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Mytholmroyd circular.
Group: Stockport
Date: Tuesday 7 July 2009
Start gridref: SE011260
Start time: 10am
Grade: Moderate
Distance: 11 miles
Longer description: Mytholmroyd. Dogs are welcome, but need short leads for part of the walk as we will be walking through farmyards and fields with livestock.
Longer description:- Start at the Community centre in Mytholmroyd. It is situated on Caldene Avenue just off the A646 100 yards past the junction with the B6138, towards Hebden Bridge, and is signposted. In 20 yards there is a large sign indicating the Community Centre and Playgroup. There is a large car park with a £2 charge.
This really is an excellent walk with spectacular views into the steep valleys where Hebden Bridge nestles. There will be opportunities to get the classic photograph of Hebden Bridge as seen in the magazines.
The walk will leave Mytholmroyd heading South West, initially with a steep climb out of the valley onto Erringden Moor, where the gradient then eases and follows Dicks Lane up to Stoodley Pike. There are good views in all directions. It then descends to follow the Pennine Bridleway for a short distance, before following Pinnacle Lane then onto a footpath which descends down along the Eastern side of Horsehold Woods. We will take a short detour to an excellent viewpoint overlooking Hebden Bridge, before descending into the town. The walk then ascends a path up to Heptonstall village, with more fine views of the valleys below. Heptonstall is a historical gem, with many very old houses and weavers cottages, a large church for the size of the village, plus a ruined church and the worlds oldest methodist Chapel which has been continuously in use, dating from about 1740. The walk then descends into the valley and follows the river to Nutclough, where we cross the water to climb the Northern slopes of the Calder valley above Hebden Bridge. It is then a gentle amble along lanes and through fields and woodland back to the start point in Mytholmroyd.
Warning:- There are some steep descents from Heptonstall and ascents around Hebden Bridge on the walk. These are on proper stone paths probably built for the mills, but due to not as much use nowadays are a bit slippery if they are wet, so boots with good soles are recommended. Also there will be quite a lot of vegetation growth, including nettles, so you may want to consider whether or not shorts would be suitable.
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11 miles, not 12 as in the printed programme.
Contact name: Mike Pell
Contact phone: 07914 631 623
* Dogs are permitted on this walk
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sunset 21:06
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