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Pennine Way – Stone Bridge Over Stream loop from Ripponden Road

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Pennine Way – Stone Bridge Over Stream loop from Ripponden Road

Moderate

4.7

(3)

hikers

Pennine Way – Stone Bridge Over Stream loop from Ripponden Road

04:30

16.4km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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261 m

Pennine Way

Highlight • Trail

612 m

Pennine Way Footbridge over the M62

Highlight • Bridge

It seems bizarre that I'm creating a highlight for something like this but I'm not going to lie, this was definitely a highlight of my #WalkHome2020 200-mile (322 km) journey from Sheffield to Cockermouth. Following the Pennine Way over this magnificent footbridge at great height was an unforgettable experience. The bridge sags in the middle rather than arches upwards which feels unusual. The roar of the traffic was deafening and the lorries sounded their horns for our merriment. All in all, it was a sharp contrast to the rural focus of my long walk.

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8.10 km

White Holme Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

This reservoir is the point where you can do the smaller loop, which you would keep to the left of the Reservoir. Or you can extend your walk by turning right when you reach this reservoir. This takes you on a bigger loop over the moors which will lead you back to the rain stone viewpoint.

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9.21 km

The Rain Stone (Stanza Stone) at Cow’s Mouth Quarry

Highlight • Monument

Inscribed with the poetry of Simon Armitage, the Rain Stone can be found at Cow’s Mouth Quarry along the Pennine Way. The poem 'Rain' reads:

Be glad of these freshwater tears,
Each pearled droplet some salty old sea-bullet
Air-lifted out of the waves, then laundered and sieved, recast as a soft bead and returned.
And no matter how much it strafes or sheets, it is no mean feat to catch one raindrop clean in the mouth,
To take one drop on the tongue, tasting cloud pollen, grain of the heavens, raw sky.
Let it teem, up here where the front of the mind distils the brunt of the world.

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9.46 km

Stone Bridge Over Stream

Highlight • River

Was hoping the Billy Goat Gruff would appear, but sadly not...

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12.2 km

View of Hollingworth Lake

Highlight • Lake

Great views of Hollingworth lake and beyond

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12.9 km

Aiggin Stone Medieval Guide Stone

Highlight • Monument

The inscribed Aiggin Stone stands in a flat rectangular area amidst a jumble of large recumbant stones and a cairn, and marks the boundary between Lancashire and Yorkshire. It is, in fact, a gritstone pillar standing at nearly 4 feet high, and carved on it there is an incised cross as well as the letters I and T. A plaque says the Aiggin Stone is a Medieval waymarker that is 600 years old. Originally it was 7 foot high but over hundreds of years it has been pushed over, or fallen over, and the lower section broken off. The stone tapers towards the top where the Latin-style cross is carved. A pointed cairn stands beside the waymarker stone, no doubt being added to over hundreds of years by walkers traversing the high-level ancient route between Littleborough and Ripponden, high up on the windswept Pennines moors.

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13.6 km

Blackstone Edge trig point and Robin Hood's Bed

Highlight • Natural Monument

Whilst it might not be the tallest at 1,549 feet (472 m), Blackstone Edge commands a fine view over the landscape and is a lovely place to experience some solitude. To the left, you see Manchester skyscrapers soar in the distance. To the right, you can see West Yorkshire, Huddersfield and beyond.

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16.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.66 km

4.97 km

1.65 km

917 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.88 km

3.63 km

2.76 km

1.00 km

107 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Wednesday 22 July

21°C

12°C

26 %

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Pennine Way – Stone Bridge Over Stream loop from Ripponden Road

Pennine Way

Pennine Way Footbridge over the M62

White Holme Reservoir

The Rain Stone (Stanza Stone) at Cow’s Mouth Quarry

Stone Bridge Over Stream

View of Hollingworth Lake

Aiggin Stone Medieval Guide Stone

Blackstone Edge trig point and Robin Hood's Bed

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