Editing Hebden Bridge (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Calder valley hebden bridge.jpg|thumb|[[Calder Valley]] around Hebden Bridge]]
[[File:Hardcastle Crags 1.jpg|thumb|[[Hardcastle Crags]] near Hebden Bridge, a [[National Trust]] estate]]
Hebden Bridge lies close to the [[Pennine Way]] and [[Hardcastle Crags]] and is popular for outdoor pursuits such as walking, climbing and cycling. It lies on the [[Rochdale Canal]] – a through route across the [[Pennines]].
The town is on the route of the [[Calderdale Way]], a circular walk of about {{convert|50|mi|km|0}} around the hills and valleys of Calderdale, and it is connected with the Pennine Way through the "Hebden Bridge Loop".

===Flooding===
The town's location in the valley causes problems with [[flooding]] particularly between Hebden Water and the [[movie theater|cinema]] on New Road, Brearley Fields in [[Mytholmroyd]], and further up the valley at Callis Bridge by the [[sewage works]] and the old Aquaspersions [[factory]]. Flooding at Callis Bridge is so frequent that the level of the River Calder has been lowered and special perforated kerbstones fitted so that water can drain back into the river. Brearley on a [[flood plain]] contains the playing fields for [[Calder High School]] and local [[football (soccer)|football]], [[rugby league]] and [[cricket]] teams. Hebden Bridge suffered two devastating floods in the summer of 2012,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jul/09/flash-floods-hit-hebden-bridge |title=Flash floods hit Hebden Bridge |first1=Martin |last1=Wainwright |first2=Ben |last2=Quinn |date=9 July 2012 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref> and again on Boxing Day 2015; [[Todmorden]], [[Mytholmroyd]], [[Sowerby Bridge]] and [[York]] were also affected, with houses, pubs, shops and community centres suffering damage to property.  The extent of the Hebden Bridge flooding was shown in [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drone]] videos of the flooded areas, the most severe flooding occurring in Hebden Bridge town centre.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2015/dec/27/drone-footage-of-flooding-in-hebden-bridge-and-mytholmroyd-video |title=Drone footage of flooding in Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd – video |date=26 December 2015 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref>