Holme Moss, Peak District

Name: Holme Moss
Address: Peak District, United Kingdom

#168 among attractions in Peak District

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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Holme Moss is high moorland on the border between the Holme Valley district of Kirklees in West Yorkshire and the High Peak district of Derbyshire in England. Historically on the boundary between the West Riding of Yorkshire and Cheshire, it is just inside the boundary of the Peak District National Park. The A6024 road between Holmfirth and Longdendale crosses the moor near its highest point close to Holme Moss transmitting station's prominent mast. ()

Elevation: 1719 ftCoordinates: 53°31'59"N, 1°51'27"W

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Holme Valley SouthPeak District United Kingdom

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Holme Moss – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wessenden Head Reservoir, Wessenden Reservoir, Black Hill, Stanza Stones Trail.

2.7 miNW
Lake
Wessenden Head Reservoir, Marsden
69 min walk • Wessenden Head Reservoir is the highest in a series of four reservoirs in the Wessenden Valley above the village of Marsden in West Yorkshire, at the northern end of the Peak District National Park.
3.6 miNW
Lake
Wessenden Reservoir, Marsden
93 min walk • Wessenden Reservoir is the second in a series of four reservoirs in the Wessenden Valley above the village of Marsden in West Yorkshire, at the northern end of the Peak District National Park.
1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Hill, Peak District
30 min walk • Black Hill, in the Peak District, is the highest hill in West Yorkshire, England. Its summit has a maximum elevation of 582 m above sea level. It is surpassed in height by only two other major summits in the Peak District. Black Hill is a typical Pennine moorland mountain, with a very flat and extensive plateau.
5.8 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Stanza Stones Trail, Marsden
149 min walk • The Stanza Stones Trail is a 47-mile walking route from Marsden to Ilkley, along the Pennine watershed in northern England, linking six poems by Simon Armitage which have been carved into stone.
2.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Black Chew Head, Crowden-in-Longdendale
71 min walk • Black Chew Head in Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is the highest point or county top of Greater Manchester in northern England.
4.4 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Longdendale Trail, Crowden-in-Longdendale
112 min walk • The Longdendale Trail is an English long-distance rail trail following the former Woodhead railway line, which ran between Manchester and Sheffield and closed east of Hadfield in 1981.
4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Chew Valley, Crowden-in-Longdendale
105 min walk • Chew Valley in Saddleworth, Greater Manchester, England, follows the course of Chew Brook on the western slopes of Black Chew Head to where it joins the River Tame at Greenfield, east of Manchester.
3.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Featherbed Moss, Crowden-in-Longdendale
90 min walk • Featherbed Moss is a flat-topped hill, 541 metres high, in the Peak District in the county of Derbyshire in England. It is sometimes mistakenly thought to be a joint county top.
3.9 miNE
Park
Pennine Cycleway, Holmfirth
99 min walk • The Pennine Cycleway is a Sustrans-sponsored route in the Pennines range in northern England, an area often called the "backbone of England".
4.1 miW
Nature area with trails and scenic views
Saddleworth Moor, Peak District
105 min walk • Saddleworth Moor is a moorland in North West England. Reaching more than 1,312 feet above sea level, it is in the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park. It is crossed by the A635 road and the Pennine Way passes to its eastern side.
1.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Britland Edge Hill, Crowden-in-Longdendale
29 min walk • Britland Edge Hill is a hill, 523 metres high, in the Peak District in England. It is located on the border of Derbyshire and West Yorkshire.