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Bank Bottom Mill, Marsden – Standedge Cutting loop from Denshaw

Bank Bottom Mill, Marsden – Standedge Cutting loop from Denshaw

Hard

4.5

(4)

170

riders

Bank Bottom Mill, Marsden – Standedge Cutting loop from Denshaw

02:27

45.4km

920m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 28, 2026

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After 30.4 km for 58 m

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Start point

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4.10 km

Knott Hill

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Maxxing out at 28% but with an average of 'just' 7.7%, this hill ramps up right from the exit of Delph village but eases a little in the middle. The …

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7.70 km

Cafe Grand Abaco

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Good little cafe with really nice food definitely recommended

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10.1 km

Holmfirth Road Climb (Dovestone Reservoir)

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Known locally as the “Isle of Skye” after a long-since closed pub. A long, steady, almost alpine-like climb. Nice views across Dovestones reservoir. There tend to be a lot of parked cars along the road on nice days.

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20.3 km

Wessenden Head Climb

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Tough climb up bleak moorland!

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24.0 km

Wessenden Head Road

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Bring an oxygen bottle with you

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30.4 km

Bank Bottom Mill, Marsden

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Marsden's history is in the production of woollen cloth. Bank Bottom Mill, which was operational until 2003, covered an area of 14 acres and is very recognisable to the south …

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35.1 km

Standedge Road Cutting

Nature Reserve

35.4 km

Standedge Cutting

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The cutting here in the road was dug in 1839 to take the Wakefield to Austerlands Toll Road across the South Pennines. The area is part of the National Trust's …

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45.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.1 km

14.7 km

1.38 km

222 m

Surfaces

45.3 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

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Monday 18 May

14°C

7°C

93 %

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Bank Bottom Mill, Marsden – Standedge Cutting loop from Denshaw

Knott Hill

Cafe Grand Abaco

Holmfirth Road Climb (Dovestone Reservoir)

Wessenden Head Climb

Wessenden Head Road

Bank Bottom Mill, Marsden

Standedge Cutting

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