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[steve219]

Is there a walk to Ilkley that avoids the A65 road, but also does not involve the walk all the way up the hill from the Sun Lane level crossing to the new Clevedon retirement homes?

I've just tried to find a route FROM Ilkley which does not involve climbing up the road all the way past the Cow & Calf, and found the route across the golf course, but that still brought me out above the Celevedon.

Is there anything that is an easier walk, glorious as those climbs are?

SB

[Sebastian-Smythe]

steve219, on 25 September 2011 - 06:49 PM, said:

Is there a walk to Ilkley that avoids the A65 road, but also does not involve the walk all the way up the hill from the Sun Lane level crossing to the new Clevedon retirement homes?

I've just tried to find a route FROM Ilkley which does not involve climbing up the road all the way past the Cow & Calf, and found the route across the golf course, but that still brought me out above the Celevedon.

Is there anything that is an easier walk, glorious as those climbs are?

SB

Do you have Google Maps or Google Earth?

I've been looking at mine and there's two ways. If you follow the footpath on the lower side of Ben Rhydding Golf coarse to it's eastern (Burley) end then turn immediately left down the road to Ben Rhydding Drive. At the bottom turn right and before you get to Cleveland there is a farm track leading through the fields to the main road beside Kashmiri Aroma. Alternaively just a few yards further up and there's a footpath which heads for Low House Farm. Follow this turning right at the end and keep on it to the rough road at the top. Turn left and follow this until you reach Moor Lane.

I hope that's of some help albeit it does have a bit of a climb in it.

[steve219]

Many thanks for that, I'll take a close look at the map

SB