A fairly straight forward day passing several small to medium sized reservoirs.The walk crosses Torside Reservoir before before striking North steeply above the Crowden Brook. There are some beautiful view points as you ascend among sandstone rocks and along the edges of Rakes and Laddow Rocks. Eventually from the rock edges you descend to make a number of stream crossings along Meadowgrain Clough and then up over Black Hill.The summit marks the border between Derbyshire and West Yorkshire. The path descends on the stones down to the busy A 635 road which you cross and connects with a series of gravel and grassy tracks. There is a steep rough climb beside Blakey Clough and then sections of  grass and stone pavement passing Swellands and Black Moss Reservoir until you reach Standedge where there is a railway and canal tunnel. The nearest accommodation to Standedge is located in Marsden, Diggle or Delph.