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YORKSHIRE
Eastergate return walk
An easy, return walk following the red waymarkers along the canal towpath through quiet winding lanes before reaching the historic
Eastergate bridge.

Deep water
Take care with children near the canal edge as the water can be deep with a muddy base.

Information Total steps: 12

Address: The Old Goods Yard, Station Road, Marsden,
West Yorkshire, HD7 6DH.
OS map: Explorer OL21
Activity: Walking
Easy: A gentle walk along the towpath and through
woodland. For further details, please see Terrain
section.
Dog friendly: Dogs are welcome but should be kept
under close control at all times and must be on a lead
during the bird nesting season (1 March–31 July).
Start point: Old Goods Yard, grid ref: SE047117
1. From the Old Goods Yard and National Trust Office follow the railway fence line to
Marsden station. Join the canal towpath at Lock 42E. The red waymarker arrows that
mark the trail begin just outside the Marsden Moor office.
2. Follow the towpath until the Standedge tunnel visitor centre is in view on the right.
When you see the visitor centre bear left through a small, wooded picnic area.
3. Walk over the bridge, through the car park and bear left up the grassy bank.
4. Cross the lane and follow the surfaced path along the river leading to a wheelchair-
friendly picnic area. Continue until you reach a wooden gate by the road.

Full trail: Miles: 2.8 (km: 4.48) 5. Turn left along the road past a row of houses on your left and Hey Green on the right.
Continue onto Blake Lea Lane which becomes Waters Road. Bear left at Eastergate
Access: Challenging
cottage onto the bridleway path.
Duration: 1 hour 30 mins
6. Go through the gate and follow the path along the river until you reach Eastergate
Terrain bridge. This is a packhorse bridge also known as Close Gate bridge.

7. To make your return follow the path over Eastergate bridge. Take the path along the
A return walk along the canal towpath. Surfaced path riverside onto Blake Lea Lane.
through woodland with cobbled tracks.
8. Turn right on to Waters Road and retrace your steps through the nature trail alongside
the river.

9. Walk over the lane and down the grassy bank towards the car park at Standedge tunnel
visitor centre.
10. Turn left to rejoin the towpath under the railway bridge.

11. After going under the bridge turn right and walk up the stone steps. Bear left along the
path through the woodland.

12. Walk through the gate at the end of the woodland and turn right to rejoin the canal
towpath back towards Marsden and the Old Goods Yard car park.
End point: Old Goods Yard, grid ref: SE047117