This area contains that part of the Yorkshire and Humberside region which contains the Leeds-Bradford metropolis and points south, and to the west of the East Coast Main Line.
Neighbouring regions and areas are
Note also some of the most convenient hubs for multi-day walking on different routes.
Routes
- Barnsley Boundary Walk
A walk of 108km which encircles Barnsley. - Brontë Way
A 70km walk between Oakwell Hall (Birstall) and Gawthorpe Hall (Padiham), connecting locations associated with the Brontë family. - Calderdale Way
A walk of 80km making a circuit, mainly in the hills above the towns in Calderdale, passing close to stations at Todmorden and Brighouse. - Don Valley Way
This 50km path follows the River Don from Doncaster to Hillsborough in Sheffield. - Haworth to Hebden Bridge Walk
A 10km walk between Haworth and Hebden Bridge. - Kirklees Way
A walk of 120km encircling the Borough of Kirklees. - Leeds Country Way
A 99km circuit of the city. - Pennine Bridleway
A walk (or ride) of 593km between Middleton Top and Cote Moor. - Pennine Way
A walk of 422km between Edale and Kirk Yetholm; this National Trail does not qualify as a Green Walk. In addition to the 45km gap between Byrness (sketchy bus service) and Kirk Yetholm, buses connect with different settlements from the next access point in many areas. - Railway Children Walk
A 9km circuit (within a few metres of being a figure-of-eight) between Oxenhope, Haworth and Oakworth stations on the Keighley and Worth Valley heritage railway line, linking locations used in the 1970 film version of The Railway Children, by E Nesbit. - Rochdale Way
A 72km walk round the borough of Rochdale. - Rotherham Roundwalk
A circuit of 38km within the Borough of Rotherham. - Sheffield Country Walk
A walk of 86km encircling Sheffield. - South Yorkshire Way (boundary)
A 279km walk encircling South Yorkshire. - South Yorkshire Way (central)
A walk of 158km between Thorne (near the North station) and the station at Dore and Totley. - Transpennine Trail
A 346km walk between Southport and Hornsea. - Wakefield Way
A walk of 115km encircling Wakefield. - Worth Way (West Yorkshire)
A walk of 18km creating a loop between Keighley and Oxenhope.
Hubs
Some places lend themselves to being hubs, where you may pitch up for a few days’ car-free walking, fanning out on a different route (or part of a route) each day. The hub becomes a walking-place for recreation at walking pace. Hubs in this area include
- Bradford
Bradford is a convenient hub for the north-west of the area, and for the adjacent parts of the north-western area of the region. - Doncaster
Doncaster is a useful hub for the eastern part of the area, and also for points east. - Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a convenient hub for much of the western part of the area, with public transport links throughout and across the Pennines. - Leeds
Leeds is the pre-eminent hub for the northern part of the area,, with plentiful public transport connections throughout. It also offers access to parts of the north-western area of the region. - Rotherham
Rotherham is a good local hub for the south-east of the area. - Sheffield
Sheffield is the pre-eminent hub for the south of the region: public transport connections are plentiful throughout the area and into neighbouring areas, particularly the eastern side of the Peak District. - Skipton
Skipton is a local hub for the far west of the region; it also has links to the south, and north and west into the North-west region.
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