Tag: Hebden Bridge
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A walk from Hebden Bridge to Stoodley Pike (Part 2)
From the edge of the moor, I retraced my steps back to Wood Top and found a signed path to Stoodley Pike. By this time the mist had cleared to reveal a glorious spring-like day. Looking across the valley to Mytholmroyd Winter livestock feed. High energy mangel wurzels (or possibly sugar beet). Hebden Bridge looks…
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A walk from Hebden Bridge to Stoodley Pike (Part 1) – Mist
An all-day wander around the hills above Hebden Bridge. This first part begins in a misty Hebden Bridge and takes me up through Crow Nest Wood to the hamlet of Wood Top and on to The Haven, where I witnessed a typically spectacular Calderdale cloud inversion in the valley. The Rochdale Canal. The classic view…
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A winter wander around Pecket Well
I was in two minds whether to go out when I looked out of the window. Despite the OK forecast, it was misty and raining. I’m glad I made the effort, though. Misty days are good for woodland photos and with the amount of rain we’ve had recently, I decided to head for Hardcastle crags,…
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An autumnal amble in the woods at Hardcastle Crags
The Hardcastle Crags estate is owned by the National Trust and mainly occupies the steep-sided wooded valley of Hebden Dale, north of Hebden Bridge. It includes the secluded and extremely photogenic 18th century Gibson Mill, which, unfortunately at the time of this walk was covered with scaffolding. Never mind, the autumn colours were still vibrant,…
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A foggy dawn over Heptonstall and Hell Hole
Heptonstall is a lovely, characterful hilltop village overlooking the Calderdale town of Hebden Bridge. It has a number of claims to fame, having connections to the Brontës, poets Ted Hughes and his wife Sylvia Plath, and the notorious gang of forgers, the Crag Vale Coiners. The steep sided valleys that surround it often create a…
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A short walk to Gibson Mill and Hardcastle Crags
The National Trust’s Hardcastle Crags estate offers miles of stunning walks in a beautifully secluded steep-sided, thickly wooded valley just outside Hebden Bridge. Hebden Water flows along the bottom of the valley and if you follow it upstream for about a mile or so, you come to Gibson Mill, an 18th century cotton mill, which…
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