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Marsden 5k
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 5.04 km -
Calculated time: 1h 40 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Return to departure point: Yes -
Vertical gain: + 76 m -
Vertical drop: - 69 m -
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Highest point: 293 m -
Lowest point: 229 m
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Country:
United Kingdom
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Area: Peak District -
District:
Kirklees -
Start/End: N 53.594367° / W 1.934751° -
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Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 253 m - Start on
- 2 : km 0.13 - alt. 239 m - Turn slight left onto Netherley Drive
- 3 : km 0.16 - alt. 237 m - Turn right onto Mount Road
- 4 : km 0.17 - alt. 238 m - Turn left
- 5 : km 0.21 - alt. 236 m - Turn right
- 6 : km 0.3 - alt. 239 m - Turn left
- 7 : km 0.32 - alt. 237 m - Keep right
- 8 : km 0.33 - alt. 236 m - Keep left
- 9 : km 0.46 - alt. 233 m - Turn left
- 10 : km 0.48 - alt. 239 m - Turn left
- 11 : km 0.5 - alt. 237 m - Keep left
- 12 : km 0.78 - alt. 242 m - Turn right onto Wessenden Road
- 13 : km 2.29 - alt. 284 m - Turn left
- 14 : km 2.3 - alt. 284 m - Turn left onto Wessenden Road
- 15 : km 4.28 - alt. 242 m - Turn left
- 16 : km 4.5 - alt. 233 m - Keep right
- 17 : km 4.63 - alt. 236 m - Turn slight left
- 18 : km 4.65 - alt. 239 m - Turn right
- 19 : km 4.75 - alt. 236 m - Turn left
- 20 : km 4.78 - alt. 238 m - Turn right onto Mount Road
- 21 : km 4.79 - alt. 237 m - Turn left onto Netherley Drive
- 22 : km 4.82 - alt. 239 m - Keep right
- 23 : km 5.01 - alt. 262 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Mount Road
- 24 : km 5.03 - alt. 263 m - Turn right
- S/E : km 5.04 - alt. 266 m
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+206 m
-207 m
2h 35
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+328 m
-320 m
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Dog Friendly.
Saddleworth Edges
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14.94 km
+356 m
-353 m
5h 15
Difficult
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Absolute belter of a walk around 3 reservoirs with views from the top of Saddleworth moor, climbing down a cascading waterfall, all utterly stunning.
Holme & Marsden Clough from Ramsden Reservoir
Walker 14.32 km
+389 m
-390 m
5h 10
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Torside reservoir
Walker 11.63 km
+331 m
-331 m
4h 15
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Bleaklow Head from Longendale
Walker 11.40 km
+431 m
-429 m
4h 30
Difficult
Departure from Charlesworth (Derbyshire)
Bleaklow Head from Longendale is a Peak District walk on the wild side. Using rarely walked parts of the Bleaklow moors. This moorland and edge walk takes you to the high land of Bleaklow in the northern sector of the Peak District National Park. It is best undertaken in fine weather preferably after a dry spell. With poor visibility always a potential hazard, map reading skills and the ability to use a compass are advantageous.
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