Section 3 of 16, Pennine Way
UK 001.03
Standedge to Calder Valley
12.5 miles (20.1 km).
Up and down
About 371 m of climbing and 494 m of descent; highest point 471 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Standedge.
- Bus stops
- Huddersfield Road/Manor Lane, 640 m from the start. DirectionsDiggle, Huddersfield Road / opposite Brun Clough, 930 m from the start. DirectionsDiggle, Huddersfield Road / at Brun Clough, 940 m from the start. Directions
- Car park
- Car park (free), 950 m from the start. Directions
Getting back
The section finishes at Calder Valley. How to get back from the finish (bus, train or taxi) is still to be added.
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 35%, earth, rock and mud 23%; the rest (39%) isn't recorded.
Almost all off road.
On the way: 1 stile, 13 gates, 2 stream crossings.
Where it's steep: the biggest climb gains about 71 m in a kilometre, 7.0 km in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.