Standedge (Close Moor)
451m (1480ft)
Greater Manchester, England
The summit of Standedge (Close Moor) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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You can find Standedge (Close Moor) & all the walks that climb it on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5mls (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,319ft (405m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Marsden - Tunnel End - Hey Green - Close Gate Bridge - Stack End - Willkay Clough - Green Laitch - Wilmer Green Clough - Broad Wham - Haigh Gutter - The Pennine Way - Oldgate Moss - Haigh Gutter Moss - Blea Green - Northern Rotcher - Dinner Stone - Standedge (Close Moor) - Millstone Edge - Standedge - Brun Moor - Brun Clough Reservoir - Redbrook Rreservoir - The Standedge Trail - Carr Clough - Marsden
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Standedge (Close Moor)
Andrew Flynn walked up Standedge (Close Moor) on October 10th, 2020 [from/via/route] Wy109 Standedge from Marsden [with] Nicola [weather] Bit damp & windy but came good later
Margaret Richards climbed Standedge (Close Moor) on April 27th, 2015 [from/via/route] wy109 from Marsden [with] Don
Nicola Parkinson bagged Standedge (Close Moor) on September 22nd, 2013 [from/via/route] wy109 from Marsden [with] Stu Piatt [weather] Sunny
John Gehrke hiked Standedge (Close Moor) on September 7th, 2013 [from/via/route] used walk wy109 [with] solo [weather] Quite windy with clouds clearing for the final few kilometres; clear views - Nice walk, but pretty busy with dog-walkers & a few cyclists. Also randomly & quite disgustingly came across a used pregnancy test; I sometimes pick up & bin rubbish that I find, but I left that one where it was...
Mark Davidson summited Standedge (Close Moor) on July 21st, 2012 [with] Simon and Tony [weather] Nice - Part of the day out on the Manchester to Leeds Real Ale Trail
Patrick Rogozinski, Geoffrey Robertshaw and Kenneth Mellor have all walked, climbed & bagged Standedge (Close Moor).
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