Walking Britain Top Withins and the Bronte Bridge from Haworth
Introduction to Walk 1135
Region - South Pennines
County/Area - West Yorkshire
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
Ascent - 850 feet / 258 metres
Time - 4 hours 50 minutes
Grade - moderate
Top Withins is an excellent objective for a walk from Haworth in the South Pennines. The Brontë family have strong associations with Haworth and this walk onto the moors perhaps gives you the chance to experience the landscape that dominated their writing. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL21 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL21 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 103 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 103 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 104 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 104 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Other walks nearby
1.0 miles / 1.6 km away
Haworth Moor and Bronte Bridge
Grade - easy
Length - 3.5 miles / 5.7 km
1.6 miles / 2.5 km away
Oxenhope to Hebden Bridge without a car
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.0 miles / 17.9 km
1.6 miles / 2.5 km away
A circuit of Ovenden Moor from Oxenhope
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
4.8 miles / 7.6 km away
Steeton to Ilkley without a car
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
5.0 miles / 8.1 km away
Keighley Moor Reservoir & Hitching Stone from Cowling
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
5.1 miles / 8.2 km away
Five Rise Locks and the River Aire, Bingley
Grade - easy
Length - 5.3 miles / 8.5 km
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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