Information about the 2026 club holiday can be found on the News Page. Balance is due by 26th July..
Our next walk is on Sunday 6th September and we are going to Marsden in West Yorkshire. Pease note this is a reverse bus pick up.
‘A’ Party Leader Tony Distance 13.5 miles Climbing 2476 ft Leaving the coach at Marsden
We start our walk at the Marsden Railway Station heading North over the railway & canal, we will then set off up a steep track up and over Huck Hill (Dirker Bank) onto open Moor. Just before we get to Cupwith Reservoir we head East over Reaps Hill. (I just hope it is not burnt out like it was on my last visit?) At Wham we head north again to Bradshaw Clough, at Birks we then head easterly passing Ainley Place, Wilberlee to Bolster Moor. At Ridings we head down into Linthwaite crossing the Hudderfield narrow Canal taking either the high track back to Marsden or follow the canal… Should be back in time for Tea. ‘B+’ Party Leaders Stuart Distance 11 miles Climbing 1730 Leaving the coach at Marsden
From the coach we head south out of Marsden , through an old factory and climb 200 steps to join the Kirklees Way to Wessenden Reservoir to pick up the Pennine Way which we follow for several miles to the A640. Here we pick up the Station to Station walk back into Marsden , where we can see where the Huddersfield Narrow Canal exits it’s 3 mile tunnel under the Pennines , for refreshments and the coach home.
‘B’ Party Leader John Distance 8 miles Climbing 800 ft Leaving the coach at Marsden
From Marsden we take the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to Lock 23E at Slaithwaite. We cross the cobbled bridge to head up past the Shoulder of Mutton pub and then past the Silent Woman pub (oxymoron? Surely). We go up to and past the reservoir and join the path to Merry Dale Clough. We make our way up to Cop Hill crossroads and then take the paths over Slaithwaite and Marsden moors to the Kirklees way. We then veer off to the Standedge visitor centre and rejoin the canal back into Marsden and, on my personal recommendation, the Riverhead Brewery Tap.
‘C’ Party Leader Rob
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. The pickup times will be on your ‘Walks Programme’ and also on the website.