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North West England

Holmfirth town centre – Bank Bottom Mill, Marsden loop from Greenfield

Road cycling routes

North West England

Holmfirth town centre – Bank Bottom Mill, Marsden loop from Greenfield

Hard

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Holmfirth town centre – Bank Bottom Mill, Marsden loop from Greenfield

02:35

48.7km

910m

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: June 13, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 37.0 km for 52 m

After 46.7 km for 76 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

1.38 km

Holmfirth Road Climb (Dovestone Reservoir)

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

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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2

17.3 km

BLOC Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great spot for a stop off offering coffee, and a bite to eat. There are also inner tubes and a pump available.

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3

17.5 km

Holmfirth town centre

Highlight • Historical Site

Good selection of cafes and take away food shops in a scenic town. Down side is that the town is surrounded by steep hills so any bike ride will require …

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23.1 km

Park Wood

Forest

5

37.0 km

Bank Bottom Mill, Marsden

Highlight • Other

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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41.7 km

Standedge Road Cutting

Nature Reserve

7

42.0 km

Standedge Cutting

Highlight • Structure

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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8

46.7 km

The Limekiln Café

Highlight • Cafe

The Limekiln are passionate about using locally sourced, organic and fair trade produce and offer a wide selection of soups, sandwiches, main meals

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9

47.5 km

Cafe Grand Abaco

Highlight • Cafe

Good little cafe with really nice food definitely recommended

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B

48.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.2 km

16.0 km

2.98 km

1.31 km

215 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.9 km

1.52 km

122 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Wednesday 24 June

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16°C

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