Marsden Deer Hill Walk, Marsden Moor · Avandra

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Marsden Deer Hill Walk, Marsden Moor

Loop Walk · Peak District

250

XP

about 1 h 31 min walking

Easy

6.28 km

Loop

02:30

Graded from its length and climb.

Start in Marsden before climbing up onto the moors for far-reaching views from the tops. Follow Deer Hill conduit, with the option of an added detour to Deer Hill Reservoir, before winding down back to Marsden through Wessenden Valley.

372 m

275 m

178 m

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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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Hilly walk

1 steep stretch — marked on the map.

Climb

159 m

Drop

168 m

Highest

359 m

Lowest

182 m

Which way round

Anticlockwise: Easy first 4.7 km, climbs 14% for 210 m near the end, no steep descents.

Clockwise: Easy first 2.1 km, no steep climbing, comes down 14% for 210 m early on.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

Main descent: km 1.7–4.2, from 350 m to 183 m.

How the 6.3 km splits

Flat

1.6 km

Climbing

2.0 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.2 km

Descending

2.4 km

Link it with other walks

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Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 2.7, 4.3, 5.2

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Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 4.3

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Peak District Boundary Walk

Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 0.2, 0.7, 1.1…

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Kirklees Way

Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 4.3, 5.2

121.79 km

Standedge Trail

Crosses at km 4.3

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Pule Hill Walk, Marsden Moor

Crosses at km 4.3

6.7 km