Walk wy147 Heptonstall Moor and The Rochdale Canal from Hebden bridge

Vital Statistics:

Length:	5¾mls (9km)
Ascent:	1,113ft (339m)
Time:	3¼hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk wy147:

Hebden Bridge  -  The Rochdale Canal  -  Charleston  -  The Pennine Way  -  Colden Water  -  The Calderdale Way  -  Heptonstall  -  Hebden Bridge

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

American poet, Sylvia Plath is buried in St. Thomas' Churchyard in Heptonstall. Her grave bears the name 'Sylvia Plath Hughes' as she was married to fellow poet Ted Hughes. The epitaph comes from the Bhagavad-Gita.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

0 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

0 Marilyns

0 Bridgets

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Calderdale Way, an 80km (50 miles) circular footpath starting and finishing in Greetland in West Yorkshire, England. The Calderdale Way is waymarked by a CW 'tree' motif. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Calderdale Way.

Part of this walk also follows a section of The Pennine Way, a 404km (251 miles) linear footpath connecting Edale in Derbyshire, England with Kirk Yetholm in The Borders, Scotland. The Pennine Way is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Pennine Way.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk wy147 Heptonstall Moor and The Rochdale Canal from Hebden bridge

In no particular order . . .

Autumn on the Rochdale Canal

Photo: Christine Shepherd (679)

The Rochdale Canal, Todmorden

Photo: Neil Milling (10)

The Rochdale Canal (Lobb Mill - Lock 16)

Photo: Colin Boulter (1)

Looking west onto the Rochdale Canal from The Pennine Way

Photo: Philip Hemsworth (21)

Contributory Stream entering The Rochdale Canal near Bridge 26

Photo: Philip Hemsworth (22)

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