Queensbury - Thornton - Fountainhead - Oxenhope

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 35.27 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 680 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 682 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 434 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 156 m
  • ⚐
    District: Bradford 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.76295° / W 1.84518°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 316 m - Start near 99 Deanstones Ln, Queensbury, Bradford BD13 2AS, UK
  2. 2 : km 0.27 - alt. 331 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.74 - alt. 343 m - Turn right onto High St/A647
  4. 4 : km 0.94 - alt. 336 m - Turn right onto Brighouse Rd/A644
  5. 5 : km 1.09 - alt. 334 m - Head northwest on Station Rd toward April Gardens
  6. 6 : km 1.43 - alt. 305 m - Head east on Station Rd
  7. 7 : km 1.84 - alt. 262 m - Head north on Station Rd
  8. 8 : km 2.17 - alt. 242 m - Head northwest toward Cockin Ln
  9. 9 : km 2.52 - alt. 249 m - Head north toward Cockin Ln
  10. 10 : km 2.86 - alt. 245 m - Head north on Cockin Ln toward Cockin Ln
  11. 11 : km 2.91 - alt. 243 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 3.87 - alt. 246 m - Head northwest
  13. 13 : km 4.29 - alt. 242 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 4.74 - alt. 247 m - Head west toward Woodsley Fold
  15. 15 : km 4.91 - alt. 258 m - Turn left onto Thornton Rd/B6145
  16. 16 : km 5.32 - alt. 270 m - Head west on Thornton Rd/B6145 toward Close Head Dr
  17. 17 : km 6.41 - alt. 313 m - Head southwest on Thornton Rd/B6145 toward Brighouse Rd/A644
  18. 18 : km 6.42 - alt. 314 m - Turn right onto Brighouse Rd/A644
  19. 19 : km 7.23 - alt. 303 m - Continue onto Halifax Rd/A629
  20. 20 : km 7.66 - alt. 300 m - Head north on Halifax Rd/A629 toward Old Rd
  21. 21 : km 8.13 - alt. 278 m - Head northeast on Halifax Rd/A629 toward Long Causeway/B6141
  22. 22 : km 8.15 - alt. 278 m - Turn left onto Long Causeway/B6141
  23. 23 : km 10.14 - alt. 318 m - Head west on Long Causeway/B6141 toward Sawood Ln
  24. 24 : km 11.35 - alt. 250 m - Head west on Denholme Rd/B6141 toward Back Leeming
  25. 25 : km 12.06 - alt. 211 m - Head north on Station Rd/B6141 toward Elm St
  26. 26 : km 12.25 - alt. 207 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Hebden Bridge Rd/A6033
  27. 27 : km 12.31 - alt. 212 m - Head west on Hebden Bridge Rd/A6033 toward Cross Ln
  28. 28 : km 13.25 - alt. 271 m - Head northwest on Hebden Bridge Rd/A6033 toward Hard Nese Ln
  29. 29 : km 13.37 - alt. 279 m - Turn left onto Hill House Edge Ln
  30. 30 : km 13.66 - alt. 321 m - Head south on Hill House Edge Ln
  31. 31 : km 14.53 - alt. 374 m - Head southeast on Hill House Edge Ln toward Nab Water Ln
  32. 32 : km 14.76 - alt. 362 m - Hill House Edge Ln turns slightly right and becomes Nab Water Ln
  33. 33 : km 15.23 - alt. 374 m - Head southwest on Nab Water Ln
  34. 34 : km 16.26 - alt. 428 m - Continue onto Cold Edge Rd
  35. 35 : km 16.32 - alt. 431 m - Head southeast on Cold Edge Rd
  36. 36 : km 17.43 - alt. 427 m - Head southeast on Cold Edge Rd toward Withens New Rd
  37. 37 : km 18.17 - alt. 426 m - Head southeast on Cold Edge Rd toward Withens New Rd
  38. 38 : km 18.36 - alt. 424 m - Continue onto Withens Rd
  39. 39 : km 19.28 - alt. 399 m - Head south on Withens Rd
  40. 40 : km 20.53 - alt. 341 m - Continue onto Cold Edge Rd
  41. 41 : km 20.59 - alt. 335 m - Head southwest on Cold Edge Rd toward Lumb Ln
  42. 42 : km 21 - alt. 312 m - Continue onto Mount Tabor Rd
  43. 43 : km 21.2 - alt. 311 m - Head southeast on Mount Tabor Rd toward Balkram Edge
  44. 44 : km 22.33 - alt. 315 m - Head southeast on Mount Tabor Rd toward Moor End Rd
  45. 45 : km 22.34 - alt. 314 m - Continue onto Moor End Rd
  46. 46 : km 23.65 - alt. 221 m - Head southeast on Fountainhead Rd toward Golding Hop Cl
  47. 47 : km 23.8 - alt. 206 m - Turn right onto Ovenden Wood Rd
  48. 48 : km 24.24 - alt. 200 m - Turn left onto Wood Ln
  49. 49 : km 24.55 - alt. 156 m - Turn right to stay on Wood Ln
  50. 50 : km 24.65 - alt. 167 m - Sharp left onto Long Ln
  51. 51 : km 26.68 - alt. 277 m - Turn left onto Mixenden Ln
  52. 52 : km 27.34 - alt. 271 m - Slight right onto White Gate
  53. 53 : km 28.11 - alt. 304 m - Turn left onto Keighley Rd/A629
  54. 54 : km 28.43 - alt. 306 m - Turn right onto Cow Hill Gate Ln
  55. 55 : km 29.36 - alt. 319 m - Slight right onto Ned Hill Rd
  56. 56 : km 31.34 - alt. 356 m - Turn right onto Brighouse and Denholme Rd/A644
  57. 57 : km 31.95 - alt. 365 m - Turn right onto Mill Ln
  58. 58 : km 31.98 - alt. 367 m - Turn right to stay on Mill Ln
  59. 59 : km 33.69 - alt. 328 m - Turn left onto Ford/Halifax Rd/A647
  60. 60 : km 33.9 - alt. 326 m - Turn right onto Hill End Ln
  61. 61 : km 34.3 - alt. 316 m - Turn right onto Hazel Hurst Rd
  62. S/E : km 35.27 - alt. 316 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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