↘-208 m ◔4h 45 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Langsett (South Yorkshire)

This Peak District Walk follows sections of the Barnesley Boundary Walk and the Trans Pennine Trail in wild moorland. Route finding is generally easy and the walk uses well marked paths tracks and a section of minor road to explore the country at the eastern end of the now closed Woodhead Tunnel.

Walking Cats Clough Head & Outer Edge

Walker
Cats Clough Head & Outer Edge
↔14.49 km ↗+330 m ↘-328 m ◔5h 05 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Langsett (South Yorkshire)

This Peak District walk explores the moors to the northwest of Sheffield and visits an area that sees relatively few walkers. Do select a clear day as navigation can be difficult in poor visibility.

Walking Bleaklow Head from Longendale

Walker
↔11.40 km ↗+420 m ↘-418 m ◔4h 25 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Charlesworth (Derbyshire)

Bleaklow Head from Longendale is a Peak District walk on the wild side. Using rarely walked parts of the Bleaklow moors. This moorland and edge walk takes you to the high land of Bleaklow in the northern sector of the Peak District National Park. It is best undertaken in fine weather preferably after a dry spell. With poor visibility always a potential hazard, map reading skills and the ability to use a compass are advantageous.

Walking Torside Clough from Longdendale

Walker
↔7.14 km ↗+323 m ↘-327 m ◔3h 00 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Charlesworth (Derbyshire)

A rewarding half day route onto Bleaklow that provides a taste of its wild beauty.

Walking Saddleworth Edges

Walker
Saddleworth Edges
↔14.94 km ↗+363 m ↘-354 m ◔5h 20 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Oldham (Greater Manchester)

Absolute belter of a walk around 3 reservoirs with views from the top of Saddleworth moor, climbing down a cascading waterfall, all utterly stunning.

Walking The Longdendale Chain

Association or club
↔6.14 km ↗+63 m ↘-61 m ◔1h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from High Peak (Derbyshire)

Mostly level walking around one, two or three of the reservoirs of the Longdendale valley

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