Pup Obi Travels

This I think might be one of the furthest walks the out walkers have done with me, especially since moving to Cheshire as well.  So sometime back I did a walk along the Rochdale Canal from Manchester to Mills Hill.  I did this on my own.  This bit of the Rochdale Canal is right up in the Calderdale valley at Todmorden.  The first leg of the walk is to reach Stoodley Pike and then down to the canal.

The walk started in Todmorden. Beyond the clock tower you can see Stoodley Pike our destination today. A circular walk which will take us up to the monument via Lumb Butts and the back down along the Rochdale Canal.

As we ascend the hills out of the valley floor, we get to see, even on a cloudy day as this, the stunning countryside that makes up the Calder Valley.  Rolling hills and pockets farms along the hillside of the valley, the canal and railway running through the valley floor.

As we pass our way through Lumbutts, we see the mill, which appears to be under some renovation work. The tall building with the chimney is the water tower for the mill. Lumbutts Old Mill closed in 1926, and was later used as a government storage location during the Second World War. After the war, the main mill building was demolished.

Passing Lumbutts village we continued to ascend up the hill, looking back over the valley, the chapel we passed in view, rain beyond. Hope that isn’t coming this way.

Built around 1815, the monument commemorates the defeat of Napoleon and the surrender of Paris. It is believed an early structure occupied the site.

Again it looks gloomy over those hills but as we walked towards the monument impressive views are gained across the Calderdale Valley. We had our lunch at the monument before making our way back down into the valley and work our way along the canal.

On reaching the canal we had a nice a flat work for the rest of the way to Todmorden. The sun even came out and blue skies appeared making the fisk stretch of walk rather pleasant.

When looking at this final picture you can see Stoodley Pike in the background and just release the distance we covered and height as well. Great walk, very different from recent walks and a place never been to but worth visiting. Lots of walks in this area so maybe more exploring is needed in the future.