Mid-Week Walk: Hade Edge
Overview
A walk today which overlooks ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ country. We start at Winscar Reservoir and make our way over moorland to lovely viewpoints over the deeply incised valleys around Holmfirth before returning on good tracks and quiet lanes to the cars, taking in a bit of industrial heritage along the way. You must have walking boots and wet weather gear as this is an elevated walk, and please bring sandwiches for a picnic lunch.
Facilities: Manned public toilets in Holmfirth Bus Station as you drive towards the meeting place. To find them don’t turn right onto B6106 as per directions but carry on for 30m and they’re on the left (cost 20p). Turn left into the bus station (small car park there).
Location & Itinerary
Grade 4: 7 Miles - please refer to the Ramble Grading page HERE which also gives you a list of recommended items to bring with you.
Directions: Take the A635 out of Manchester through Greenfield over Saddleworth Moor and down into Holmfirth. Turn left at T junc onto A6024 and after 0.1 mile turn right at lights towards Barnsley. After a short distance take the right turn onto the B6106 signposted Hade Edge. Follow this for 1.6 miles where you turn right at what used to be the Bay Horse pub. After 1.7 miles (passing thru Hade Edge village) you reach the Broad Hill car park next to Winscar Reservoir.
Sorry, no postcode for the car park however the What3Words is ///officials.gained.oils and you can use postcode HD9 2SZ to get you to Hade Edge village, which is about a mile before the car park.
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