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WELCOME TO THE SOUTH PENNINES WALK & RIDE FESTIVAL 2016

THIS POCKET GUIDE GIVES BRIEF DETAILS OF EVENTS DURING THE SOUTH PENNINES WALK & RIDE FESTIVAL 2016.

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Saturday 10/09/2016Throughout September

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF EVENTS, AND ALL EVENT

1 Cycle training

Start: 6pm, weekend 11am, Calderdale (OSCA Foundation HX2 8TY), Kirklees (Leeds Road Sports Complex, Huddersfi eld, HD2 1YY) and Keighley (UAK off Greenhead Road, Keighley)

Duration: 2 hours (Easy)Leader: Tom Murray, Cycling UK ([email protected] or 07885 750 457)Join the nearest Cycle 4 Health session to develop your cycle skills, confi dence and understanding of roads no matter what your starting level. All equipment supplied including bike and helmet.

2 Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Ramble

Start: Various depending on route, Marsden, HD7 6EY (SE049114)Leader: Holme Valley MRT ([email protected] or www.rescueramble.org.uk) Distance: 8 miles, 16 miles or 25 miles (Medium)Holme valley MRT’s Rescue Ramble is a fundraising event from Marsden with a choice of 3 different circular routes with open moorland sections including part of the Pennine Way.

3 Pioneer Graveyard Tour

Start: TBC, Rochdale Cemetery, Bury Road, Rochdale, OL11 4DG

Duration: 1 hour (Easy)Leader: Rochdale Pioneer Museum (01706 524920 orwww. rochdalepioneersmuseum.coop)Explore 17 graves of local men all of whom were involved in the early development of the co-operative movement in Rochdale, and whose actions changed the world and are the reason Rochdale is known as the ‘global capital of co-operation’.

4 Mountain Navigation Course

Start: 9am, Cross Keys Inn, Running Hill Gate, Upperhill, Saddleworth

Leader: Christian Maylor ([email protected]) Learn the essential skills of mountain navigation. ` Booking Essential: www.saddleworthdiscoverywalks.co.uk. Cost £50.

5 Walking from the Buses

Start: 9.30am, Hebden Bridge Rail Station

Duration: 3.5 - 4 hours / 8 miles (Medium)Leader: Mo Ludlam, Hebden Bridge Walkers Action ([email protected]) From the station we catch the 906 bus to Widdop and from there, walk to Holmes Chapel mainly on the Pennine Bridleway, catching the 592 bus back to Hebden Bridge.

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6 Skipton CC Saturday Social

Start: 9:30am, Albion Place via Jerry Croft, BD23 1EE

Duration: 2.5 hours / 20 miles (Challenging)

` Booking Essential: www.goskyride.com

7 Ray Green Photography Walk (Donations to Diabetes UK)

Start: 9.30am, The Clarence Pub, Chew Valley Road, Greenfi eld

Duration: 3 - 4 miles (Medium)Leader: Ray Green ([email protected] or 07403 322 340)Learn more about landscape photography including composition - using fi lters, shutter speeds and aperture choice. If you have fi lters and tripod, please bring with you. The route will take in Dovestones Reservoir, Alderman’s Hill and Pots and Pans. Pub for refreshments after.

8 Learn to Ride

Start: 9.30am – 12pm, Chadderton Hall Park, Oldham, OL9 0QP

Duration: 2 hours (Easy)Leader: Better by Cycle

` Booking Essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk

9 Mountain Training - Hill Skills, Day 1

Start: 9.30am, Hollingworth Lake Information Centre, Rakewood Road, Littleborough, OL15 0AQ

Duration: 8.5 hours

Leader: Stuart Igoe ([email protected] or 01254 704 898) Novice walkers will develop practical understanding of how to plan walks, become familiar with the map, and learn about equipment required. ` Booking Essential: www.altadv.co.uk. Free event, but must register with Mountain Training. Registration fee payable.

10 Late Summer Skippered Canal Cruise

Start: 10am, Brewery Bridge, Skipton, BD23 1RL

Duration: 7 hours (Easy)Leader: Airedale Cruising (07760 481821)A cruise along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. ` Booking Essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk

11 Stepping into the Past - Photographic Trail

Start: 10am, Hebden Bridge Memorial Gardens, New Road, HX7 8AD

Duration: 6 hours

Leader: Various Artists ([email protected], www.sandinyoureye.co.uk)Sand in Your Eye are recreating images of photographs taken 100 years ago; many from the Alice Longstaff collection. People of today are asked to pose as someone from yesteryear about to embark upon the Great War. Follow the published trail taking in locations in Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall and Hardcastle Crags.

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12 Walking the Fielden Trail, Day 1

Start: 10am, Todmorden Town Hall, Bridge Street, Todmorden, OL14 5AQ

Duration: 8 hours, 11 miles (Medium)Leader: Mick Chatham ([email protected], 01706 379318)Walking the Fielden Trail over two days as described by Jim Jarratt in his book ‘The Fielden Trail’ published 1988.

13 Caliban and the Witch

Start: 10.30am, Coldwell Inn, Back Lane, Burnley BB10 3RD

Duration: 5.5 hours, 4.5 miles (Medium)Leader: Women’s Walking Book Group

Walking Discussion, The Great Caliban p.133-155.` Booking Essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk

14 Walshaw Dean Circuit

Start: 10.30am, Blake Dean (SD958314)Distance: 5 miles (Medium)Leader: Steve Blacksmith, Halifax Scientific Society (07715 005 379)A good stride around the Walshaw Dean Reservoirs above Hardcastle Crags, on easy tracks and paths beside the Grouse Moors. Bring lunch.


15 Saltaire Sculpture Trail

Start: 12pm - 4.30pm, Victoria Hall, Saltaire

Follow the sculpture trail in the Open Gardens as part of Saltaire Festival. Trail map available from the Visitor Information Centre on Victoria Road, Saltaire. www.saltairefestival.co.uk

16 Guided Mountain Biking, Above Mytholmroyd

Start: 2pm, Blazing Saddles, The Craggs Country Business Park, Cragg Vale, HX7 5TT (SE004222) Duration: (Easy, suitable for beginners)Leader: Chris Kilburn ([email protected])Possibly the flattest proper MTB ride in Calderdale, ideal if you don’t like hills. Lovely views, a hint of remoteness and some fun trails! ` Booking Essential: [email protected]. Cost £10.

17 Marsden Adventure Outdoors

Start: 2pm, Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel St, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, HD7 6BW

Duration: 8 hours

Leader: Electric Theatre ([email protected]) Join us for a day of short films, stalls and workshops on an outdoor/adventure theme. Find out what activities and clubs are active in the area between 2-5pm. From 7pm Food and Film screening of ‘K2 and the Invisible Footmen’ and a three-course themed meal exploring the gastronomy of the K2 region. ` Booking Essential at: www.electrictheatrecinema.co.uk

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20 Holme Valley Cycle Challenge

Start: 9am, Hade Edge Recreation Ground Greave Road, Holmfi rth, West Yorkshire HD9 2DF

Distance: 15 or 20/30 mile routes

Leader: 1st Holme Valley Scout Group ([email protected])The annual cycle challenge. Cyclists will need their own insurance.

21 Mountain Training - Hill Skills, Day 2

For further information, please see event no.9.

22 Shibden Valley Cycle Ride (Off-Road)

Start: 9.30am for 10am start. Shibden Hall Upper car park (pay & display) on Shibden Hall Road, HX3 7XA (SE106256)Duration: 5.5 hours (Medium - reasonably confi dent on a bike)Leader: Robert Newton, RSF Off-Road Cycling Club ([email protected] or 07941 757 685)A choice of morning or full day circuits around the Shibden Valley. Back for lunch at Shibden Hall, with members of the Rough Stuff Fellowship.

23 Trees in the Town Centre

Start: 9.30am, outside Halifax Town Hall

Duration: 2 hours (Easy)Leader: Chris Sutcliffe

Can you fi nd the London Plane, Italian Alder and Cucumber Tree?


18 Castleshaw Roman Forts Heritage Open Day, Guided Tour

Start: 2pm, Public car park on Waterworks Road, Delph, OL3 5LZ (near Castleshaw Education Centre)

Duration: 1.5 hours

Leader: Alan Schofi eld ([email protected])A guided tour of the site and setting of the Roman Forts at Castleshaw, on the Chester to York Military Road including recent excavations from 2014 and anticipated in 2016.

19 The Brontes by Dark

Start: 6pm, Moor Side Lane car park, between Stanbury and Oxenhope

Duration: 4 hours, 9 km, 220m ascent/descent (Medium) Leader: Jak Radice ([email protected])Reaching Top Withins around sunset, walking along parts of The Bronte Way with a reading from Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights at Top Withins. If you want to bring a lantern to enjoy the atmosphere, you are most welcome. Returning in the dark so headlamps are essential and walking poles are advised. ` Booking Essential: mapandcompass.wix.com. Cost £15.

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24 Riots and Protests - the Radical History of Todmorden

Start: 10am, Todmorden Rail Station

Distance: 8 miles (Moderate - some steep climbs, descents and rough terrain)Leader: Mo Ludlam, Pennine Horizons ([email protected])A radical history walk visiting the Basin Stones where Chartists demanded the right to vote, where the Plug Riots and Anti-Poor Law Riots took place and the site of the much resisted workhouse. We recommend you download the walk on smartphones - search ‘Pennine Horizons’ in your App store.

25 Seeking Compensation

Start: 10am, Saltaire Rail Station

Distance: 12 miles (Moderate/Strenuous)Leader: Geoff Ingham, Huddersfi eld Group of Ramblers ([email protected])Where are we going? The clue’s in the name!

26 Walk up to Manshead

Start: 10.30am, Mill Fold car park off Elland Road, Ripponden, HX6 4HS

Distance: 9 miles (Medium)Leader: Judy Gannon ([email protected]) The circular walk follows the river Ryburn up to Ryburn and Baitings Reservoir and then up to Manshead following the Calderdale way.

27 Ancient Woods and Moors of Hebden Dale

Start: 11am, Hardcastle Crags car park, Midgehole near Hebden Bridge

Distance: 8 miles (Medium)Leader: Christopher Goddard ([email protected])Explore Hebden Dale off the beaten track with the author of ‘The West Yorkshire Woods’. Discover Tom Bell’s Cave, medieval charcoal hearths and prehistoric remains.

28 Heritage Open Day

Start: 12pm, Towneley Hall and Park, Burnley, BB11 3RQ

Duration: 4 hours

Leader: Robin Gray ([email protected])This is the launch of an exciting new project across the South Pennines funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and managed by Pennine Prospects. We are working with Burnley Borough Council to promote our woodlands with over twenty activities including military re-enactment, birds of prey, forest schools, pipe bands, woodland crafts and local producers market.

TOWNELEY HERITAGE AND WOODLAND DAY SUNDAY SEPT 11th 12–4pm

This year we will have: The Accrington Pipe Band performances, Falconry Displays, Traditional Music, Wildlife charity stalls, Jacobite Living History Camp and mock skirmish commemorating the history of Francis Towneley, Archery, Bushcraft and Willow Weaving demonstrations, Woodcarving, Bodging and Pole Laithe demos, Hawks and Owls, Local Producers Market and much more!

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29 Foraging - Rosehips to Raven Rocks

Start: 12pm, Panoptican Atom Sculpture car park, Wycoller Country Park, Haworth Road, BB8 7EH (SD937393)Duration: 4 hours, 2 miles

Leaders: Artists Kerry Morrison and Elly Langlios

Learn the gentle art of picking as we explore the hedgerows, woods and moors the Brontës knew on a 2 mile walk. Sample wild jams (bring some bread or crackers) and we’ll brew up some of our produce and share wild food recipes. ` Booking Essential at: www.eventbrite.co.uk

30 Castleshaw Roman Forts Heritage Open Day – Guided Tour

Start: 2pm, Public car park on Waterworks Road, Delph, OL3 5LZ (near Castleshaw Education Centre)

Duration: 1.5 hours

Leader: Alan Schofi eld ([email protected])A guided tour of the site and setting of the Roman Forts at Castleshaw on the Chester to York Military Road, including recent excavations in 2014 and anticipated in 2016.

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34 Marsden Nordic Walk

Start: 10:30am, National Trust, Old Goods Yard, Station Road, Marsden, HD7 6DH

Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours (Easy)Leader: Graham (07761488745 or www.kirklees.gov.uk/walking)

Try walking the Nordic way. We will lend you a set of poles and you too can feel the benefits of using your upper body to make walking a breeze… even up hills! Book a pair of poles through Graham.

35 Walking Football (every Monday)

Start: 11am, Elite Training Centre, Turf Moor, Harry Potts Way, Burnley, BB10 4BX

Duration: 1 hour (Easy)Leader: www.burnleyfccommunity.org Aimed at men and women over 50, or those that want to return to the sport, get fit and have fun.

36 Illingworth Health Walk

Start: 1pm, outside Keighley Road Medical Centre, Halifax, HX2 8AL

Distance: 2 - 5 miles (Moderate)Leader: Christine Cox, Cardiac Rehabilitation through Exercise & Walking (07531 047 776)Route may vary depending on weather but likely to include a visit to Ogden Water.


31 Meltham Health Walk

Start: 10am, Meltham Carlisle Street car park

Duration: 1.5 hours (Easy)Leader: Jean (01484 850299 or www.kirklees.gov.uk/walking) Health walk exploring the local area followed by a cuppa in a local café.

32 Walking the Calderdale Way, Day 1/6 (Certificate for all those completing 6/6)

Start: 10am, Jerusalem Farm, Jerusalem Lane, Booth, HX2 6XB (SE 037 278)Distance: 12 - 14 miles (Moderate)Leader: Mick Chatham ([email protected])A circular walk along part of the Calderdale Way in the morning, returning by other rights of way.

33 Blackstone Edge’s Old Roads Heritage Walk

Start: 10:30am, White House Inn, Blackstone Edge, OL15 0LG

Leader: David Garside, Milestone Society ([email protected] or 07800611060)Distance: 12 miles (Moderate)Follows the old Roman, Packhorse and Turnpike roads that crossed Blackstone Edge visiting boundary stones, crosses and way markers along the routes. There are some rough and wet sections.

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37 Holmfirth Nordic Walk

Start: 09:30-10am, Holmfirth Sands Recreation Ground (outside the pool), Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3JL

Duration: 1.5 hours (Easy)Leader: Christine (07715566816 or www.kirklees.gov.uk/walking)Try walking the Nordic way. We will lend you a set of poles and you too can feel the benefits of using your upper body to make walking a breeze… even up hills! Followed by a cuppa in a local café. Book a pair of poles through Christine.

38 Let’s Walk and Talk

Start: 10am, Town Square, Barnoldswick

Distance: 2 - 4 miles (Easy)Leader: 01282 812032 or 07791170363 For all ages, family friendly. Followed by refreshments at the Frank Street Centre, Barnoldswick.

39 The Saddleworth Circuits Off-road Cycling

Start: 10:30am or 1:30pm, Lime Kiln Café, Brownhill Visitor Centre on Huddersfield Canal, OL3 5N. Park on canal side car park (SD995064)Duration: 5.5 hours (Easy, suitable for beginners) Leader: Robert Newton, RSF Off-Road Cycling Club ([email protected] or 07941757685)A choice of half day or full day off-road cycle ride exploring the Saddleworth countryside with members of the Rough Stuff Fellowship.

40 Slaithwaite Health Walk

Start: 10:30am, Colne Valley Leisure Centre (meet outside sports hall entrance) New Street, Slaithwaite, HD7 5AB

Duration: 1 hour (Easy)Leader: Colin (01484 841389 or www.kirklees.gov.uk/walking)An hour long health walk followed by a cuppa in a local café.

41 Saltaire to Bingley’s 5 Rise Locks

Start: 10:30am, Saltaire United Reformed Church car park, off Victoria Road, Saltaire, BD18 3LA, (SE138381)Distance: 7.5 miles, 4.5 Hours (Medium)Leader: Ron Whalley ([email protected], www.letswalkinpendle.co.uk)A walk through the Aire Valley, taking in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, the River Aire, beautiful countryside and the 3 & 5 - rise locks at Bingley. (NB car park charge £3).

42 Views Above the Lake

Start: 11am, Hollingworth Lake Visitor Centre, Rakewood Road, Littleborough, OL15 0AQ (SD 939153)Distance: 8 miles (Moderate)Leader: Richard Gibbons, Rochdale Ramblers ([email protected]) Walk along Hollingworth Lake bank over the M62 at Tunshill with wonderful views over Ogden, Kitcliffe and Piethorne Reservoirs, before joining the Rochdale Way and Pennine Bridleway. Return to the Country Park via Rakewood. Rugged moorland scenery, some local history and stunning views of Hollingworth Lake.


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43 Sustrans Route 66

Start: 11am, The Bicycle Den, Hebble End Works,Hebden Bridge, HX7 6HJ

Duration: 4 hours (Easy) Leader: Stella Bird (01422 751 924 - leave a message)Women’s guided bike ride along the canal from Hebden Bridge to Sowerby Bridge and back. Come with your mountain/hybrid bike (in working condition). Bookable event: Pay & book in advance (£5 pp.) at the Bicycle Den (6 max)

44 Honley Health Walk

Start: 11:30am, Honley Library (outside entrance), West Avenue, Honley, HD9 6HF

Duration: 1 hour (Easy)Leader: Peter (01484 321506 or www.kirklees.gov.uk/walking)An hour long health walk exploring the local area.


Start: 1:30pm, Meltham Carlisle Street car park

Duration: 1 hour (Easy)Leader: Ann (07779 936 026 or www.kirklees.gov.uk/walking) Health walk exploring the local area followed by a cuppain a local café.


Start: 10am, Norwood Green War Memorial, Village St, Norwood Green (SE142267)For further details, please see event no. 32.

47 Wednesday Walkers Oldham - Walk 3

Start: 10am, National Trust car park, Station Road, Marsden(SE048118)Distance: 8 - 10 miles (Moderate, brisk pace)Leader: Alan Duffton & Rob Higgins([email protected] or 07793 027 110)Circular walk.


Start: 10am, The Clarence Hotel, Greenfi eld, Saddleworth OL3 7FH (Junction A669 and A635). Park on Manchester Road (A635) or take fi rst left off Holmfi rth Road (A63) into Park Lane (002040)

Distance: 10+ miles (Strenuous, including rough terrain)Leader: Mike & Dee Elwell ([email protected] or 07793 027 110)Circular walk via Dovestone reservoir, Ravenstone Brow, Rimmon Cottage, Cotton Famine Road, Sykes Pillar and Alderman. Sections on rough, exposed moorland. Come prepared!


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Start: 10:30am, Summit Pub, Royton, OL2 6FX, ending in Shaw. Any 409 bus.

Distance: 4 - 6 miles (Gentle)Leader: Ann Tetlow & Pat Wynne ([email protected] or 07793 027 110)Linear walk.

50 Wednesday Walkers Oldham – Walk 2

Start: 10:30am, Wren’s Nest, Shaw, OL12 7NT. Any 58/59 bus from Oldham bus station.

Distance: 6 - 8 miles (Moderate)Leader: Bob Ormston ([email protected] 07793 027 110)Circular walk.

51 Todmorden and the Fieldens

Start: 10:30am, Hare and Hounds, Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 8EA (SD929250)Distance: 6.4 miles (Moderate)Leader: Norman Mitchell ([email protected] or 07549 164 739)A walk on the tops above Todmorden, following in the footsteps of ‘Honest John’ Fielden.

52 Marsden National Trust Health Walk

Start: 10:45am, National Trust Offi ce, Old Goods Yard, Station Road, Marsden, HD7 6DH

Duration: 1.5 hours (Easy)Leader: Gill Logan (01484 847 016 or www.kirklees.gov.uk/walking)A health walk exploring the local area.

53 Walking Football with Burnley FC (every Wednesday)

Start: 12:30pm, Todmorden Sports Centre, Ewood Lane, Todmorden, OL14 7DF

Duration: 1 hour (Easy)Leader: www.burnleyfccommunity.orgAimed at men and women over 50, or those that want to return to the sport, get fi t and have fun.

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54 National Navigation Award Scheme - Bronze Award Day 1/2

Start: 9am, Alternative Adventures and Outdoor Activities Service, New Meadows Gap Cottage, Cranberry Lane, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 2HZ (SD985079)Duration: 9 hours

Leader: Stuart Igoe, Alternative Adventure ([email protected] or 01254 704 898)The award covers skills to understand map symbols, setting or orientating the map, use of handrails, and estimation of distance and time. ` Booking Essential: www.altadv.co.uk. Cost: £66 per person, plus Mountain Training Registration fee payable.

55 Women’s Cycle - Sustrans Route 66

Women’s guided bike ride along the canal from Hebden Bridge to Todmorden and back.

For further details, see event no. 43.

56 Walking Football with Burnley FC (every Thursday)

Start: 11am, Nelson and Colne College, Scotland Road, Nelson, BB9 7YT

Duration: 1 hour (Easy)Leader: www.burnleyfccommunity.org

Aimed at men and women over 50, or those that want to return to the sport, get fit and have fun.

57 Romans, Monks and Weavers

Start: 1pm, Next to ‘The Chippy’, Delph Bridge, Saddleworth, OL3 5DH (985079) (Buses 353,354,350)Duration: 3.5 hours, 4.5 miles (Easy) Leader: Alan Schofield, Friends of Castleshaw Roman Forts ([email protected])A local history guided walk through Castleshaw Valley: Roman forts, medieval grange, domestic woolen cloth manufacture and water-powered mills.

58 Up and Active

Start: 1:30pm, Foulridge Wharf/Café Cargo, Warehouse Lane, Foulridge, Colne BB8 7PP

Duration: 1.5 hours

Leader: 01282 661 226 Health walk with Pendle Leisure Trust and the Healthy Lifestyles Team.

59 Bat Talk and Walk

Start: 7pm, Classroom at Jerusalem Farm, Jerusalem Lane, Booth, HX2 6XB (SE037278) Limited parking, please car share where possible.

Duration: (Easy/Moderate)Leader: Hugh Firman, West Yorkshire Bat Group

Walk around the woods to look for bats.


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60 National Navigation Award Scheme - Bronze Award Day 2/2


61 Saddleworth Outdoor Festival (Day 1/3)

Start: 9am, Various locations throughout Saddleworth

Leader: Christian Maylor ([email protected]) A fun-fi lled weekend of outdoor pursuits including an illustrated talk night and fi lm show. See www.saddleworthdiscoverywalks.co.uk for full details.


Start: 10am, Clay House, West Vale, Greetland, Halifax, HX4 8AN(SE097214)For further details, please see event no. 32.

63 Walk Nature - Pootle through the Crags

Start: 10am, Craggies, The Cragg Country Business Park, New Road, Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, HX7 5TT

Duration: 3 hours (Easy)Leader: Hannah Lawson ([email protected] or 07704 209 373)Meet in Craggies for some light refreshment, then a gentle nature walk through the woods and across moors around Cragg Vale. This will be followed by lunch back at Craggies (optional). Bring binoculars.

64 Stoodley, Withens and Langfield

Start: 10:30am, Lobb Mill car park, A646 Todmorden toHebden Bridge (SD954247)Distance: 9 miles (Moderate)Leader: Norman Mitchell ([email protected] or 07549 164 739)A walk full of breath-taking scenery; taking in not only Stoodley Pike but the highest beach in Britain. The start can also be reached by buses and trains, although the latter would add just under 3 miles (5 km) to the length of the walk.

65 Holmfirth Health Walk

Start: 11am, Holmfi rth Civic Centre, Huddersfi eld Road,Holmfi rth, HD9 3AS

Duration: Either 1 or 1.5 hours (Easy)Leader: Stephen (01484 663 225 or www.kirklees.gov.uk/walking) Two health walks to choose from; exploring the local area followed by a cuppa at a local café.

66 Walking Football (every Friday)

Start: 12pm



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67 CycleSaturday

Start: 9am, The Wheatley Arms, Wheatley Lane, Ilkley, LS29 8PP

Duration: 8 hours, 78 miles

Leader: www.yorkshirevelotours.comFinish the CycleSaturday 2016 series on a blinder. This is one of our favourite routes. An undulating 20 miles to start with takes us to the foot of the infamous Park Rash, which we think is the toughest climb in the Dales! The reward for reaching the top though is a superb 12-mile descent to the town of Middleham and then on to a great cafe which serves the most wonderful selection of homemade food. Refueled, we catch a bit of the TdF Day 1 route and then head over to Pateley Bridge ready for the last signifi cant climb of Nought Bank. Save a bit in the tank though, as the fi nal few miles are a bit more than rolling! ` Booking Essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk. Cost: £50.

68 Mountain Training - Lowland Leader Award, Day 1

Start: 9am, Alternative Adventures and Outdoor Activities Service, New Meadows Gap Cottage, Cranberry Lane, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 2HZ

Duration: 10 hours

Leader: Stuart Igoe ([email protected] or 01254 704898)Training course for those who wish to lead groups on day walks in lowland countryside and woodland. ` Booking Essential: www.altadv.co.uk. Cost: £120, plus Mountain Training registration fee.

69 Crow and Dove Stones

Start: 9am, Clough Foot car park near Widdop, Hebden Bridge

Distance: 17 miles (Strenuous)Leader: Kevin Thomas, Huddersfi eld Group of Ramblers ([email protected])Some rough going over the remote moorlands, but a great view!

70 Saddleworth Outdoor Festival (Day 2 of 3)

For further information, see event no. 61.

71 The New Five Trigs Walk

Start: 9:10am, Brun Clough Reservoir car park, nearStandedge Cutting above Diggle, Greater Manchester, OL3 5LT

Distance: 19 miles, 8 hours (Strenuous)Leader: John Phillips, South Pennine LDWA([email protected])A local classic, taking in 5 local trig points with several miles on the Pennine Way. A circular route with mainly good tracks and paths. Bring food and drink to last the day.


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72 Road Rider Ready

Start: 9:30am or 12pm, Clarence Park, Walmersley Rd, BL9 6NQ Bury. Meet at park buildings - visible from park access points

Duration: 2 hours

Leader: Better by Cycle ([email protected]) Are you a fairly confident off-road or recreational cyclist, but not so sure about cycling on the road? This group course is designed to teach you the skills needed to cycle safely and inspire confidence when riding on the road. Participants will be provided with a bike and helmet on the day, but you’re welcome to bring your own if you prefer. Please note that these courses are only open to adults (16+). ` Booking Essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk

73 Walking the Fielden Trail Day 2


74 Give Horses a Go!

Start: 10am, Peers Clough Farm, Peers Clough Rd, Lumb, Rossendale BB4 9NG

Duration: 5+ hours

Leader: Chris Thomas ([email protected] or 01706 210552)Visit the approved trekking centre, get hands on with our Fell ponies and have a ride!

75 Aircraft Wrecks of Black Hill

Start: 10am, Digley Reservoir car park South (109068)Distance: 10 miles (Strenuous)Leader: [email protected] the National Trust on a guided walk to explore the aircraft wrecks on Black Hill and Sliddens Moss.

76 Walk Packhorse Trails

Start: 10am, Midge Hole car park, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, HX7 7AA

Distance: 6 miles (Strenuous)Leader: [email protected] the National Trust exploring the heritage of these ancient trade routes crossing the Pennines.

77 Mountain Trike Ramble

Start: 11am, Ogden Water, Ogden Lane, Halifax, HX2 8XZ

Leader: Laura Vayro ([email protected]) or Craig Grimes ([email protected])Circular ramble around Ogden Reservoir, suitable for everyone including those using mountain trikes (the route has only been checked using mountain trikes but people who use other types of off-road mobility equipment (Trampers and Batecs) are welcome to join.


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78 (Family Friendly) Honley Feast Revival

Remember when you used to get an old pram chassis, nail it to an old wooden box and race them down hills? Now is your chance to revive those skills and make your own self-propelled Go Kart to race against others in time trials. ` Booking Essential: www.holmfirthevents.co.uk. Cost: £1.

79 Yorkshire Wineathlon

Start: 1:30pm, Thurstonland Cricket Club, Marsh Hall Lane, Thurstonland, Huddersfield, HD4 6XD (no parking on site)Leader: [email protected] A 9-mile easy trail run/walk with feed stations every 2 miles, stocked with optional wine samples! Each wine station is based around a different wine region of the world. ` Booking Essential: www.wineathlon.co.uk. Cost: £19.95.

80 Skipton Skidaddle

Start: 8:45am for 9am start, Bull Green car park, Halifax (opposite Wetherspoons Barum Top). Free parking on Sundays

Distance: 46 miles at 10mph (Relaxed)Leader: Dave Dodwell, Calderdale CTC ([email protected])A road cycle with morning coffee stop at Keighley, then along the side of the Aire Valley to Skipton for lunch, returning along the other side of the valley (with option for coffee stop!) before getting back to Halifax late afternoon. Option to join at Keighley; making it a 22 mile round trip.

81 The Bronte Mountain Bike Challenge

Start: 8:45am for 9am start, Oxenhope Community Centre, Shaw Lane, Oxenhope, BD22 9LS

Duration: Emily (23.4), Charlotte (27.6 miles) and Anne (13/15miles)

Leader: Andrew Wood ([email protected] or 01535 640 176) There are routes suitable for all standards of mountain bike and cyclo-cross rider navigating the stunning and challenging landscapes inspired by the writings of the Bronte sisters. All participants will receive a medal and a well-earned complementary hot meal at the finish.` Booking Essential: www.sueryder.org

82 Mountain Training - Lowland Leader Award, Day 2


83 Saddleworth Outdoor Festival (Day 3/3)

For further information, see event no. 61.

84 Bolt to Bolster Cycle

Start: 10am, main car park, Alexandra Park Road, Glodwick, OL8 2BN

Duration: 3.75, 30 miles (Challenging)11+ but 11-15 must be accompanied by an adult. ` Booking Essential: www.goskyride.com


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85 Rossendale Vistas

Start: 10am, The Picnic site, Whitaker Park, Haslingden Road, BB4 6RE

Duration: 2.5 hours, 27 miles (Challenging)11+ but 11-15 must be accompanied by an adult.


86 Kirklees to Slaithwaite, Moonrakers Ride

Start: 10am, Colne Valley Leisure Centre, New Street,Slaithwaite, HD7 5AB

Duration: 1.25 hrs, 8 miles (Steady)Children must be accompanied by an adult.


87 Fungi Foray

Start: 10am, Clough Hole car park, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, HX7 7AZ

Leader: Ann (Mid Yorkshire Fungi Group) and Drew (Ranger)Join the National Trust on a woodland walk to explore the wonderful world of fungi.

` Booking Essential: [email protected]

88 Hebden Descents, Part 1

Start: 10am, St George’s Square, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8ET

Distance: 13 miles (Diffi cult)Leader: Chris Kilburn ([email protected]) Take in some of the area’s famous technical descents on this guided mountain bike ride. Join Part 2 after lunch for a full day out! ` Booking Essential: [email protected]. Cost: £15.

89 The Ammon Wrigley Way

Start: 10am, car park, High St, Delph - opp. Delph Players Theatre, (SD986078)Duration: 3.5 - 4 hours

Leader: Christian Maylor, Saddleworth Discovery Walks([email protected]) Informative, guided walk following quiet country lanes and fi elds (with stiles) along a section of the Ammon Wrigley Way. The Way was devised by the author of Saddleworth Discovery Walks to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the death of the celebrated Saddleworth author and poet, Ammon Wrigley. Wear suitable clothing and bring a packed lunch. Dogs welcome on lead.

90 Embsay Fell race

Start: 12pm, Main St. Embsay, off the A65, 2 miles East of Skipton, BD23 6RE

Leader: British Open Fell Race Association (www.bofra.org.uk)


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For further details, please see event no. 31.


Start: 10am, Bridge at Mill Bank, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 (SE035212)For further details, please see event no. 32.

96 Marsden Nordic Walk


97 Breeze into Monday Morning Cycle (Women Only)

Start: 10:30am, Eagle and Child, 3 Whalley Road, Bury, BL0 0DL

Duration: 1hour, 8 miles (Steady)


98 Coldwell, Boulsworth and Lumb Spout

Start: 11am, Trawden Arms, Church Street, Trawden, BB8 8RU (SD912388)Distance: 5.6 miles (Moderate)Leader: Norman Mitchell ([email protected] or 07549 164 739)A circular walk from Trawden to Coldwell Café, then along the Bronte Way and Bouldsworth Dyke to Lumb Spout waterfall.


91 Historic Marsden

Start: 1:30pm, Marsden Railway Station

Distance: 2 miles

Leader: [email protected]

Enjoy a gentle stroll to learn about trading in the Pennines from C15th farming to C18th weaving, textile magnates and the Luddites.

92 Walking with History - Mills and Hills of Cornholme

Start: 2pm, The Old Library, 1 Parkside Rd, Cornholme, OL14 8QA (SD907264)Distance: 3.5 miles, 3 hours

Leader: Katie Witham, Pennine Horizons ([email protected] or 07910 933 319) Discover Cornholme’s past: Bobbin Mill, Baptists and Barrel Bridge! Download the free App for local history walks from your App store by searching for ‘Pennine Horizons’. ` Booking Essential: No charge but donations welcome.

93 Transportation in Brighouse

Start: 2:15pm, Junction of Huddersfield Road & Birds Royd, 200 yards above Sainsbury’s, Brighouse, HD6 1PQ.

Leader: John Brooke, Calderdale Heritage Walks ([email protected])Exploring the development of transport in Brighouse from the 18th Century to the present day; by road, river, canal, and railways (present and former). Cost: £3

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99 Ovenden Health Walk

Start: 1pm, Beechwood Medical Centre, 60 Keighley Road, Halifax HX2 8AL

Distance: 2 - 5 miles (Easy/Moderate)Leader: Mike Barnett from CREW - Cardiac Rehabilitation through Exercise and Walking (01422 244 302)Variable route depending on the weather and ability of those taking part, but will often visit Beechwood Park and Shroggs Park.

100 Women’s Guided Electric Bike Ride

Start: 9:30am, or 2:30pm, The Bicycle Den, Hebble End Works, Hebble End, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6HJ

Duration: 4 hours (Easy) Leader: Stella Bird (01422 751 924 - leave a message)Flexible route discussed with you in advance. ` Booking Essential: Pay in advance (£30pp. inc. electric bike) at the Bicycle Den (2 max).

101 Holmfirth Nordic Walk


102 Bringing Back the Bog

Start: 10am, Top of Dove Stone Reserve main car park, OL3 7NE

Leader: Dave O’Hara, RSPB ([email protected] or 01457 819 883) ‘Behind the Scenes’ guided walk to see upland restoration work. ` Booking Essential: Cost: £4 RSPB members, £5 non-members.

103 The Railway Children Walk

Start: 10am, Tom Stell’s Seat, Penistone Hill Country Park, West of Haworth (SE018362)Distance: 8 miles, 5 hours (Medium)Leader: Ron Whalley ([email protected], www.letswalkinpendle.co.uk)Following in the footsteps of the Railway Children from the 1970’s film, see the Doctor’s House, The Butchers Shop, Oakworth Station, Railway Cottage (Mr Perks’ House), Haworth Station and the house where the children lived (The Three Chimneys).

104 Let’s Walk and Talk

Start: 10am, Town Square, Barnoldswick

Distance: 2 - 4 miles (Easy)Leader: 01282 812032 or 07791170363

For all ages. Followed by refreshments at the Frank Street Centre, Barnoldswick.

105 Slaithwaite Health Walk


106 Honley Health Walk




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111 Two Valleys & the Pennine Way

Start: 10:30am, Clough Hole (National Trust) car park, Widdop Road, Hebden Bridge (SD297967)Distance: 5.8 miles (Medium)Leader: Norman Mitchell (07549 164 739)Along the Pennine Way to a remote shop, down Colden Clough to Heptonstall then along the top of Hebden Dale to Gibson Mill and back to Clough Hole.

112 Marsden Health Walk

Start: 11am, Mechanics Hall/Library and Information Point, Peel Street, Marsden, HD7 6BW

Duration: 1 hour (Easy)Leader: Colin (01484 841389 or www.kirklees.gov.uk/walking)Health walk exploring the local area.

113 Up and Active Trawden

Start: 1:30pm, Trawden Library, Church St, Trawden, BB8 8RU

Duration: 2 hours (Easy)Leader: Pendle Leisure Trust, Healthy Lifestyles Team (01282 661 226) Health walk exploring the local area.

108 Ogden Water to Haworth and Back (Off-Road)

Start: 9:30am for 10am start, Ogden Water car park, A629, Keighley Road, HX2 8XZ (SE066311)Duration: 5.5 hours (Medium- must feel confi dent on a bike)Leader: Robert Newton, RSF Off-Road Cycling Club (www.rsf.org.uk, [email protected] or 07941757685) An easy going, off-road cycle with members of the Rough Stuff Fellowship to Haworth for lunch. Return will be via bridleways, part of the Great Northern Railway Trail and quiet country lanes.

109 Midweek Meander

Start: 10am, The Boathouse, Saltaire, Bradford, BD18 3LA

Duration: 3 hours, 20 miles (Challenging, 16+)


110 Walking the Calderdale Way, Day 5 of 6 (Certificate for all those completing 6/6)

Start: 10am, outside Lumbutts Chapel, Mankinholes Bank, Lumbutts, Todmorden, OL14 6JA (SD957235)For further details, please see event no. 32.



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117 Roam and Rhyme

Start: 9:30am, Sutton-in-Craven Pavilion

Grading: EasyLeader: Andy Glen, affiliated to the Ramblers and Macmillan Cancer Support ([email protected])Bring a favourite poem (or write one yourself) celebrating the joys of walking to share on a delightful woodland walk.

118 Women’s Guided Electric Bike Ride

For further information, please see event no. 100.

119 Up and Active, Coldwell Activity Centre Walk

Start: 10am, Coldwell Activity Centre, Back Lane, Southfield, Burnley, BB10 3RD

Duration: 2.5 hours (Easy)Leader: Pendle Leisure Trust, Healthy Lifestyles Team (01282 661 226)Health walk exploring the local area.

120 Happy Valley

Start: 11am, Sowerby Bridge Railway Station, Station Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3LB (SE062235)Distance: 6 miles (Moderate)Leader: Richard Gibbons ([email protected])Walking on well-worn paths with a gradual ascent. Locations of historical interest, a stunning Pennine backdrop and views of the Ryburn Valley.

114 Bats at Shaw Park

Start: 7pm, Shaw Park car park off Station Road, Holywell Green, HX4 9AR

Duration: 2 hours (Easy)Leader: Robin Dalton (07712 867 619) Discover batty goings on at night and learn about these amazing animals.

115 Summit Gorge & the Pennine Watershed

Start: 8:30am, Hare Hill Park car park, Littleborough, OL15 9BN

Distance: 20 miles (Strong Pace)Leader: John Phillips, South Pennine LDWA ([email protected]) From Hollingworth to Walsden using ‘hidden gem’ paths through the gorge. Later following the Pennine watershed from Limer’s Gate to Summit.

116 National Navigation Award Scheme – Silver Award Day 1/2)

Breaking down navigation into stages, attack point, use of accurate compass bearings, aiming off and effects of route choice on the walker. ` Booking Essential: £90 per person plus Mountain Training Registration fee payable. For further details, please see event no. 54.

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FRIDAY 23/09/2016

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121 Basic Cycle Maintenance

Start: 5:30pm, Urban Cycle Centre, Phillips Park, Whitefield, Bury, M45 7QJ

Duration: 2 hours

Leader: Better by Cycle

Our Cycle Maintenance starter course will give you the knowledge to check your bike is safe to ride and enable you to cope if you have a problem whilst out and about. It is best to bring your own bike but let us know if you need one providing. ` Booking Essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk

122 Training National Navigation Award Scheme – (Silver Award Day 2/2)

For further details, please see event no.116.

123 Walking the Calderdale Way Day 6/6 (Certificate for all those completing 6/6)

Start: 10am, outside Blackshaw Head Chapel, Badger Lane, Hebden Bridge, HX7 (SD960276)For further details, please see event no. 32.

124 Stanbury to Withens and Ponden Kirk

Start: 11am, The Wuthering Heights, 26 Main St, Stanbury, BD22 0HB (SD011371)Distance: 6.6 miles (Medium)Leader: Norman Mitchell (07549 164 739)Along the Bronte Way to High Withens.

125 Holmfirth Health Walk


126 Walking with History - Charlestown & Jumble Hole Clough

Start: 5pm, outside Stubbing Wharf PH, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6LU (the lay-by on the main road can be used for parking)

Distance: 2 - 3 hours, 3 miles (Easy)Leader: Katie Witham, Pennine Horizons ([email protected])Along the canal and up a beautiful wooded valley, providing glimpses of hidden C18th & C19th industrial history. Download the free App by searching ‘Pennine Horizons’.` Booking Essential: 07910 933 319 no charge, donations welcome.

127 Three Peaks of Marsden Moor

Start: 9:30am, Marsden Railway Station

Distance: 12 miles (Moderate)Leader: [email protected]

A circular walk taking in the Pennine peaks of Pule Hill, March Hill and Cupworth Hill; rewarded with spectacular moorland views.

128 Saddleworth Clarion Saturday Social Cycle

Start: 9:30am, Java Espresso Bar, Uppermill High Street, OL3 6AP

Duration: 2 hours, 20 miles (Challenging - 16+)


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SATURDAY 24/09/2016


129 Mountain Training - Hill Skills Day 1, Rossendale

Start: 9:30am, Clough Head Information Centre, Rossendale, BB4 4AT

Duration: 8.5 hours

Leader: Stuart Igoe ([email protected] or 01254 704 898)Novice walkers will develop practical understanding of how to plan walks, become familiar with the map, and learn about equipment required. ` Booking Essential: www.altadv.co.uk. Free event but must register with Mountain Training. Registration fee payable.

130 A Way Walk

Start: 10am, Clough Head Café and Visitor Centre, Grane Road, Haslingden BB4 4AT

Distance: 10 miles (Medium)Leader: Wendy Davison, Rural Rossendale Trust ([email protected] or www.ruralrossendale.co.uk)Spectacular views from the heights of Grane Valley. Sample local produce at the end (optional). Donations welcome.

131 Brighouse Boundary Walk, Part 1

Start: 10am, Car park, Thornhill Beck Lane, Brighouse (SE147236)Distance: 12 miles (Medium)

Leader: Peter Davies ([email protected]) A guided walk around the former Borough boundary of Brighouse, looking at the local history.

132 Basic Bicycle Maintenance (Oldham)

Start: 10am, The Old Fire Station, Lees Road, Oldham, OL4 1JN

Duration: 2 hours

Leader: Better by Cycle

Our Cycle Maintenance starter course will give you the knowledge to check your bike is safe to ride and enable you to cope if you have a problem whilst out and about. It is best to bring your own bike but let us know if you need one providing. ` Booking Essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk

133 Splat-Nav Navigation Training

Start: 10am, Staups Lea Farm, Staups Lane, Todmorden, OL14 8RR

Duration: 5 hours

Leader: Amy Gault ([email protected]) Practical navigation course near Hebden Bridge to develop skills and confidence learning underpinning knowledge indoors followed by time outdoors putting ideas into practice. Booking Essential Cost: £45

134 A Ride to Waddington

Start: 8:45am for 9am start, Mytholmroyd Community Association car park

Duration: 6 hours, 65 miles (Challenging)Contact: Reid Anderson, Calderdale CTC ([email protected] or 07763 328 804)Led on-road ride from Mytholmroyd along quiet lanes to the cyclist’s café at Waddington, one of Lancashire’s prettiest villages. Café stop en route at Towneley Hall, Burnley (option for returning after).

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SUNDAY 25/09/2016


135 Mountain Training - Hill Skills Day 2, Rossendale

For further information, please see event no. 129.

136 Brighouse Boundary Walk Part 2


137 Wit-Wit To-Woo

Start: 10am, Visitor Centre car park, Barley Mow, Barley, BB12 9JX

Distance: 12 miles (Easy)Leader: Janet Whitaker, Huddersfield Group of the Ramblers ([email protected])A walk through spooky countryside. Witch way will we wander? Come and find out!

138 Family Forest Fun

Start: 10am, The CommuniTree Initiative - The Island Summerseat, Ramsbottom, BL9 5PE.

Leader: The CommuniTree Initiative ([email protected] or 07863553039) Come join The CommuniTree Initiative for a morning of outdoor fun. Start by playing nature games, try your hand at campfire cooking, and engage with your creative side. Try some nature art and make some interesting forest pieces too.

Booking Essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk. Cost: £27.57

139 Crossing the Pennines (Standedge) Heritage Trail

Start: 10am, Sam Road car park, Tunnel End, Diggle, Saddleworth, OL3 5PU

Duration: 6 hours, 9 miles (Moderate)Leader: Alan Schofield, Saddleworth Historical Society ([email protected]) For 1,900 years, travellers crossed this narrow Pennine ridge. Romans, priests, refugees, jaggers, scholars, clothiers, coach passengers and boat horses all came this way.

140 Take Your Camera for a Walk

Start: 10:30am, Holy Trinity Church, Holmfirth Towngate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire HD9 1HA

Duration: 5 miles, 5 hours (Easy)Leader: Andy Leader ([email protected]) Explore some of Holmfirth’s nooks and crannies with photographer Andy Leader. Tune into the changing landscape, light and atmosphere. Throughout the walk, Andy explains his approach to photography; offering techniques to inspire some creative clicking! Cost: £5 pay on the day.

141 Discovery Sunday at Dove Stone Reserve

Start: 11am, Dove Stone, Ashway Gap, Greenfield, Oldham, OL3 7NE (SE013036)Duration: 4 hours

Leader: Miriam Biran from RSPB ([email protected])A range of family-friendly activities.

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SUNDAY 25/09/2016


142 The Tallest Tower in Britain

Start: 11am, car park opposite Kirkburton Church on B6116, HD8 0SJ

Distance: 5 miles (Medium)

Leader: Sylvia Revell, Halifax and Huddersfi eld IVC([email protected]) Take the scenic route along fi eld paths to get a close-up view of Emley Moor transmitting mast - the tallest free standing structure! Single people welcome. Packed lunch required.

143 Brontes and the Atom

Start: 11am, Haworth Road car park, Wycoller (SD937393)Distance: 6.5 miles (Medium)

Leader: Norman Mitchell (07549 164 739)

A walk to celebrate Charlotte Bronte’s bi-centenary and ‘The Atom’s’ 10th anniversary. Foster’s Leap, Wycoller Dene and on the Bronte and Pendle Way through Germany to Wycoller village (café) and back to the starting point.

144 Redisher Woods Mushroom Forage

Start: 12pm, outside The Hare & Hounds pub, Holcombe Brooke, BL0 9RY

Duration: 4 hours (Easy)Leader: Jesper Launder

This is a great opportunity to see fascinating native fungi and learn how to identify some of the very best edible species, as well as how to differentiate from the deadlier varieties! Early Autumn is the perfect time to fi nd these hidden wonders and you can expect to learn about their remarkable medicinal properties. The walk will be capped off with some wild mushroom cooking at the pub

Booking Essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk. Cost: £10-£20.

145 Nutclough, Old Town, Wadsworth and Birchcliffe

Start: 2pm, Meet at entrance to Nutclough Woods next to Nutclough Tavern, 6-8 Nutclough, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 8HA

Distance: 5 miles, 2-3 hours, (Gentle)Leader: Dave Brooks, Pennine Heritage/Hebden Bridge Hostel ([email protected])A walk up on the tops above Hebden Bridge through beautiful woods and ending with tea/coffee and cake with an optional short tour of the Birchcliffe Centre and Hebden Bridge Hostel (Dogs not allowed in hostel). Cost: Donation for tea and cake - pay on the day.

146 Brewery, Mills and Railway

Start: 2.15pm, Meet at the junction of Brackenbed Lane & Hebble Lane, Wheatley

Duration: 2.5 - 3 hours (Moderate - some uneven surfaces and one steep climb)Leader: Iain Cameron, Calderdale Heritage Walks

Look at the changing face of the mid Hebble Valley where industry and transport have been superseded by leisure and residential development. Strong shoes required. Cost: £3 (all ages) pay on the day.

Pennine Prospects gratefully acknowledges the time and effort of all those involved with the Festival. Whilst every effort will be made by the organisers of the Festival events to ensure the safety of the participants and their property, the organisers cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage to personal property and injury however caused.

All Festival related enquiries please contact Adele Adamson [email protected]

Drawings by Angela Smyth. Design by The Bigger Boat. www.thebiggerboat.co.ukPhotos courtesy of Andy Leader.

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