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Walk 3114 - Haystacks, the Twelve Apostles and the Idol Stone of Ilkley Moor

County/Area   Bradford
AuthorDave Melling
Length4.5 miles / 7.3 km
Ascent600 feet / 182 metres
Gradeeasy/moderate

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This walk explores Ilkley Moor, Bradford, visiting many of the relics left by our ancestors including boundary markers, enclosures, cairns, and the strange cup and ring carved stones.


 

Suggested Maps

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OS ExplorerSheet 297
OS LandrangerSheet 104

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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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