Walk #32: Standedge to Mankinholes
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General Data
| Date Walked | 09/08/1999 |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Start Location | Standedge |
| End Location | Mankinholes |
| Start time | 08.20 |
| End time | 16.00 |
| Distance | 14.2 miles |
| Description | This was a pleasant walk northwards towars Mankinholes and Hebden Bridge; some pretty moorland is crossed on the way. |
| Pack | Today I carried full camping gear. |
| Condition | My legs are fine; when I got to Stoodley Pike Monument I shrugged off my pack and climbe dup to get the qwonderful views from the top. My feet are also okay; the two blisters from earlier in the week have almost gone, and a hotspot that has developed on my right foot has been covered with the Sccholl variant of blister pad. I did havebig trouble with my back, however - in places it is red, raw, and quite painful. |
| Weather | The previous night had horrendous weather, loads of rain and wind. I was quit snug though. Onec the walk started, there were high winds and drizzle initially but the drizzle became more intermittent as they day went on. The wind did not die down though, and I did not see a peak of sun all day. |
| OS map | Outdoor Leisure number 1 (The Peak District - Dark Peak Area) and Outdoor Leisure number 21 (South Pennines) |
General Walk Information
| Leg | To | Time | Grid reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leave Globe Farm | 08.20 | SE01150930 |
| 2 | Pennine Way | 08.31 | SE01800950 |
| 3 | Trig point B | 08.53 | SE01251040 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Road | 09.23 | SE00201230 |
| 5 | A672 | 10.10 to 10.31 | SD98301415 |
| 6 | White House Inn | 12.00 | SD96951795 |
| 7 | Start of Warland Resevoir | 12.55 | SD96102035 |
| 8 | Stoodley Pike | 14.30 to 13.15 | SD97302420 |
| 9 | Mankinholes Youth Hostel | 16.00 | SD96002355 |
Notes
This was a fairly easy day's walking, my legs not giving mmuch trouble and I made very good time, actually arving above Mankinholes far to arly for the opening of the YHA at 5.00 so I went up to Stoodley Pike and generally waited around for a while. This gave me the opportunity to climb up to the top of this structure to admire some fairly spectacular views, whilst I listneend to the results of the Liberal Democrat leadership election.
Today was a fairly flat walk, with many short and gentle climbs and descents. It was certainly nowhere near as strenuous as the last couple of days, and this allowed me to relax a little and enjoy the walk.
My back is giving my cause for concern, though I will try another day and see what happens. At times yesterdy it was agony. Tomorrow I am going all out for Ponden, although if I am making good time I may extend to Lothersdale.
Unfortunately I have had some big problems - my entire lower back is red raw. When I was unloading my pack in the drying room here at Mankinholes Youth Hostel I think I disovered the reason - when I reassembled my pack after washing it a few weeks ago, I put the metal framing in in such a way that the lower half was pressing straight into the small of my back. I have now corrected this and bought some Savlon to rub into my back. The next morning it is still tender but good enough to carry on. I have also tried the packout and it feels generally better, with the lower half not pressing into the small of my back.
Directions
I am not going to bother giving any directions for any of the stages of the Pennine Way; there are many route descriptions produced that will better anything that I could produce. The main guides I used were the OS National Trail Guides, which come complete with strip maps of the route. Click on one of the links below to go to the Amazon page for each guide.
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Distances
| From | To | Distance (m) | Ascent (ft) | Descent (ft) |
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| Standedge | M62 | 5.0 | 755 | 627 |
| M62 | Light Hazzles Reservoir | 4.0 | 512 | 522 |
| Light Hazzles Reservoir | Makinholes youth hostel | 5.2 | 407 | 925 |
This makes a total distance of 14.2 miles, with 1674 feet of ascent and 2074 feet of descent.
Disclaimer
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This walk was mentioned in the following routes:
| My sectional Land's End to John O'Groats walk |
| My Pennine Way Walk, 07th to 26th August 1999 |
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