Day Walks in the South Pennines Guidebook

by: Paul Besley
Day Walks in the South Pennines features 20 walks between 5 and 18 miles in length, spread across West Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester. Written by experienced and knowledgeable author Paul Besley, the walks range from gentle rambles to mor challenging day walks, all through striking and varied terrain. Included are walks around Dove Stones, Ramsden Clough, Hebden Bridge, Hardcastle Crags, and Ilkley Moor.

Each of the routes feature Ordnance Survey 1:25000 scale maps and detailed easy-to-follow instructions together with stunning full colour photographs. Practical information is given at the beginning of each walk chapter including distance, total ascent, start grid reference, time, navigation information, refreshment options, local information, and a short overview of the route's main features. This is an excellent guidebook to the South Pennines produced to an extremely high standard.

The walk locations are:

The Southern Walks
Holme to Black Hill - 8.8 miles
Dove Stone Reservoir and Ashway Gap - 7 miles
Marsden to Pots and Pans - 13.9 miles
Marsden to Northern Rotcher - 9.1 miles
Denshaw to White Hill - 10.1 miles
Meltham to West Nab - 9.3 miles
Hollingworth Lake to Blackstone Edge - 12.4 miles
Ripponden to Dog Hill - 7.8 miles
Bride Stones to Mankinholes - 10.1 miles
Rivington Pike and Winter Hill - 5.3 miles

The Northern Walks
Hebden Bridge to Stoodley Pike - 13.7 miles
Hardcastle Crags - 9.8 miles
Wycoller to Great Wolf Stones - 9.9 miles
Barley to Pendle Hill - 4.8 miles
Thursden to Gorple Stones - 7.8 miles
Goodshaw to Hameldon Hill - 10.9 miles
Burley in Wharfedale to the Twelve Apostles - 8.7 miles
Ilkley Moor - 11.8 miles
Hebden Bridge to Marsden - 17.8 miles

ISBN 9781912560653 Pages 125 (2020) 120mm x 176mm