Route

[From Brockholes Station, drop down to the main road, and head through to Holmfirth, on to the A6024 which heads up the Holme Valley; from memory it is 3-4 miles to reach Holmbridge.]

Swing left round the church in Holmbridge, and cross the River Holme.   Cross a second wee beck, and turn left again - and start climbing; carry on straight ahead until you reach the second junction - Hinchliffe Primary School is up on your right.

The WYCR signage is well-hidden in the greenery and easy to miss - you need to take a right to climb steeply; follow the road round the hairpin bends, to double back on yourself.

[Before you think that the apparent shortcut on the map might be pleasant (it is actually), it is very steep to climb, and downright dangerous to descend - you would come out on a blind hairpin bend, almost invisible to you.]

Now you've got a long, hard climb bypassing Holmfirth, Hade Edge, Hepworth, up on to the moor, with great views, north and east.   About half way through the coniferous plantation, you start descending.   Follow the road straight on - NCR Route 68 turns right into Barnsley at a crossroads, but you go straight ahead for several miles; past the Victoria pub; through a short, sharp, squiggle of a climb; until you come to a blind summit with a crossroads just over the crest --- turn right here.

And again, you keep going straight ahead, except for a short right-then-left dogleg at High Flatts.   That takes you down to Upper Denby - carry straight on through, until you reach the A635 in Lower Denby, with the Dunkirk pub in front of you.


For the station, you could turn left here, when you reach the A635, but it is a busy, fast road - better to go straight ahead for about half-a-mile, and follow the sign for the cycle-route to Denby Dale?   Or carry ...

on to Hemsworth

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