Hardcastle Crags Wooden Bridge – Hardcastle Crags Woods loop from Heptonstall

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Hardcastle Crags Wooden Bridge – Hardcastle Crags Woods loop from Heptonstall

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Hardcastle Crags Wooden Bridge – Hardcastle Crags Woods loop from Heptonstall

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6.45km

80m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly runnable paths. Some sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.86 km

Gibson Mill

Highlight • Rest Area

Showcasing sustainable building this site is entirely off grid and powered by Hebden Water hydro. Owned and managed by the National Trust there is plenty of information about the mill’s …

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1.86 km

The Weaving Shed Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great place to stop for a drink

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1.90 km

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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2.28 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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2.80 km

Hardcastle Crags Wooden Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the many interesting points along a very pleasnt walk

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3.61 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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4.25 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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4.32 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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6.45 km

End point

Parking

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