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Calderdale Way

W Yorks 80 km / 50 miles
Region: Northern England
The Way, a circuit around Calderdale, was pioneered by local civic trusts and groups who came together under the umbrella of the Calderdale Way Association. The main and link routes to the valley bottom are designed so that they can be completed in short stages. The walk encircles Halifax, Hebden Bridge and Todmorden, following old packhorse ways across the open gritstone hillsides with sections of traditional stone causeway, passing through hillside villages and old mill towns on the banks of the River Calder. There are numerous link paths which connect the Calderdale Way to the valley floor. There are medieval settlements at Lumbutts and Mankinholes, and Withens Gate, where the Pennine Way crosses. A short diversion along the Pennine Way takes in the popular walk to the 100ft monument, Stoodley Pike.
 
Linked Paths: Brighouse Boundary Walk; Bronte Way; Great English Walk; Kirklees Way; Pennine Bridleway - Mary Towneley Loop; Pennine Bridleway National Trail; Pennine Way National Trail; Spen Way Heritage Trail; Todmorden Centenary Way; Yorkshire Water Way
 
UK Trailwalkers Handbook

All this information may be found in the UK Trailwalkers Handbook which is now available.

LDWA members can obtain this book at a discount price of £12.95 (RRP £18.95).

 
Attributes: Challenging ;  Moorland ;  Industrial History
Handbook / Chart ID: 61
Path Abbreviation: CALW
Start and Finish: SE069224 - Greetland, W Yorks View Map
Open Date: 1978
Waymark: Letters CW/trefoil Letters CW/trefoil
User Group: Calderdale Way Association
  16 Trenance Gardens, Greetland, HALIFAX, HX8 8NN
  01422 373832
 
Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):
OS Landranger: 103104110
OS Landranger Active: 110
OS Explorer: 21288
OS Explorer Active: 21288
 
Publications, Badges and Certificates:
Paperback: Calderdale Way (Hillside Publications - 2001)
Paperback: Calderdale Way Guide (Calderdale Way Association)
Badge: Badge for Calderdale Way (Hebden Bridge Visitor and Canal Centre)
Paperback: John Merrill Challenge Walk Reference Book (John Merrill Foundation - 2009)
 
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80.0 Km (49.7 miles); 2595 m (8,514 ft) ascent; 379 m (1,243 ft)  maximum height
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