Standedge Circuit Walk, Marsden Moor
Loop Walk · Peak District
450
XP
about 3 h 48 min walking
This challenging circular, largely on the Pennine Way, explores the landscapes of Marsden Moor. Discover valleys & reservoirs, open moorland with far-reaching views, & wind back to Marsden along the old packhorse route & Huddersfield narrow canal. Uneven
559 m
354 m
149 m
Scroll along the route · tap the chart to find a point on the map
Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
346 m
Drop
315 m
Highest
446 m
Lowest
186 m
Which way round
Clockwise: No steep climbing, comes down 17% for 330 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 5.1 km, climbs 17% for 330 m midway, no steep descents.
Better anticlockwise: you climb the steeper side (0.3 km at 10%+, 0.3 km of it 15%+) and come down no steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
Main climb: km 5.1–8.6, from 213 m to 426 m.
How the 16.4 km splits
Flat
5.6 km
Climbing
4.8 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.3 km
Descending
5.6 km
Link it with other walks
Standedge Trail
Shares 3.2 km of path · meets at km 4.0, 5.3, 6.0…17.92 km
Kirklees Way
Shares 3.2 km of path · meets at km 0.4, 1.0, 2.4…121.79 km
Oldham Way
Shares 2.4 km of path · meets at km 12.468.36 km
Pennine Way
Shares 2.2 km of path · meets at km 0.5, 0.7, 9.0…425.28 km
Eastergate Return Walk, Marsden Moor
Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 6.04.36 km
Peak District Boundary Walk
Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 0.6, 3.3, 13.2…308.8 km
GM Ringway
Shares 1.4 km of path · meets at km 10.5, 10.9, 11.7…323.48 km
Marsden Deer Hill Walk, Marsden Moor
Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 3.76.28 km
Pule Hill Walk, Marsden Moor
Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 4.66.7 km
Man v Barge
Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 13.34.4 km