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Yorkshire And The Humber

Haworth and Stanbury

Top Withins Ruins – Alcomden Stones loop from Haworth

Hiking trails & Routes

Yorkshire And The Humber

Haworth and Stanbury

Top Withins Ruins – Alcomden Stones loop from Haworth

Moderate

4.3

(9)

89

hikers

Top Withins Ruins – Alcomden Stones loop from Haworth

04:03

14.2km

320m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

1.42 km

Middle Intake Farm (Heathcliff’s Cottage Inspiration)

Highlight • Historical Site

Marked as Middle Intake Farm on OS maps and set on the Bronte Way, this old ruined farmhouse may have been the inspiration for Heathcliff’s cottage.

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2

2.55 km

Brontë Bridge and Brontë Waterfall

Highlight • Viewpoint

This waterfall is a must-see for any fans of the Brontë sisters. A few miles from Haworth, where they grew up, the waterfall was a place the sisters visited to talk of their literary fantasies, which eventually became their own works of classic literature. The scenery is truly spectacular around this area with wonderful views over the Worth Valley.

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3

4.47 km

Top Withins Ruins

Highlight • Structure

Top Withens is a ruined farmhouse on remote moorland that was the inspiration for the location of the Earnshaw family house in Wuthering Heights in the novel by Emily Brontë.

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4

5.50 km

Alcomden Stones

Highlight • Viewpoint

Alcomden Stones lie about half a mile west of Top Withens and Ponden Kirk, offering sweeping 360-degree views across the moorlands into Lancashire. This rugged site features a scattering of rocks, with its standout attraction being a massive rocking stone, estimated to weigh six or seven tons, perched atop other glacial deposits.

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5

6.49 km

View of Ponden Kirk

Highlight • Viewpoint

6

6.62 km

View of Ponden Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great break spot with a beautiful view

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7

8.34 km

View of Scar Top Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

8

11.4 km

Lone Tree near Brontë Waterfall

Highlight • Viewpoint

On the path to Bronte Waterfall from Stanbury, turn left over the cattle grid and you can't miss it.

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B

14.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.33 km

3.98 km

577 m

284 m

Surfaces

9.06 km

2.80 km

1.04 km

577 m

415 m

284 m

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

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