Running Routes in Calderdale

Saville Moor – Boggart Lane, Doldram Lane, Hollas Lane

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This route is 6.8 miles, with assorted surfaces. Much is unlit and unmade, though none is strictly off-road. There are three really-quite-steep hills, one particularly so.
Leave the start by the Saville Moor chip shop (580ft) going South onto Birdcage Lane and Woodhouse Lane. Across Wakefield Road to your right, and then left down Hollas [...]

Route – Heath – Lower Edge – Reins Wood – Canal

About 7.25 miles, with 480 ft of ascent. Mixed road, off road, and steep muddy bits through a wood.
Leave Heath – left to the lights. Left up and up again along Long Wall. Take a brief breather at the top, before running cross and down Westgate and then Church Street, taking care as you cross Briggate [...]

Heath – 5.6m mixed

Leave Heath Rugby Club, turning right along Stainland Road, past Copley Basin, and on around the corner to your left onto Wakefield Road to Copley traffic lights. Turn steeply uphill, then take the second proper left turn onto Spring Wood Drive. Near the end, turn right uphill and then left along a path between two houses [...]

6.5 Miles from Saville Park – Off Road

There are several hills, much is off road and over quite rough ground.
Leaving Saville Park (opposite the chip shop), go South and along and down Birdcage Lane, Birdcage Hill, and Woodhouse Lane. Cross Wakefield Road, bearing right, then turning left down Hollas Lane.
Over the canal, dip left down into the car park (1 mile), going through [...]

Heath - 5.4 Off Road - Half a Hill

From Heath Rugby Club, West Vale, turn left along Stainland Road to the lights. Left and up Rochdale Road, left at the long junction down Saddleworth Road to Elland Bridge.
Regroup
Left along Elland Bridge, over the road and right down Gas Works Lane, left again down the passage at the end of the houses (1 mile), and [...]

5 Miles from Heath Rugby Club – Flat – off Road

From Heath, turn left along Stainland Road. Run through West Vale up to the bus stop just past the petrol station (useful for anyone who has forgotten to have a pee before setting off – you know who you are).
Turn down to the right on Little Bradley, but bear left to follow onto a track with [...]

Saville Park - Blaithroyd Lane - Canal -

6.53 miles approx with about 720ft of climb, some sections steep. Mixed terrain, tarmac, cobbles, concrete, tracks, and canal bank. Much is unlit and will tricky in the wet.
North from Saville Park (opposite chip shop) (740′). Right at the lights down Free School Lane, then left (third?) down Clover Hill Road. Towards the end, drop down [...]

Route from Heath

A run from Heath Rugby club, West Vale, Elland. 4.7 miles flat with beginners’ bumps.

Right onto Stainland Road, dipping off and down into and clockwise around the canal basin. At the top of the lock, cross the bridge, and left and then right with the canal to your right, under the road bridge and along until [...]

The Moor - 5.7 miles - mixed terrain - hilly (quite)

This run takes in some pleasant views and a wide combination of surfaces. Much is unlit.
South from Saville Park, across at the lights and on Birdcage Lane, following it down the cobbles of Birdcage Hill and Woodhouse Lane. Turn right and cross Wakefield Road, and left down Hollas Lane, across the canal, then the river (1 [...]

West Vale, 4.28 miles, flattish - mixed surface - unlit

Turn right out of Heath and along Stainland Road bearing forwards and left along Wakefield Road, but turning left into the canal basin. across the lock bridge and back around the far side of the basin and through the (smelly) tunnel onto the canal towpath. Stop and regather (.8 mile)
Straight on down the towpath as far [...]

3 half hills

A 6 mile run from Heath Rugby Club, three smaller hills, all on road.

Left out of the club (233′), along and up to the Station Hotel at Holywell Green (1.33 miles, 504′). Left down Station Road, then on (368′) and up Broad Carr Lane, past the Rock Inn to the top (515′) and along Hammerstones Leach [...]

Dog Lane from Heath

From Heath Rugby Club/West Vale Car Park. 6.1 miles/550ft – all on road – good hills to 9% – some unlit.

Leave Heath (233ft), left along Stainland Road, turning right at second lights up Saddleworth Road. Run as far as the Branch Road Inn (1.6 miles, 481ft) . Turn left along Branch Road, along down across the [...]

Run - Heath to Rastrick

Leaving heath Rubgy Club left and then left at the first traffic lights up Rochdale Road to the cross roads, bearing left at the top down Saddleworth Road toward Elland Bridge. Left across the bridge, crossing the road, and turning right down Gas Works Lane (1 mile). About two hundred yards down turn left down the [...]

Run 8 March 2010

From Heath Rugby Club
Five and a half miles – road, some unlit

From Heath Rugby Club (233ft), turn left and at second set of lights, right up Saddleworth Road, stopping at the Branch (1.6 miles, 478 ft). Continue on and up to the foot of Barsey Green Lane (2.3 mile, 582ft possible pause), then right up the [...]

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