Starting point: Todmorden (Centre Vale)
Level of difficulty: Moderate
Length: 4.5 miles
Date: 05.11.14
Walk from: Calderdale Way – Paul Hannon
The story of the walk:
I have arrived in Todmorden by train and met David in the town centre. He came by bus from Halifax as it was cheaper, and probably faster as well.
Short stop at the Town Hall for a photo, and for me to buy some plastures, which luckily didn’t need to use.
We walked away from the town centre, alongside the main road to Burnley, detouring through Centre Vale Park, estate of 75 acres purchased from John Fielden in 1910 by Todmorden Town Council.
Statue of John Fielden also commemorates the passing of the Ten Hour Act 1847.
Fielden School in Centre Vale – I took new photos with the sun shining and all that – a bit of story related to this building in the previous stage post.
David’s star from both sides.
Back on the road again, we walked on to a footpath sign, pointing the way up Stoney Royd Lane.
Soon we left the houses behind, and were heading under the railway line and arch to climb on a good track past a couple of farms.
Lovely walk through the woods, with the path spiralling steeply uphill.
At the top, the path emerges onto the open moor.
leaving the Orchan Rocks behind.
I love the open spaces on top of the moors.
The rocks ahead of us now are the Whirlaw Stones, a major Todmorden landmark.
House and cow with a dalmatian touch.
We took the wrong path at the house below – we should have gone left, in order to follow the other edge of the golf course.
Smashing Hills 