What's on your doorstep - Holme Valley Circular Walk

Part 3 of our ‘What’s on your doorstep’ series.

Yesterday I walked the Holme Valley Circular walk which is a 24 mile circular walk around the Holme Valley, and with over 4000 feet of ascent, it is similar in height and distance to the gruelling Yorkshire 3 Peaks.

The beauty of this walk is that it is right on our doorstep and doesn’t require a 2 hour drive to the Yorkshire Dales, but it is as equally as stunning and challenging as it’s more famous cousin.

Our walk route started and finished at Castle Hill, but as it is a circular walk it can be started anywhere really, and can also broken down into sections if the whole 24 miles is too difficult.

There are some stunning sections on this walk, from Digley Reservoir to the woods at Hades, and there is also a good variety of wildlife on offer. The highlight of yesterdays walk was a couple of Roe Deer near to Digley, but typically I didn’t have my big camera and had to make do with the phone.

The route is a bit muddy at the moment, but is perfect for a long lock down stretch of the legs. So if you’re looking for a challenge, save yourself 4 hours driving and try this walk which is right on your doorstep. The only down side of this walk, is that the route isn’t well sign posted, and regularly merges with the Kirklees Way. The route is marked on the OS maps and your navigation needs to be spot on, or you can use our detailed route description on our website using the link below.