Top Withins Ruins – Goit Stock Falls loop from Denholme

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Top Withins Ruins – Goit Stock Falls loop from Denholme

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Top Withins Ruins – Goit Stock Falls loop from Denholme

05:23

45.2km

1,120m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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13.0 km

High Brown Knoll

Highlight • Viewpoint

High Brown Knoll marks the peak of an outstanding area of natural moorland. It's incredibly beautiful and tranquil, with outstanding views across the Yorkshire moors.

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15.3 km

Lumb Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

The poet Ted Hughes (writer of The Iron Giant amongst many others) used to play and swim here as a child. It's a deep pool underneath a small waterfall. Lumb …

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23.1 km

Top Withins Ruins

Highlight • Structure

Top Withens is a ruined farmhouse on remote moorland that was the inspiration for the location of the Earnshaw family house in Wuthering Heights in the novel by Emily Brontë.

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25.0 km

Brontë Falls

Viewpoint

31.5 km

View of Oxenhope from Black Moor Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

A grindy climb up from Oxenhope is rewarded with this view once you get onto Black Moor Road. Just behind you from this view point is Black Moor and its singletrack.

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34.2 km

Hewenden Viaduct and Reservoir

Highlight • Bridge

Similar to previous trek that I've posted and check out the description. All walking types are ok and suitable for mountain biking.

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34.6 km

Buck Park Wood

Forest

39.7 km

Path to Goit Stock Falls

Highlight • River

You can carry on up the pathway to Goit Stock Falls. It takes you through a wooded area which can be uneven and muddy on occasions, but well worth the hike up there

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40.5 km

If you like waterfalls then this is your trek! It can get a bit muddy, and certainly slippy when wet/winter so caution is advised but either way it's a beautiful trek with lots of waterfalls. A local treasure.

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41.4 km