Stoodley pike
Summary
Stoodley Pike is a 1,300ft hill in the South Pennies of West Yorkshire. The pike is 121ft and has views over Calderdale, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden and Mytholmroyd. There is also a stairwell inside the monument that you can walk up for a better view over the valley.
The Hike
I parked up at the bottom of Cragg Vale which is the longest continuous hill in England at an average gradient of 3% and 5.5 miles long. I walked towards Cragg lane where it takes you on a short, narrow steep road up to some open farmland fields. From there you walk on some exposed fields that take you up to a sign post for the pike. This is well sign posted and easy to follow up to the summit. Once at the top of the pike you could follow the valley down to the canal. However, I decided against this and went off the beaten track where I found a very quiet clear path through some woods. This leads you back to road that goes to Cragg Vale.
