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28th January 2018 - A short walk above Todmorden

Walk Details

Distance walked: 2.6 miles

Total ascent: 535 ft

OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines

​Time taken: 1 hr

Route description: Lobb Mill picnic site, A646-Rodwell End-Matthew Lane-Lower Ashes Farm-Higher Ashes Farm-Cross Stone-Rodwell End-
Lobb Mill picnic site, A646

An ill fated attempt to do a walk up to Bride Stones Moor. After not being able to get out somewhere last weekend because of bad weather I didn't want to go through another one without doing so. The forecast wasn't great but it didn't look too bad when I set off for Todmorden. The strength of the wind and then a thick heavy drizzle when I got up to Higher Ashes Farm made me think about whether it was a good idea to carry on. The wind would only have gotten stronger the higher up I went. I decided that Brides Stones Moor was best left for another day.

​From the picnic site on the A646 I climbed the path up to Rodwell End, then followed the bridleway to Matthew Lane and the lane towards Cross Stones. I turned left and briefly followed the lane to reach the bridleway up to Lower Ashes Farm and Higher Ashes Farm. Here I decided to turn back. I turned left and took the bridleway to the lane past Todmorden golf club to Cross Stone. I turned left and followed the lane east across the hillside to reach the bridleway back to Rodwell End and the path down to the car park.

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A grey and murky Calderdale from the path up to Rodwell End
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On the bridleway from Rodwell End to Matthew Lane
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Views across Calderdale..
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..to Stoodley Pike
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There's a thick and heavy drizzle falling at Higher Ashes Farm
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They must be mad, though not completely so as they were heading back to clubhouse. It would be a struggle keeping control of their balls in such a strong wind.
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The hamlet of Cross Stone
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Looking out across a grey and murky Calderdale...
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On the bridleway back to Rodwell End

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