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Route: New Bridge, Hebden Dale, Foul Hill, Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags, Walshaw Wood, Walshaw, Horodiddle, Calder / Aire Link, Coppy, Lumb Hole Waterfall, Crimsworth Dean, Bridge Clough, Middle Dean Wood, New Bridge
From: Hebden Dale
Parking: Hardcastle Crags
Start Point: Hebden Dale
Region: West Yorkshire
Route length: 5.7 miles (12.7km)
Time taken: 03:30
Average speed: 2.9 mph
Ascent: 550m
Descent: 526m
Summits: None
Other points of interest: Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags, Lumb Hole Waterfall, Crimsworth Dean
We trekked over to one of our more local haunts this weekend, the wooded valley of Hardcastle Crags, close to Hebden Bridge. It's another area managed by the National Trust. The Hardcastle Crags area comprises the valley of Hebden Dale and Crimsworth Dean which meet at the car park and are bridged by the low Shackleton Moor which separates the two valleys to the north. A walk along Hebden Dale, over Shackleton Knoll and returning via Crimsworth Dean is an obvious route for a fine spring day. While not long, there would be plenty of interest along the way.
The undisputed highlight of the two valleys today were the wonderful carpets of bluebells which were putting on a fine show and can be seen from the car park as you enter. An information shed provides a number of different trails to follow but they all ultimately lead to Gibson Mill. We wound our way through the woods until we reached the mill.
Bluebells greet us as we enter the woods of Hebden Dale |
Bluebells in Foul Scout Wood |
Sara follows one of the many paths through the woods |
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Bluebells on the side of Foul Hill |
Bluebells |
Bluebells |
Stepping stones over Hebden Water |
Hebden Water |
Approaching Gibson Mill |
Gibson Mill |
Gibson Mill |
Hebden Water |
Gibson Mill |
Gibson Mill |
The millpond |
Climbing Hardcastle Crags |
Hebden Dale |
Hardcastle Crags |
Hebden Dale and a distant Shackleton Moor |
The top of Hardcastle Crags |
Hardcastle Crags |
The path at Walshaw Wood |
Walshaw Wood |
Heptonstall Moor |
The Calder / Aire Link at Walshaw |
The Calder / Aire Link |
The valley of Graining Water |
Descending into Crimsworth Dean |
Crimsworth Dean |
Stoodley Pike |
Lumb Hole Waterfall |
Lumb Hole Waterfall |
Crimsworth Dean |
Above Lumb Hole Waterfall |
Packhorse bridge at Lumb Hole |
The six young men at Lumb Falls |
Crimsworth Dean |
Crimsworth Dean |
Footbridge in Abel Cote Wood |
Crimsworth Dean Beck |
More bluebells in Middle Dean Wood |
Exiting the woods |
Hebden Dale |
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