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A tranquil and beautiful spot with an excellent pub and accommodation

MTB friendly

Useful food and drink stop alongside the locks

Live a few miles from this and it's a nice climb. Just put your head down and keep going, I think it rises about 700feet and average 5-7 incline. Just breaking it up helps psychologically if you're not familiar Once at the top, there's a great view of the Dale and into Manchester and further. You have the choice of two main downhills 1. Down Crag Vale (England's longest climb at 5miles) or down into Ripponden and you end up near Sowerby Bridge You can switch back and head for the underpass of the M62 just at its highest point at 1200ft and over the top and back into Denshaw and Oldham/Rochdale

Scammonden Water is a reservoir owned and managed by Yorkshire Water. The dam that holds the reservoir back carries the M62 motorway. It's the only structure like this in the UK where the road and water companies worked together on a joint project. The reservoir and dam was made using the clay cut from further down the road route. The reservoir was completed in 1969 and the road opened in 1970. The valley flooded Deanhead Village and the surrounding area. The church and vicarage survived. The vicarage is now the sailing club.

After the climb up on a hot day. The ice cream van almost seems like an oasis in the desert

8-12 Weds to Saturday

Nestled in the gorgeous Ryburn Valley, the village of Ripponden is one of Yorkshire's most charming. Traditional, cosy hostelries, narrow lanes and quaint stone cottages give the village a distinctive character and its makes for an excellent place to rest one’s head after a day's hiking on the moors. There are several places to eat and drink and a host of accommodation options.