Stoodley Pike Monument

A monument on moorland above the town of Todmorden. It is more than 30 metres high and contains stairs leading to the upper platform. Views from the top extend as far as the The Dark Peak, Pendle Hill and Emley Moor Mast. A tower was built in 1815 to commemorate the defeat of Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo, but collapsed in 1854. The current tower was completed in 1856.

The Pike can be reached by a number of different routes. The one most popular with locals begins at the small village of Mankinholes and ascends an old flagstone packhorse trail to Withens Gate, where a wide path heads north to the Pike along the The Pennine Way.

Alternatives include a steep climb up the moor directly below the Pike, or a longer walk, partly on the new Pennine Bridleway, from Hebden Bridge.