Three clough scrambles under the north side of Wessenden Moor, south of Marsden. Summary verdict: could do all three as a day out but only Blake Clough is really worth a visit
• Route in: park on Binn Road where the Kirklees Way splits off. Walk along the Kirklees Way until a path diverges right to run alongside the edge of Blakeley Reservoir. Cross Wessenden Brook opposite the start point of your chosen clough.
• Start point: SE 05255 09077 for Small Clough, SE 05290 08948 for Blakely Clough, SE 05386 08833 for Blake Clough
• Grading: Small Clough is 0.5 at most; Blakely Clough is likewise because two of its main waterfalls are too overhung to climb without help; there is a single grade 2 and three or four grade 1 waterfalls along and around Blake Clough and several 0.5 cascades
• Notes: Small Clough and Blake Clough are not named on OS maps
• End point: for Small Clough it’s where the gradient slackens off around SE 05133 09095; for Blakely Clough it’s where the Pennine Way crosses at SE 05020 08853; for Blake Clough you can tick off the higher waterfalls on and beyond Short Grain but my advice was to stop after the waterfall above the weir around SE 05035 08448
• Route out: for Short Clough, just walk down the steep hillside near the clough; for Blakely Clough walk back down the Pennine Way; for Blake Clough walk back down beside the brook if you’ve gone above the weir, else follow the path above the north side of the clough
• Time: about 40 mins from CP to start points; 15 mins to scramble up Small Clough and 10 mins down; c. 35 mins from Wessenden Brook to the Pennine Way along Blakely Clough and then c.15 mins back down; c.35 mins from Wessenden Brook to the weir on Blake Brook and about 50 mins to hunt down the higher waterfalls, then respectively 15 mins or 50 mins back down to Wessenden Brook; at the end of scrambling c.35 mins back to CP
• Combine with: brooks with waterfalls all around Wessenden Reservoir to the south; Butterly Clough and (dependent on access) Rams Clough further north
• Gear: dry bag and wetsuit needed; buoyancy vest recommended; maybe rope and helmet for Blake Brook main waterfall ascent
• Verdict: you could do these three as a day out, building from a quick Small Clough warm-up, to Blakely and then Blake. Otherwise, give Small Clough and Blakely Clough a miss, and do only the initial cascades and main weir/waterfall on Blake Brook
• Score: 5/10 overall - 6/10 for Blake Clough, 4/10 for Blakely Clough, 3/10 for Small Clough
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