Walking Britain West Yorkshire Walks,Walking Routes & Hiking Trails
Lower Wharfedale, Cracoe, Burnsall & Bolton Abbey Walks
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Walking Highlights. Personal favourites include the Valley of Desolation and Simon's Seat, Barden Fell, the Rylestone Edges above Cracoe and Trollers Gill. An easy walk full of interest is Barden Bridge and the Strid from Bolton Abbey.
Where to stay - Skipton, Burnsall, Ilkley and Addingham are convenient for walking in this area.
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905★ | Beamsley Beacon and Bolton Abbey from Addingham | moderate | 10.00 |
Dark Peak South - Longendale & Bleaklow Walks
Peak District National Park
Walking highlights - Bleaklow is wild and can be challenging but it does have its rewards. Grains-in-the-Water provides solitude and stunning moorland landscapes. Circular walks using sections of the Pennine Way are also a feature of this area.
Where to stay - Glossop and Crowden are convenient for this area.
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1697★ | Marsden to Edale challenge | very hard | 22.00 |
Dark Peak North - Black Hill & Dovestone Reservoir Walks
Peak District National Park
Walking highlights - circular walks based on the Pennine Way, the wild moorland around Black Hill, Laddow Rocks, the gritstone edges of Saddleworth Moor above Dovestone Reservoir and the wide open spaces of Wessenden Moor.
Where to stay - Holmfirth, Hadfield, Mossley and Marsden are convenient for this area.
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1583★ | Digley Reservoir | easy/mod | 5.00 |
| 2630★ | Upper Holme Valley & Ramsden Clough | moderate | 9.00 |
| 1829★ | Holme & Marsden Clough from Ramsden Reservoir | moderate | 9.00 |
| 2561★ | Digley & Ramsden Reservoirs from Wessenden Head | moderate | 9.50 |
| 2518★ | Black Hill & Four Reservoirs | moderate | 10.00 |
| 2644★ | Marsden and the Standedge Trail | moderate | 11.00 |
| 2613★ | Boundary Walk from Marsden to Holmfirth | moderate | 13.00 |
| 2359★ | Cuckoo Walk & Bacon Butties from Marsden | hard | 19.50 |
South Pennines Walks
The South Pennines stretch from the northern boundary of the Peak District to the southern boundary of the Yorkshire Dales. Consisting of high rolling moorland, intersected by deep valleys, there is nowhere in this region that exceeds 2000 feet. The moors and valleys are where the old rivals, Lancashire and Yorkshire meet and where too the rival industries of cotton and wool.
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1243★ | Haworth Moor and Bronte Bridge | easy | 3.50 |
| 3159★ | March Haigh Reservoir & Eastergate Bridge from Marsden | easy/mod | 5.00 |
| 1336★ | Sowerby Bridge and Norland Moor | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 2121★ | Crimsworth Dean, Lumb Bridge & Hardcastle Crags | moderate | 7.50 |
| 1135★ | Top Withins and the Bronte Bridge from Haworth | moderate | 8.00 |
| 1307★ | A circuit of Ovenden Moor from Oxenhope | moderate | 8.00 |
| 2946★ | Buckstones and Linsgreave Head from Marsden | moderate | 8.75 |
| 1900★ | Standedge Trail from Marsden | moderate | 9.00 |
| 3015★ | Lobb Mill, Stoodley Pike & Withens Clough Reservoir | moderate | 9.00 |
| 1291★ | Stoodley Pike from Hebden Bridge | moderate | 11.00 |
| 2705★ | Oxenhope to Hebden Bridge without a car | moderate | 11.00 |
| 2606★ | Hoof Stones Height, Noah Dale and Colden Water | moderate | 11.50 |
| 2926★ | Cupwith & Shooter's Nab from Marsden | moderate | 13.00 |
Bradford Walks
The Bradford walks listed below allow you to explore this area. Highlights include the area around Silsden and wild moorland between Bingley and Ilkley. Other highlights include Haworth Moor and the Five Rise Locks on the canal at Bingley. All the walks are free to download and print, and all routes have GPS files.
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1408★ | Saltaire - the model village | easy | 1.50 |
| 3114★ | Haystacks, Twelve Apostles & Idol Stone of Ilkley Moor | easy/mod | 4.50 |
| 1585★ | Haworth Moor circular | easy | 5.00 |
| 1952★ | Five Rise Locks and the River Aire, Bingley | easy | 5.25 |
| 3079★ | Around Silsden Reservoir | easy | 6.00 |
| 2942★ | Below Silsden Moor from Cringles | easy/mod | 6.80 |
| 2319★ | Ilkley to Bingley | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 3215★ | Steeton to Ilkley without a car | moderate | 7.50 |
| 2802★ | Shipley to Ilkley via Ilkley Moor | moderate | 10.80 |
Calderdale Walks
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1584★ | Ogden Reservoir | easy | 4.00 |
| 1041★ | Halifax - the Magna Via and Southowram | easy/mod | 5.50 |
| 3719★ | Ramsden Wood & Hades Hill from Walsden | easy/mod | 6.10 |
| 1449★ | Cullingworth Circular | easy/mod | 6.25 |
| 1411★ | Walsden to Warland Reservoir | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 1057★ | Luddenden Dean and the Calderdale Way | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 1091★ | Ripponden and the Calderdale Way | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 1626★ | Luddenden Foot Circular | easy/mod | 7.50 |
Kirklees Walks
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1586 | Blackmoorfoot Reservoir | easy | 1.50 |
| 1587 | Scammonden Reservoir | easy | 4.00 |
| 2719 | Huddersfield's green fringe | easy/mod | 10.00 |
Leeds & Wakefield Walks
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1588★ | Eccup Reservoir circular | easy | 4.50 |
| 2943★ | Newmillerdam Country Park from Notton | easy | 5.70 |
| 3077★ | A circuit of Eccup Reservoir | easy/mod | 7.50 |
| 1380★ | Bramham Park & Newton Kyme without a car | easy/mod | 10.00 |
| 2160★ | Wetherby to Follifoot without a car | easy/mod | 10.25 |
Walks that start in adjacent counties / areas.
Walks that start in adjacent counties or areas but cross the boundary and include sections of the route within West Yorkshire
| Walk | Description | Starts In |
|---|---|---|
| 2661★ | Keighley Moor Reservoir & Hitching Stone from Cowling | North Yorkshire |
| 1849★ | Blackstone Edge and the Pennine Way without a car | Greater Manchester |
| 2826★ | Winscar Reservoir circuit from Dunford Bridge | South Yorkshire |
| 2328★ | Penistone to Shepley linear | South Yorkshire |
★ GPS file ☩ Route profile
