HEPTONSTALL 7 Trigs 10thApril
A bunch of Calder Valley mid-packers are setting off to do the MAGNIFICENT 7 (28 mile moorland loop above Heptonstall) on Sunday 10th April.
Early start (probably 7am)
This route is not to be missed. This is the 3rd year running and possibly has the makings of a great race. The route is as wild as it gets round here;unmarked path and sheep trod, a high level expedition across 28 miles of open moor. The whole loop is effectively a single ridge so there are few big ascents. The route starts in Heptonstall, then takes in a watershed horseshoe north of the village, linking 7 trigs;
Standing Stone Hill
Bridestones
Hoofstones
Boulsworth Hill
Stoop/Alcombden Stones
High Brown Knoll
Sheepstones
Then back to Heptonstall for a pint in the White Lion
We will stick together and will be travelling at steady mid-pack pace
This is a very remote route and once committed there are very few bail out points.
If you can keep a decent pace over 28 miles this is proabably one of the best days out on the South Pennine moors.......anyone interested in joining us??????
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