South Pennine Ring
112 km / 70 miles
Lancs, W Yorks
A route following the towpaths, wherever possible, of the Rochdale, Ashton, Huddersfield Narrow, Huddersfield Broad and Calder & Bebble Canals with detailed alternative walking routes included for those walker-prohibited sections such as the Standedge Tunnel. Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Rochdale, Ashton under Lyme, Stalybridge and Huddersfield are visited along the way.
Profile and trackfiles only cover the eastern route between Sowerby Bridge and Ashton-under-Lyme. The western section is due to be published in 2011.
Details:
| Path Type: | Other Paths |
| Attributes: | Easy; Canal |
| Start and Finish: | SE062236 - Sowerby Bridge, West Yorks  |
Maps: |
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| Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps: | |
| OS Landranger: | 103, 104, 109, 110 |
| OS Landranger Active: | 110 |
| OS Explorer: | 277, 288, 1, 21 |
| OS Explorer Active: | 277, 288, 1, 21 |
| Other Paper Maps: | |
| Stripmap: | Huddersfield Broad & Narrow Canals (GEOprojects - 2001) |
| Map (Other): | South Pennine Ring (GEOprojects - 2003) |
Group Accommodation within 5 Km of this Path:
| Hostel Accommodation: | Manchester YHA, Potato Wharf, Castlefield, Manchester | 2 Km |
| Hostel Accommodation: | Hilton Chambers, Manchester | < 1 Km |
| Hostel Accommodation: | Mankinholes YHA, Mankinholes, Todmorden, Lancashire | 1 Km |
| Hostel Accommodation: | Hebden Bridge Hostel | < 1 Km |
Connected Paths:
Downloads:
| GPS Exchange Format Route File: | South Pennine Ring GPX Exchange Format Route File | Login to Download (Members Only) |
| MemoryMap Route file: | South Pennine Ring Memory Map Route File | Login to Download (Members Only) |
| Tracklogs Route file: | South Pennine Ring Tracklogs Route File | Login to Download (Members Only) |
Route Profile:
| 59.9 Km (37.2 miles) 602 m (1,975 ft) ascent 199 m (653 ft) maximum height |
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