Clayton walks

An easy, mostly level stroll to a local landmark.

Explore the valley short cut option and a surprise.

An energetic and varied walk sampling the Calderdale and Brinle Way.

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.

This Calderdale walk takes you into an area that was once a dense hive of mills and industry: spinning, carding and weaving. Today much of the industry has long since departed and you can enjoy the scenic highlights of this area.

A short walk that visits the Bronte Bridge and includes some wwalking on the Haworth Moors.

Lovely walk in the wood to see Gibson mill and Hardcastle Crags following the Hebden river. Best during spring time to see the bluebells.

An extended exploration of our local woods and crags, with superb views and historic monuments.

Stroll down into the historic town of Otley, returning via the River Wharfe and Chevin Forest Park.

A pleasant stroll to our local viewpoint, with a prehistoric cup-and-ring marked rock en route

Onto Ilkley Moor for fine views, a historic well cottage and iconic rock formations.

Enigmatic rock carvings and all the best-loved highlights of Ilkley Moor.

A walk alongside the River Wharfe to historic Ilkley town centre, with a return via the Cow & Calf.

A circular walk from the Maypole and around Gawthorpe.

An easy walk mainly on roadside pavements and green footpaths alongside field edges.

An easy, circular walk, mainly on pavements and good footpaths.

An easy circular walk, mainly on roadside pavements and green footpaths alongside field edges.

A nice walk from Kirkhamgate to Stanley using Wakefield Way.

Nice walk from Horbury Bridge along River Calder to Kirkhamgate using mainly Wakefield Way and Kirkless Way.

A circular walk from St George’s Centre passing by Mormon Church.

A circular walk with superb panoramic views from the top of the hill.

This walk follows the River Wharfe from Bolton Abbey to Barden Bridge in the Yorkshire Dales. One of the highlights of the walk is the Strid, a narrow rocky defile, through which the River Wharfe thunders through. The walk has few gradients and includes some pleasant woodland.

An easy flat walk going clockwise around the lake. Start/finish at the woodland car park with cafe and toilets. The Pavilion Cafe is halfway round. Pubs and other shops near the rowing club boathouse.

Starting from Bretton Country Park Visitor Centre, this walk will lead you to Horbury Bridge through woodland, Overton and Middlestown.

The South Pennines are part of the Peak District National Park and this walk explores the moors to the west of Holme. The route uses well trodden paths and tracks and offers some fine views during the course of the walk.

This Peak District walk offers a relatively easy way to enjoy the moors and views above Uppermill in Oldham. The route includes a visit to the Obelisk above Uppermill.

A steady uphill walk across farmland and through woodland providing views in High Hoyland back down towards Cannon Hall and Cawthorne. An easy downhill return across farmland.

The Cawthorne Boundary Walk is a 14 mile circular walk usually starting at the Village Hall. I have broken the roughly into 4 parts smaller of approximately 3-4 miles radiating from the village, enabling the walker to walk the village boundary in part over 4 walks or the complete boundary in 1. I pick up a public footpath close to the center of the village, opposite Beatson House restaurant and next to the Methodist Chapel.

This Barnsley walk starts in Silkstone and includes an old waggonway, the Cannon Hall country park and sections of the Barnsley Boundary Walk and the Penistone Boundary Walk.