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Walk 2160 - Wetherby to Follifoot without a car

County/Area   Leeds
AuthorPeter Schofield
Length10.3 miles / 16.7 km
Ascent800 feet / 242 metres
Gradeeasy/moderate

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While the area between Leeds and Harrogate doesn’t possess the scenic views and grandeur of the nearby Dales, what it does offer is pleasant and undemanding walking in a pastoral landscape which during spring and summer is ablaze with wild flowers.

Suggested Maps

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OS ExplorerSheet 289
OS LandrangerSheet 104
OS LandrangerSheet 105

Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps.

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Grade - easy
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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
 


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