Pennine Way – Scammonden Bridge loop from Littleborough

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Pennine Way – Scammonden Bridge loop from Littleborough

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Pennine Way – Scammonden Bridge loop from Littleborough

04:54

17.3km

380m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.19 km

Pennine Way Footbridge over the M62

Highlight • Bridge

It seems bizarre that I'm creating a highlight for something like this but I'm not going to lie, this was definitely a highlight of my #WalkHome2020 200-mile (322 km) journey from Sheffield to Cockermouth. Following the Pennine Way over this magnificent footbridge at great height was an unforgettable experience. The bridge sags in the middle rather than arches upwards which feels unusual. The roar of the traffic was deafening and the lorries sounded their horns for our merriment. All in all, it was a sharp contrast to the rural focus of my long walk.

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9.91 km

Scammonden Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

11.6 km

View of Manchester and the Pennines

Highlight • Natural Monument

Visit when it's clear and you can see Blackpool!

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11.7 km

Stone Circle Rest Spot

Highlight • Structure

12.1 km

Blackstone Edge trig point and Robin Hood's Bed

Highlight • Natural Monument

Whilst it might not be the tallest at 1,549 feet (472 m), Blackstone Edge commands a fine view over the landscape and is a lovely place to experience some solitude. To the left, you see Manchester skyscrapers soar in the distance. To the right, you can see West Yorkshire, Huddersfield and beyond.

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12.8 km

Aiggin Stone Medieval Guide Stone

Highlight • Monument

The inscribed Aiggin Stone stands in a flat rectangular area amidst a jumble of large recumbant stones and a cairn, and marks the boundary between Lancashire and Yorkshire. It is, in fact, a gritstone pillar standing at nearly 4 feet high, and carved on it there is an incised cross as well as the letters I and T. A plaque says the Aiggin Stone is a Medieval waymarker that is 600 years old. Originally it was 7 foot high but over hundreds of years it has been pushed over, or fallen over, and the lower section broken off. The stone tapers towards the top where the Latin-style cross is carved. A pointed cairn stands beside the waymarker stone, no doubt being added to over hundreds of years by walkers traversing the high-level ancient route between Littleborough and Ripponden, high up on the windswept Pennines moors.

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