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.
Tap/mouse over a coloured circle (1-3 easy walks, 4-6 moderate walks, 7-9 hard walks) and click to select.
You can use these checkboxes to show only the grades of walk you are interested in:-
Forty-one easy-to-follow walk route maps of all grades on OS Explorer Map OL21 South Pennines in Walk Grade Order
Scroll down the list of walks below & click on each walk title (in blue) to locate it on the map above.
See this list of walks, routes & maps in:
Grade Order |
Length Order |
Time Order |
Walk Number or Start Location Order
NB. To reverse (toggle) this order, click Grade Order again
   |
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.
|
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
|
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.
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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,.
|
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
|
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
|
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,.
|
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
|
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,.
|
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
|
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.
|
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,.
|
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.
|
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,.
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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.
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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.
|
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,.
|
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.
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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.
|
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.
|
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.
|
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.
|
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.
|
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
See this list of walks, routes & maps in:
Grade Order |
Length Order |
Time Order |
Walk Number or Start Location Order
NB. To reverse (toggle) this order, click Grade Order again
To contribute to go4awalk.com or to contact us about anything at all - see Talk To Us. For help see Help.
go4awalk.com and go4awalk.co.uk are registered trademarks of TMDH Limited.
Copyright © 2000-2024 TMDH Limited. All rights reserved.
Copyright | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Statement
A - Z
Walks
Home
Log On/Accounts
Photo Gallery
Walk Ideas and Collections
Fell Facts
Places to Stay
Hill Skills
Walking Questions and Answers
Your Stories
News
Competitions
Product Reviews/Gear Tests
Walking Gear Guides
Peaks and Mountains
Peak Bagging
Find New Walking Friends
Camping
GPS Waypoints for Walking
Contents
Walk Search
Talk to us
go4awalk.com Help
Free example walks
Newsletter
