41 easy to follow walk route maps of all grades on OS Explorer Map OL21 South Pennines
Forty-one easy-to-follow hand-crafted printable walk route maps that are wholly on or partly on OS Explorer Map OL21 South Pennines to suit all levels of fitness and ability.
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Forty-one easy-to-follow walk route maps of all grades on OS Explorer Map OL21 South Pennines in Walk Grade Order
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25 miles (10 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,017ft (310m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Hollingworth Lake Car Park - Ealees Brook - Brearley - Whittaker Golf Club - Lydgate - Blackstone Edge Pasture - The Pennine Way - Aiggin Stone - Blackstone Edge - Robin Hood Bed - Broad Head Drain - Hoar Edge - Clegg Moor - Dry Moor - Benny Hill - Syke Nab - Hollingworth Lake.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10 miles (16 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,115ft (340m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Littleborough - Rochdale Way - Ealees Road - Ealees Brook - Brearley - Whittaker Colf Club - Lydgate - Blackstone Edge Pasture - Aiggin Stone - The Pennine Way - Blackstone Edge Moor - Blackstone Edge Reservoir - Chelburn Moor - Utley Edge - Light Hazzles Reservoir - Warland Reservoir - Warland - Rochdale Canal - Summit - Timbercliffe - Claderbrook - Littleborough
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5 miles (13.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,549ft (472m) |
| Time: | 4.75hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Watergrove Reservoir - Wardle - Ramsden Road - The Pennine Bridleway - Crook Moor - Higher Slack Brook - Rough Hill (Shore Moor) - Freeholds Top - Trough Edge End - The Rossendale Way - Trough Edge - Deacon Pasture - Hades Hill - Hades - Middle Hill (Whitworth) - Brown Wardle Hill - Long Shoot Clough - Watergrove Reservoir - Wardle.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9 miles (14.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 131ft (40m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Blackstone Edge Reservoir - The Pennine Way - Cow Head - Byron Edge - Light Hazzles Edge - White Holme Reservoir - Farther Hill - Little Moor Stone - White Holme Drain - Blake Moor - Middle Moor - Cloven Stone - Turley Moor - Higher House Moor - Bird Nest Hill - Withins Moor - Warland Drain - The Pennine Way - Withins Clough Head - Warland Reservoir - Light Hazzles Reservoir - Utley Edge - Chelburn Moor - Blackstone Edge Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.5 miles (9 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,280ft (390m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Barley - Lower Ogden Reservoir - The Pendle Way - Upper Ogden Reservoir - Boar Clough - Ogden Clough - Pendle Moor - Barley Moor - Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) - Pendle House - Ing Head Farm - Ing Ends - Barley
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9 miles (14.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,749ft (533m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Trawden - The Pendle Way - Lower Coldwell Reservoir - Upper Coldwell Reservoir - Deerstone Moor - The Bronte Way - Will Moor - Will Moor Clough - Bedding Hill Moor - Abbot Stone (Boulsworth Hill) - Lad Law (Boulsworth Hill) - Saucer Hill Clough - Dean House Farm - Wycoller - Bracken Hill - Trawden
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6 miles (9.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 814ft (248m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Mereclough - Rock Water - The Burnley Way - Hurstwood Reservoir - Slipper Hill - Swinden Bridge - The Bronte Way - Lee Green Reservoir - The Burnely Way - Swinden Water - Swinden Valley - Worsthorne - Hurstwood - The River Brunt - Mereclough
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25 miles (13 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,230ft (396m) |
| Time: | 4.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Clowbridge Reservoir - The Burnley Way - Nutshaw Hill - Lower Nutshaw - Hameldon Hill - May Road Well - Great Hameldon - Hameldon Common - Hameldon Scouts - Clowbridge Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25 miles (13 km) |
| Ascent: | 951ft (290m) |
| Time: | 4 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Worsthorne - Gorple Road - Pennine Bridleway - The Burnley Way - Gorple Stones - Gorple Gate - Clough Head Stones - Widdop Reservoir - Rigging Stones - Extwistle Moor - Ing Hey - The Bronte Way - Lee Green Reservoir - The Burnley Way - Swinden Water - Wood Hey Farm - Worsthorne
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 4.75 miles (7.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,221ft (372m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Barley - Lower Ogden Reservoir - The Pendle Way - Upper Ogden Reservoir - Boar Clough - Pendle Moor - Barley Moor - Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) - Pendle House - Ing Head Farm - Ing Ends - Barley,.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5 miles (12 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,076ft (328m) |
| Time: | 4 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Trawden - The Pendle Way - Lower Coldwell Reservoir - Upper Coldwell Reservoir - Deerstone Moor - The Bronte Way - Will Moor - Will Moor Clough - Bedding Hill Moor - Saucer Hill Clough - Dean House Farm - Wycoller - Bracken Hill - Trawden
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5 miles (13.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,694ft (516m) |
| Time: | 4.75hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Barley - Lower Ogden Reservoir - The Pendle Way - Upper Ogden Reservoir - Boar Clough - Ogden Clough - Pendle Moor - Barley Moor - Pendle Hill (Beacon or Big End) - Pendle House - Ing Head Farm - Ing Ends - Barley - Lower Black Moss Reservoir - Upper Black Moss Reservoir - Stang Top Moor - White Hough - Barley
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3.5 miles (5.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 299ft (91m) |
| Time: | 1½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Barley - Lower Black Moss Reservoir - Upper Black Moss Reservoir - Salt Pie - Foot House Gate - Over Houses - Barley,.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25 miles (11.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,355ft (413m) |
| Time: | 4 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Edenfield - Gin Croft Lane - Dearden Moor - Sand Beds Farm - Cowpe Lowe - The Rossendale Way - Foe Edge - Cowpe Moss - Cragg Quarry - Hail Storm Hill - Tottington Higher End Moor - Whittle Hill - New Gate Brook - Fecit Delf Endm Scout Moss - Turn - Dearden Clough - Edenfield
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5 miles (13.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,753ft (534m) |
| Time: | 4.75hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Cowpe - Greenbridge Car Park - Lenchfold Farm - The Rossendale Way - Cowpe Lowe - Sand Beds Farm - Dearden Moor - Gin Croft Lane - Dearden Clough - Scout Moor Brook - Waugh's Well Reservoir - Horncliffe Close - Foe Edge - Cragg Quarry - Hail Storm Hill - Cowpe Moss - Cragg High Level Tank - Brandwood Moor - Higher Boarsgreave Moor - Lower Boarsgreave Moor - Cowpe,.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.5 miles (15 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,543ft (470m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Clowbridge Reservoir - The Burnley Way - Nutshaw Hill - Lower Nutshaw - Hameldon Hill - May Road Well - Great Hameldon - Hameldon Common - Hameldon Scouts - Lane Ends - Hapton - New Barn Farm - Helm Clough - Clowbridge Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10 miles (16 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,267ft (386m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Salterforth Marina - The Leeds and Liverpool Canal - The Leeds and Liverpool Canal Walk - The Pendle Way - Letcliffe Country Park - Bancroft Mill Engine - Barnoldswick - Weets Hill - Weets House - Hollin Hall - Slipper Hill Reservoir - Lower Foulridge Reservoir - Foulridge - Foulridge Wharf - The Leeds and Liverpool Canal - Salterforth.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3.75 miles (6 km) |
| Ascent: | 794ft (242m) |
| Time: | 2.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Barley - Barley Green - The Pendle Way - Upper Ogden Reservoir - Fell Wood - Lower Ogden Reservoir - Barley,.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7 miles (11 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,198ft (365m) |
| Time: | 3.75hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Lane Ends - Hapton - The Burnley Way - Hameldon Hill - May Road Well - Great Hameldon - Hameldon Common - Hameldon Scouts - Lane Ends - Hapton.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.5 miles (8.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,093ft (333m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Cowpe - Greenbridge Car Park - Lenchfold Farm - The Rossendale Way - Cowpe Lowe - Cragg Quarry - Hail Storm Hill - Cowpe Moss - Cragg High Level Tank - Brandwood Moor - Higher Boarsgreave Moor - Lower Boarsgreave Moor - Cowpe,.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6 miles (9.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 932ft (284m) |
| Time: | 3.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Worsthorne - Gorple Road - Gorple Stones - Hare Stone - Cant Clough Reservoir - Hurstwood Reservoir - Hurstwood - Worsthorne
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5 miles (8 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,044ft (318m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Edenfield - Gin Croft Lane - Dearden Moor - Sand Beds Farm - Cowpe Lowe - The Rossendale Way - Foe Edge - Horncliffe Close - Waugh's Well Reservoir - Scout Moor Brook - Dearden Clough - Edenfield
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25 miles (13 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,870ft (570m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Holme Chapel - The Burnley Way - Scout Farm - Cow Side Farm - Black Clough (Deerplay Moor) - Thieveley Pike - Heald Moor - Portsmouth - Dean Farm - Black Scout - Cartridge Pasture - Holme Chapel
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5 miles (17 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,900ft (579m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Midgehole National Trust Car Park - Hebden Bridge - Hebden Water - Gibson Mill - Hardcastle Crags - Walshaw - New Laithe Moor Farm - Alcomden Water - Holme Ends Bridge - The Pennine Way - Widdop Reservoir - Well Hole Cottage - Graining Water - Gorple Cottage - Heptonstall Moor - Clough Head Hill - Mount Pleasant Farm - Colden - Colden Water - The Calderdale Way - Heptonstall - Midgehole.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.75 miles (14 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,316ft (401m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Meltham - Royd Edge - Meltham Moor - Cock Crowing Stone - West Nab - Hey Sike Clough - Horseley Head Moss - Wessenden - Binn Moor - Deer Hill Reservoir - Meltham
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9 miles (14.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,234ft (376m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Ogden Water Country Park - Ogden Water - Great Scar - White Wall End - Thornton Moor - Sawood Moss - Hambleton Top - Little Clough - Great Clough - Nab Hill - Nab Rough - Hollin Hill (Oxenhope Moor) - Old Fly Delph - Withens Head Farm - Cold Edge - Moorlands Farm - Haigh Cote Barn - Moorside - The Calderdale Way - Hough Gate Farm - Hunter Hill - Goose Clough - Stod Fold - Hebble Brook - Ogden Water - Ogden Water Country Park
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 1.75 miles (17 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,533ft (467m) |
| Time: | 5½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Todmorden - Lobb Mill Picnic Area - Stoodley Pike - The Pennine Way - Withins Gate - Warlands Reservoir - Warland - Rochdale Canal - Todmorden - Hebden Bridge - Lobb Mill Picnic Area - Todmorden
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 3.75 miles (6 km) |
| Ascent: | 562ft (171m) |
| Time: | 2 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Ryburn Reservoir - River Ryburn - Baitings Reservoir - Back O'the Height - Hutch Brook - Ryburn Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,178ft (359m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Oxenhope - Oxenhope Station (The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway) - Upper Hayley Farm - Sawood - Cobling Farm - The Bronte Way - Thornton Moor Reservoir - Sunny Bank - Dike Nook - Lower Fold Farm - Oxenhope
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5 miles (8 km) |
| Ascent: | 752ft (229m) |
| Time: | 2½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Clough Foot Car Park - The Pennine Way - Well Hole Cottage - Graining Water - Gorple Cottage - Lower Gorple Reservoir - The Pennine Bridleway - Upper Gorple Reservoir - Black Moor - The Burnley Way - Gorple Gate - Widdop Reservoir - Flask - Clough Foot.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.5 miles (9 km) |
| Ascent: | 817ft (249m) |
| Time: | 2.75hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Warland - Warland Reservoir - Warland Drain - Langfield Common - Gaddings Dam - Basin Stones - Rake End - Walsden - Rochdale Canal - Warland,.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.25 miles (8.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,168ft (356m) |
| Time: | 2.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Midgehole National Trust Car Park - Hebden Bridge - Cromsworth Dean - Abel Cote - Lumb Hole Waterfall - Shackleton Knoll - Walshaw - Hardcastle Crags - Gibson Mill - Hebden Water - Midgehole.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6 miles (10.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,237ft (377m) |
| Time: | 3.75hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Lobb Mill Picnic Area - Todmorden - ShawWood - Pennine Bridleway - Stoodley Pike - The Pennine Way - Sunderland Pasture - Swillington Farm - LowerRough Head - Edge End Moor - Edge End Farm - Callis Wood - Rochdale Canal - River Calder - Lobb Mill Picnic Area - Todmorden
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25 miles (18 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,631ft (497m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Ryburn Reservoir - River Ryburn - Higher Wormaid - Grey Stone Height - Cat Moss - Rishworth Moor - Warm Withens Hill - Rishworth Drain - Rag Sapling Clough - Blackstone Edge Moor - Old Packhorse Road - Dick Slack - The Aiggin Stone - The Pennine Way - Blackstone Edge - Robin Hoods Bed - Sun End - Redmires - White Isles - Lads Grave - M62 - Green Withens Reservoir - Green Withens Edge - Dog Hill (Rishworth Moor) - Blackwood Edge - Blackwood Farm - Hutch Brook - Ryburn Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.75 miles (9 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,113ft (339m) |
| Time: | 3.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Hebden Bridge - The Rochdale Canal - Charleston - The Pennine Way - Colden Water - The Calderdale Way - Heptonstall - Hebden Bridge
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25 miles (10 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,451ft (442m) |
| Time: | 3.75hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Midgehole National Trust Car Park - Hebden Bridge - Hebden Water - Gibson Mill - Clough House Farm - Clough Head - The Pennine Way - Mount Pleasant Farm - Colden - Colden Water - The Calderdale Way - Helptonstall - Midgehole.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75 miles (12.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,264ft (385m) |
| Time: | 4.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Midgehole National Trust Car Park - Hebden Bridge - Cromsworth Dean - Abel Cote - Lumb Hole Waterfall - Shackleton Knoll - Walshaw - New Laithe Moor - Holme Ends Bridge - Alcomden Water - Blake Dean - Hardcastle Crags - Gibson Mill - Hebden Water - Midgehole.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.25 miles (16.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,543ft (470m) |
| Time: | 5.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Lobb Mill Picnic Area - Stoodley Pike - The Pennine Way - Withins Gate - Warlands Reservoir - Gaddings Dam - Langfield Common - Basin Stones - Rake End - Walsden - Rochdale Canal - Todmorden - Lobb Mill Picnic Area.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25 miles (11.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,421ft (433m) |
| Time: | 4 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Ewood Lane Car Park - Lydgate - Stoney Royd Lane - Stony Lane - Whirlaw Stones - Bridestones Moor - Hawks Stones - Mount Cross - Red Mires Water - Hudson Moor - Orphan Rocks - Lydgate.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10 miles (16 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,526ft (465m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Lobb Mill Picnic Area - Shaw Wood - Stoodley Pike - The Pennine Way - Sunderland Pasture - Dick's Lane - Erringden Moor - Mytholmroyd - Rochdale Canal - River Calder - Hebden Bridge - Callis Wood - Lobb Mill Picnic Area.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5 miles (12 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,241ft (378m) |
| Time: | 4 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Ryburn Reservoir - River Ryburn - Higher Wormaid - Grey Stone Height - Cat Moss - Rishworth Moor - Warm Withens Hill - Rishworth Drain - Sam Hill - Green Withens Reservoir - Green Withens Moss - Dog Hill (Rishworth Moor) - Blackwood Edge - Blackwood Farm - Hutch Brook - Ryburn Reservoir
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