worship. a listed building, no longer used as a place of of place a as used longer no building, listed a gave £3000 to the project. The chapel is now now is chapel The project. the to £3000 gave woollen manufacturers in Colne Valley, who who Valley, Colne in manufacturers woollen Reservoir and Castle Hill from Potato Road Potato from Hill Castle and Reservoir George Mallinson, one of the most important important most the of one Mallinson, George Jerusalem Farm Jerusalem Holme Cottage Farm with Blackmoorfoot with Farm Cottage Holme constructed as a result of the generosity of of generosity the of result a as constructed chapel building was was building chapel he t 1867 in Opened Linthwaite Methodist Church. Methodist Linthwaite plex. plex. com Church Methodist and the old chapel. Turn right into Stones Lane by the the by Lane Stones into right Turn chapel. old the and . care take Please then fork right up Chapel Hill past the Primary School School Primary the past Hill Chapel up right fork then hardest part of the walk is now over! over! now is walk the of part hardest with blind bends in both directions and no footways. footways. no and directions both in bends blind with pub (Grid Ref SE095 143). Walk up Hoyle House Fold, Fold, House Hoyle up Walk 143). SE095 Ref (Grid pub wall ahead, to reach a road (Holt Head Road). The The Road). Head (Holt road a reach to ahead, wall Warning. Linfit Lane at the point of entry is dangerous, dangerous, is entry of point the at Lane Linfit Warning. and Hoyle House Fold opposite the Coach and Horses Horses and Coach the opposite Fold House Hoyle and through the stile and continue up to the gap in the the in gap the to up continue and stile the through Start the walk at the junction of Manchester Road Road Manchester of junction the at walk the Start 1. metalled road (Jerusalem Road). Cross the road, go go road, the Cross Road). (Jerusalem road metalled sloping metalled road (Linfit Lane). Lane). (Linfit road metalled sloping the slightly sunken path ahead, over two stiles to a a to stiles two over ahead, path sunken slightly the stile; then along a short lane until it meets a steeply steeply a meets it until lane short a along then stile; shown on the leaflet map. leaflet the on shown turn left over a stile and continue climbing, onto onto climbing, continue and stile a over left turn immediately after the farm buildings and through a a through and buildings farm the after immediately ap No.288 to add to the information information the to add to No.288 ap M Explorer Use At the lane, turn right, and after about 15 yards, yards, 15 about after and right, turn lane, the At 5. in front of the farm, turn left round the wall corner, corner, wall the round left turn farm, the of front in Linthwaite Coach and Horses stop. Horses and Coach Linthwaite a fence and trees on your right. Cross a stile and pass pass and stile a Cross right. your on trees and fence a Colne Valley buses (181,183,184,185). Ask for the the for Ask (181,183,184,185). buses Valley Colne Hey on the right. right. the on Hey direction, towards farm buildings, with a wall, then then wall, a with buildings, farm towards direction, The start of the walk can be reached by any of the the of any by reached be can walk the of start The keeping the wall and fence on your left and Lower Lower and left your on fence and wall the keeping Pass through a stile to walk in the same same the in walk to stile a through Pass section. this this stile and continue up the next field to a lane, lane, a to field next the up continue and stile this from Slaithwaite to Milnsbridge can be enjoyed on on enjoyed be can Milnsbridge to Slaithwaite from . entry of point the at up the steeply climbing field to another stile. Cross Cross stile. another to field climbing steeply the up A panoramic view of the Colne Valley Valley Colne the of view panoramic A fields. long brackets, this indicates that they are not signposted signposted not are they that indicates this brackets, left up three steps and crossing a stile, then walking walking then stile, a crossing and steps three up left the path along the edge of a steep bank across two two across bank steep a of edge the along path the Please note that where road names are included in in included are names road where that note Please the garages, leave the Colne Valley Circular by turning turning by Circular Valley Colne the leave garages, the side by side. Take the gap (left hand side) and follow follow and side) hand (left gap the Take side. by side conditions in parts: stout footwear is recommended. recommended. is footwear stout parts: in conditions Be prepared for some steep ascents and some muddy muddy some and ascents steep some for prepared Be Midway between the stile and the houses, opposite opposite houses, the and stile the between Midway 4. ahead to where a metal gate and a gap are seen seen are gap a and gate metal a where to ahead following the waymarker to a gap stile and continue continue and stile gap a to waymarker the following : Allow up to 4 hours. 4 to up Allow : Time of houses ahead. (Stocker Head) (Stocker ahead. houses of of the Colne Valley Circular Walk). Cross the first field, field, first the Cross Walk). Circular Valley Colne the of miles. 6 : stance Di along the path and cross the stile within a few yards yards few a within stile the cross and path the along and continue ahead to a stile. (You are now on part part on now are (You stile. a to ahead continue and path on the left (signposted Public Footpath), walk walk Footpath), Public (signposted left the on path right up to and across the unmade road (Flat House) House) (Flat road unmade the across and to up right Linthwaite Circular Walk Circular Linthwaite Turn right down the road for 50 yards and take the the take and yards 50 for road the down right Turn 3. At Wood Close Bottom, take the footpath on the the on footpath the take Bottom, Close Wood At 2. Country code Acknowledgements When you are walking, please follow the country code and remember We would like to thank the following organisations and individuals for you are walking across other people’s land. their help in arranging for this leaflet to be updated and re-printed. Please keep to public paths, leave gates as you find them, keep dogs • The Co-operative Community Fund for generously funding the under control, take your litter home and take care on roads. Enjoy the printing of the leaflet The Colne Valley countryside and respect its life and work. • Harold Garling for providing the text for the original Colne Valley Public Transport Trust leaflet Please use public transport as often as you can. Trail The Colne Valley has a regular train service (Huddersfield to Manchester • Maureen Astley-Mullen for use of her original drawings Victoria) with stations at Slaithwaite and Marsden. For details contact • Colne Valley Museum for their support the Northern Trains website at www.northernrail.org or phone Ticket A series of Countryside Sales on 0844 241 3454. The Colne Valley has frequent bus services. For details contact the West and Village Walks Yorkshire Metro website at www.wymetro.com or phone 0113 245 7676. (Metro also provide details of local train services) Most of the local buses are operated by First Bus. For details check the website at www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/calderdale_huddersfield or phone The Colne Valley 0845 604 5460. Local timetables are also available in the Public Libraries in Slaithwaite and Golcar. ~ Food and Drink There are cafes and pubs available for refreshment in Linthwaite and on the route. Linthwaite Accommodation Details of local accommodation are available from the Kirklees Council website at www.kirklees.gov.uk/visitors/accommodation or by phone Circular on 01484 221 000 Disclaimer Golcar and Slaithwaite Walkers are Welcome, together with the origi- nal leaflet author and leaflet artist, have attempted in all good faith to Original leaflet published by Colne Valley Trust in 1999. provide adequate safety warnings and they cannot in any way be held Leaflet updated and republished by Golcar and Slaithwaite Walkers are responsible for any claims arising from damage to person or property. Welcome September 2015. It is in the best interest of walkers to observe these safety warnings. Please note that the walking route as described in this leaflet does not imply a right of way. In some cases this walk takes advantage of permissive paths. The definitive guide to local rights of way can be accessed by contacting Kirklees Council website at www.kirklees.gov. uk or phone 01484 221 000. SLA & I T R H A W C A L I T O E G G E O T This six mile walk broadly follows L I C A A W R H Linthwaite’s boundary to the south of the & I T S L A Manchester Road, and on a clear day www.golcarandslaithwaitewalkers.org.uk offers splendid and extensive views Here it is worth turning round to admire the view of the upper Colne Valley including Slaithwaite and its cricket ground, and the Moorside Edge radio station masts.