Airport Loop From Farsley + Crag House Farm

Waypoints

1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 295 ft - Starting at Farsley Cenotaph (nr LS28 5TL). Follow Bagley Lane to the very bottom in Rodley.
2. 1 : mi 0.75 - alt. 177 ft - At pubs, continue straight ahead on to Canal Road (zebra crossing available)
3. 2 : mi 0.83 - alt. 177 ft - Cross the canal swing bridge
4. 3 : mi 0.84 - alt. 174 ft - Turn left onto towpath to Calverley Bridge
5. 4 : mi 1.04 - alt. 177 ft - After passing under bridge, follow road ahead/down towards pub.
6. 5 : mi 1.12 - alt. 167 ft - Keep right at pub, going down slope.
7. 6 : mi 1.16 - alt. 154 ft - Turn right to cross bridge
8. 7 : mi 1.23 - alt. 157 ft - Keep left onto Calverley Lane
9. 8 : mi 1.53 - alt. 240 ft - Turn left (ahead) onto Bar Lane and trail road.
10. 9 : mi 1.85 - alt. 361 ft - Cross road (pedestrian crossing available on the right), heading directly ahead to ginnel behind bus stop.
11. 10 : mi 2 - alt. 410 ft - Turn slight left onto West End Grove
12. 11 : mi 2.07 - alt. 427 ft - Turn left onto West End Rise
13. 12 : mi 2.19 - alt. 466 ft - Turn right onto West End Lane
14. 13 : mi 2.32 - alt. 436 ft - Turn left on footpath immediate after school
15. 14 : mi 2.45 - alt. 449 ft - At sign post, continue left/ahead up the hill slightly further.
16. 15 : mi 2.5 - alt. 495 ft - Turn right at the top, keeping fields on left and woodland on right.
17. 16 : mi 2.81 - alt. 571 ft - At crossroads, continue straight ahead
18. 17 : mi 2.9 - alt. 548 ft - Turn left
19. 18 : mi 3.02 - alt. 558 ft - Turn right down footpath towards university running track
20. 19 : mi 3.09 - alt. 538 ft - Follow public footpath through section with large hedge on either side.
21. 20 : mi 3.25 - alt. 554 ft - Cross road. Stile and footpath through trees straight ahead
22. 21 : mi 3.27 - alt. 558 ft - Multiple footpaths, but simplest is to follow path keeping on the left, passing round a large fallen tree. However, there can be a short muddy section
23. 22 : mi 3.36 - alt. 581 ft - Footpath winds right
24. 23 : mi 3.46 - alt. 587 ft - Crossroads: go straight ahead
25. 24 : mi 3.56 - alt. 597 ft - Arrive at stile to cross in to field. Horses may be in field and possibly see airport straight ahead
26. 25 : mi 3.69 - alt. 600 ft - Turn right on Leeds Country Way
27. 26 : mi 4.01 - alt. 515 ft - Cross main road and join quiet road straight ahead
28. 27 : mi 4.18 - alt. 466 ft - Arriving at houses (possible flag), turn right remaining on Leeds Country Way
29. 28 : mi 4.22 - alt. 463 ft - Turn slight left onto 9
30. 29 : mi 4.24 - alt. 456 ft - Turn left onto 9
31. 30 : mi 4.51 - alt. 482 ft - Turn sharp right onto 7
32. 31 : mi 4.74 - alt. 482 ft - Turn slight left
33. 32 : mi 5.17 - alt. 525 ft - Turn sharp left onto Smithy Lane
34. 33 : mi 5.36 - alt. 545 ft - Turn right onto Smithy Lane
35. 34 : mi 5.41 - alt. 558 ft - Turn sharp left
36. 35 : mi 5.42 - alt. 558 ft - Keep right
37. 36 : mi 5.56 - alt. 558 ft - Turn slight left
38. 37 : mi 5.57 - alt. 558 ft - Keep right
39. 38 : mi 5.79 - alt. 531 ft - Turn right
40. 39 : mi 6.07 - alt. 518 ft - Turn slight right onto Moseley Wood Avenue
41. 40 : mi 6.13 - alt. 512 ft - Turn right onto Moseley Wood Gardens
42. 41 : mi 6.47 - alt. 440 ft - Turn right onto Moseley Wood Rise
43. 42 : mi 6.53 - alt. 417 ft - Keep right
44. 43 : mi 6.92 - alt. 384 ft - Turn right
45. 44 : mi 6.96 - alt. 394 ft - Keep left
46. 45 : mi 7.11 - alt. 459 ft - Turn left
47. 46 : mi 7.29 - alt. 463 ft - Turn left
48. 47 : mi 7.34 - alt. 453 ft - Turn slight left
49. 48 : mi 7.56 - alt. 430 ft - Turn right onto Brownberrie Drive
50. 49 : mi 7.68 - alt. 427 ft - Turn slight left onto Brownberrie Lane
51. 50 : mi 7.72 - alt. 417 ft - Turn right
52. 51 : mi 8.14 - alt. 492 ft - Turn immediately left, over wall stones and follow path across field
53. 52 : mi 8.2 - alt. 515 ft - Cross wall and follow footpath across field
54. 53 : mi 8.3 - alt. 505 ft - At crossroads, keep straight ahead - housing estate should be on your left and field on your right
55. 54 : mi 8.41 - alt. 486 ft - Once rejoined woodland path, turn left down hill towards houses and remain on footpath between houses
56. 55 : mi 8.62 - alt. 394 ft - Turn right onto Hall Lane
57. 56 : mi 8.68 - alt. 384 ft - Turn sharp left into Horforth Hall Park
58. 57 : mi 8.78 - alt. 364 ft - Cross grass or follow footpath to go directly across the park
59. 58 : mi 9.03 - alt. 331 ft - Exit park and turn right following the Ring Road
60. 59 : mi 9.11 - alt. 318 ft - Cross Ring Road at crossing towards Fuel Station. Cross A65 at crossing.
61. 60 : mi 9.18 - alt. 318 ft - Turn right onto Calverley Ln
62. 61 : mi 9.25 - alt. 308 ft - Bear right at the cemetary to rejoin Ring Road
63. 62 : mi 9.97 - alt. 184 ft - Before crossing bridge for the canal, take Alice's Steps down to the canal.
64. 63 : mi 9.99 - alt. 180 ft - Turn left onto Aire Valley Towpath
65. 64 : mi 10.15 - alt. 174 ft - Turn right across swingbridge and stratight ahead up Bridge Road
66. 65 : mi 10.25 - alt. 194 ft - Cross main road then left onto Oaklands Road
67. 66 : mi 10.39 - alt. 194 ft - Continue up Oaklands Road along trail
68. 67 : mi 10.6 - alt. 213 ft - Turn slight right onto Bagley Lane and follow until arriving at Farsley Cenotaph
69. S/E : mi 11.07 - alt. 295 ft - FINISH