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Hardcastle Crags Wooden Bridge – Hardcastle Crags Woods loop from Hebden Water

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United Kingdom

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Yorkshire And The Humber

Calderdale

Heptonstall

Hardcastle Crags Wooden Bridge – Hardcastle Crags Woods loop from Hebden Water

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Hardcastle Crags Wooden Bridge – Hardcastle Crags Woods loop from Hebden Water

01:23

4.86km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

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Parking

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1.02 km

Hardcastle Crags

Highlight • Historical Site

Great place to visit with old mill buildings, wooded valley, lots of wild flowers and a cafe. Visited on a gravel bike and tracks are certainly not suitable for a road bike but okay for gravel and mountain bikes.

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1.39 km

Hebden Water

Highlight • Waterfall

Hebden Water is a scenic river that flows through the heart of the Hardcastle Crags whch is a wooded valley managed by the National Trust. The river creates a series …

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1.92 km

Hardcastle Crags Wooden Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the many interesting points along a very pleasnt walk

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2.73 km

Hardcastle Crags

Highlight • Forest

Beautiful woodland valley not far from Hebden Bridge, some accessible paths for people with limited mobility and more adventurous paths for others , be prepared for beautiful woodlands , rivers , waterfalls and stepping stones , oh and giant ants

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3.03 km

Hardcastle Crags North Top

Highlight • Summit

Hardcastle Crags North Top 230m P15.6 (755ft)
(Hill ID: 512427) [JNSA s11677]
South Pennines Park Definitive List summit.
County of Yorkshire Definitive List summit.

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3.37 km

Hardcastle Crags Woods

Highlight • Trail

This little path is often a bit overgrown but well worth the effort for the fun scramble along the rocks that form Hardcastle Crag. It's a detour from the main valley trail, signed and managed by the National Trust.

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3.44 km

Hardcastle Crags Millstone Grit Stacks

Highlight • Viewpoint

Amid 400 acres of unspoilt woodland Hardcastle crags are Millstone grit stacks that form a couple of exposures and ridges above Hebden Water. The paths weave in between them and …

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4.86 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.87 km

614 m

373 m

Surfaces

2.59 km

1.13 km

1.03 km

111 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 25 June

30°C

16°C

69 %

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Hardcastle Crags Wooden Bridge – Hardcastle Crags Woods loop from Hebden Water

Hardcastle Crags

Hebden Water

Hardcastle Crags Wooden Bridge

Hardcastle Crags

Hardcastle Crags North Top

Hardcastle Crags Woods

Hardcastle Crags Millstone Grit Stacks

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