5 Trigs and Trods – Saturday 21st December

Forget 9 Lessons and Carols, what better way to prepare for Christmas, New-Year and the Marsden-Edale than 5 Trigs and Trods. You are welcome to join me for a blast round 5 local trig points (well, local to me).  Three of the trigs are on the Pennine Way – Blackstone Edge, White Hill and Standedge – and by adding two lesser-known West Yorkshire delicacies of Cupworth Hill and Dog Hill, you get a circular walk of some 17.5 miles and 2850ft of ascent.

Meet at the layby at the summit of the A672 just a few hundred yards from Junction 22 of the M62 (grid ref SD983142) – it’s a Godless place but convenient for travel. Starting at 8:30, if we keep up a good pace we should be back before 4 on what is the shortest day of the year.

The basic route is south following the Pennine Way over White Hill and along to Standedge, down Thieves Clough, up over Pule Hill and down via Hey Green before ascending to Cupworth Hill. Down to cross Deanhead Reservoir via the dam and up over the Saddleworth Road then down under the M62 to cross the valley just below Booth Wood reservoir. Up via Pike End Gate to Dog Hill.  Round via the mysterious Cat Stones and Warm Withens Hill to pick up the Old Packhorse Road up to the Agin Stone. Over Blackstone Edge and back to the cars.

Route map

The Aigin Stone

 

 

 

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