Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 29, 2025

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3.79 km

View of Naden Valley from Rooley Moor

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From this lovely spot on Rooley Moor you can admire the Naden Valley from above and look across to the turbines on Knowle Hill and Cowpe Moss. To the south …

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5.54 km

Ruins on Hail Storm Hill

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Hail Storm Hill, also known as Cowpe Moss, is the highest point of the Rossendale Valley, England, an area of moorland and hill country situated between the West Pennine Moors and the South Pennines.

Elevation: 477 m
Prominence: 244 m

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5.62 km

Ruined Stone Structure on Scout Moor

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8.44 km

Cowpe Low Trig Point

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A trig point with views which are well worth the climb up.

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8.45 km

Cowpe Lowe Trig Point

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Cowpe Low is an intriguing upland. Its 1,444-foot (440 m) summit is a shallow moorland bowl, almost flat, oddly circular and 3,000 feet (914 m) in diameter. Within the depression …

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9.77 km

Waugh's Well

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Waugh's Well was built in commemoration to local poet Edwin Waugh (1817 to 1890), who was born in the nearby town of Rochdale. It occupies a spot near Fo Edge …

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17.0 km

Knowl Hill Trig Points

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Knowl Hill near Rochdale is a visible landmark that can be seen for several miles around.and, for the people of that town. The sugar-loaf (conical-shaped) hill has a flat summit …

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19.4 km

View of the Middle Reservoir

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22.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.4 km

4.00 km

3.85 km

2.55 km

972 m

Surfaces

7.37 km

6.37 km

4.61 km

3.03 km

1.09 km

307 m

Elevation

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View of Naden Valley from Rooley Moor

Ruins on Hail Storm Hill

Ruined Stone Structure on Scout Moor

Cowpe Low Trig Point

Cowpe Lowe Trig Point

Waugh's Well

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View of the Middle Reservoir

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