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Photo: Blackstone Edge, a 474m hill near Ripponden, Greater Manchester, north west England.

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Blackstone Edge

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Blackstone Edge rises to 474 m (1,555 ft) in Greater Manchester. It is the highest point of Rochdale. It is one of seven hills the Albion Guide lists in Greater Manchester.

For arrivals by rail, Littleborough Station is 3.5 km to the west. For more of the same, Way Stone Edge and Freeholds Top are close by.

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

Pennine Way

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

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Photo of Ripponden, a village in West Yorkshire, northern England.

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Village

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Photo of Stoodley Pike Monument, a landmark near Cragg Vale, West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

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

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