Latest News: Read more



Blue discs with name in yellowKirklees Way

W Yorkshire

121 km / 75 miles
The Kirklees Way provides a challenging 73-mile route that circles the district, taking in the best of the landscape, scenery, history and unusual features including the Upper Colne Valley and mixes the exposed moorland tops with the industrial towns in the valleys crossing the Spen Valley to Oakwell Hall, Dewsbury, Clayton West and the Holme Valley to Marsden.


Details:

Waymark: Blue discs with name in yellow
Path Type: Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark: Blue discs with name in yellow
Attributes: Challenging
Moorland
Industrial History
Start and Finish: SE166259 - Scholes, W Yorkshire View on StreetMap
Open Date: 1990
Web Sites: Halfway Hike - Kirklees Way [blog]

Maps:

You can use the interactive controls to zoom in and out and to move around the map, or click on a path or a marker for more info.(interactive map help)

Show Connected Path Outlines
National Trails (England & Wales)
Paths Marked on OS mapping
Other Paths
Anytime Challenges

Show Points of Interest
Walkers are Welcome

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):
OS Landranger 104, 110
OS Landranger Active 104, 110
OS Explorer 1, 21, 278, 288, 289
OS Explorer Active 1, 21, 278, 288, 289

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

 
 
From
Path
Along
Path
Walkers are Welcome
< 1 km
45 km
Walkers are Welcome
3 km
71 km
Walkers are Welcome
< 1 km
81 km
Walkers are Welcome
1 km
92 km

Connected Paths:


Downloads:

Reminder: Material downloaded from this website is for personal use only. Commercial use, reproduction, modification of all content is strictly prohibited without prior approval by the LDWA. Please Contact Us if you have any requests.

GPX Route File
Kirklees Way GPX Exchange Format Route File
Last Updated 07/07/2019 15:41:10 - Corrections to route near Upper Bagden & dingley Reservoir
Login to Download
(Members Only)
MemoryMap Route File
Kirklees Way Memory Map Route File
Last Updated 07/07/2019 15:41:10 - Corrections to route near Upper Bagden & dingley Reservoir
Login to Download
(Members Only)
Tracklogs Route File
Kirkless Way Tracklogs Route file
Last Updated 07/07/2019 15:41:12 - Corrections to route near Upper Bagden & dingley Reservoir
Login to Download
(Members Only)

Route Profile:

119.8 km (74.4 miles)
2,963 m (9,721 ft) ascent
454 m (1,490 ft)  maximum height

This website uses cookies

To comply with EU Directives we are informing you that our website uses cookies for services such as memberships and Google Analytics.

Your data is completely safe and we do not record any personally identifiable information.

Please click the button to acknowledge and approve our use of cookies during your visit.

Learn more about the Cookie Law