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Photo: Black Hill (West Yorkshire), a 581m hill near Holmfirth in the Peak District, West Yorkshire, northern England.

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Black Hill (West Yorkshire)

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Black Hill (West Yorkshire) tops out at 581 m in West Yorkshire. It is one of the 1,546 Marilyns — British hills with at least 150 m of drop on every side. It is the highest point of Kirklees. It is one of seven hills the Albion Guide charts in West Yorkshire. The surrounding countryside is part of the Peak District National Park.

For arrivals by rail, Marsden Station is 7.7 km to the north-west. Nearby hills include Black Chew Head, Hoarstone Edge and Bleaklow Head.

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More places to visit near Black Hill (West Yorkshire)

Photo of the Peak District, a National Park in England.Iconic

Peak District

You’re inside itNational Park near Castleton

Britain's first national park: gritstone edges in the Dark Peak, limestone dales in the White.

Photo along the Pennine Way, a 268-mile National Trail running from Edale to Kirk Yetholm, England and Scotland.Highlight

Pennine Way

National Trail

The first and toughest of them all — 268 miles along England's rocky spine from the Peak to the Cheviots.

here · spans 8 counties

Photo of Dove Stone Reservoir, a reservoir near Uppermill in the Peak District, Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

Dove Stone Reservoir

Reservoir near Uppermill

Handsome reservoir ringed by gritstone edges and RSPB moorland where Saddleworth meets the Peak District.

6.1 km W

Photo along the Pennine Bridleway, a 205-mile National Trail running from Middleton Top or Hartington to A683 at Cote Moor, England.Highlight

Pennine Bridleway

National Trail

The Pennines for horse and bike — old packhorse trails and drovers' roads.

7.5 km NW · spans 6 counties

Photo of Standedge Tunnel, a visitor attraction near Diggle, West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Standedge Tunnel

Attraction near Diggle

Britain's longest and highest canal tunnel, with boat trips beneath the Pennine moors from Marsden.

7.6 km NW

Photo of Saddleworth Museum, a visitor attraction near Uppermill, Greater Manchester, north west England.Highlight

Saddleworth Museum

Attraction near Uppermill

Canal-side Uppermill museum tracing the woollen trade and Roman past of the Saddleworth villages.

8.2 km W