Beacon Hill and Southowram from Brookfoot - 6 miles

We start with a gentle walk along the canal to Cromwell Bottom nature reserve before crossing the main road and climbing up through the woods to Southowram. Here we pick up the Calderdale Way briefly to get to Siddal Top, looking down on Salterhebble and Halifax. Bearing north along the high ridge we come to Beacon Hill, the highest point on the walk. We then turn east down Barrowclough Lane and Dark Lane where we pick up the path running alongside Red Beck. There is a steep climb here to fields leading back to the church at Southowram where we start a gradual descent through Cromwell Wood back to our starting point. The Red Rooster is just round the corner for a well-earned drink.