Ilkley Long Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.78 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 224 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 220 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 399 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 257 m
  • ⚐
    District: Ilkley 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.913584° / W 1.796367°
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Description

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 257 m - Start on Moor Road
  2. 2 : km 0.18 - alt. 283 m - Turn sharp left
  3. 3 : km 1.51 - alt. 281 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 1.64 - alt. 283 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 1.66 - alt. 285 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 2.14 - alt. 319 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 2.52 - alt. 351 m - Turn right onto Occupation Lane
  8. 8 : km 2.54 - alt. 352 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 4.12 - alt. 316 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 4.14 - alt. 317 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 6.17 - alt. 380 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 6.22 - alt. 381 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 6.71 - alt. 380 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 7.87 - alt. 396 m - Turn slight left
  15. 15 : km 8.66 - alt. 382 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 8.72 - alt. 380 m - Turn left onto Ilkley Road
  17. 17 : km 8.74 - alt. 380 m - Keep left onto Ilkley Road
  18. 18 : km 8.75 - alt. 380 m - Turn left onto Keighley Road
  19. 19 : km 8.75 - alt. 380 m - Turn sharp left
  20. 20 : km 9.71 - alt. 388 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 10.3 - alt. 365 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 10.44 - alt. 370 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 10.97 - alt. 360 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 11.92 - alt. 329 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 12.13 - alt. 319 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 12.47 - alt. 336 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 13.06 - alt. 330 m - Turn sharp left onto Keighley Road
  28. 28 : km 13.12 - alt. 330 m - Turn sharp left
  29. 29 : km 13.47 - alt. 320 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 13.63 - alt. 330 m - Turn sharp left
  31. 31 : km 13.64 - alt. 330 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 13.82 - alt. 327 m - Turn slight right
  33. 33 : km 15.24 - alt. 318 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 15.47 - alt. 290 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 15.93 - alt. 262 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 16.04 - alt. 266 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 16.05 - alt. 267 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 16.07 - alt. 267 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 16.09 - alt. 268 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 16.59 - alt. 283 m - Turn left
  41. S/E : km 16.77 - alt. 257 m

Useful Information

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Other walks in the area

Walking Cow and Calf

Association or club
↔5.37 km ↗+187 m ↘-187 m ◔2h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Ilkley (West Yorkshire)

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

Walking The Swastika and Badger Stones

Association or club
↔11.12 km ↗+273 m ↘-270 m ◔3h 55 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Ilkley (West Yorkshire)

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

Walking River Wharfe and Ilkley Moor

Association or club
↔7.86 km ↗+223 m ↘-220 m ◔2h 55 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Ilkley (West Yorkshire)

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

Walking Suprise View

Association or club
↔2.59 km ↗+35 m ↘-32 m ◔0h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Otley (West Yorkshire)

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

Walking Otley and the River Wharfe

Association or club
↔12.85 km ↗+221 m ↘-217 m ◔4h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Carlton (West Yorkshire)

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

Walking Chevin Forest Park

Association or club
↔7.44 km ↗+122 m ↘-117 m ◔2h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Carlton (West Yorkshire)

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

Walking Barden Bridge and the Strid from Bolton Abbey

Walker
↔7.37 km ↗+34 m ↘-35 m ◔2h 10 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Bolton Abbey (North Yorkshire)

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.

Walking Top Withins and the Bronte Bridge from Haworth

Walker
↔10.82 km ↗+202 m ↘-184 m ◔3h 40 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Haworth and Stanbury (West Yorkshire)

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.

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