Start/Finish: Hebden Bridge, SD993273 Total distance 21.2km (13.1 miles) Time 90 minutes to 3 hours Maps Ordnance Survey Landranger 103 Blackburn & Burnley, Explorer OL21 South Pennines Summary A couple of stiff climbs matched with fun decsents. Easily truncated if you need a shorter route still From the centre of Hebden Bridge, pick up the canal towpath and ride towards Todmorden. At Callis Bridge, leave the towpath via the boat community’s car park and cross the packhorse bridge, heading up the hill on the other side of the canal. Climb steadily on the winding doubletrack through woodland, taking the Pennine Bridleway as it descends sharply to a small river on the left. Pass through the gate and go straight on to contour along the hill to Horsehold. Bear right through the yard and follow the tarmac uphill until the crossroads; turn right and follow London Road as it ascends then drops beneath the Pike. Turn right and drop back to the canal via Mankinholes and Height Woods. Turn right back to Hebden Bridge for a mile; at Charlestown, turn left under the railway bridge to pick up the road which climbs towards and then through Knott Wood. At the top, bear left and then right to pick up the Pennine Bridleway, following it to the top of Jack Bridge. Climb through Colden before descending the road to Slack. Take a right down the valley, making a hard right past the old mill building and over the packhorse bridge before following the rough doubletrack to the road below Mytholm Steeps. Turn left at the bottom and you’re on the valley road heading back into Hebden Bridge.by ocoutts
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