Kirklees Way
118 km / 73 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:
| Path Type: | Paths Marked on OS mapping | |
| Waymark: | Blue discs with name in yellow | |
| Attributes: | Challenging; Moorland; Industrial History | |
| Start and Finish: | SE167259 - Scholes, W Yorks  |
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| Open Date: | 1990 |
Publications, Badges and Certificates:
| Booklet: | Walk the Kirklees Way (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) |
| Paperback: | Stroller's Guide to Walks along the Kirklees Way (Holmfirth Tourist Information Centre - 1991) |
| Folder: | Kirklees Way (Huddersfield Examiner) |
Maps: |
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| Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps): | |
| OS Landranger: | 104, 110 |
| OS Landranger Active: | 110 |
| OS Explorer: | 1, 21, 278, 288, 289 |
| OS Explorer Active: | 1, 21, 278, 288, 289 |
Group Accommodation within 5 Km of this Path:
| Bunk House: | Westwood Christian Centre | 1 Km |
Connected Paths:
Downloads:
| GPS Exchange Format Route File: | Kirklees Way GPX Exchange Format Route File | Login to Download (Members Only) |
| MemoryMap Route file: | Kirklees Way Memory Map Route File | Login to Download (Members Only) |
| Tracklogs Route file: | Kirkless Way Tracklogs Route file | Login to Download (Members Only) |
Route Profile:
| 117.2 Km (72.8 miles) 2,890 m (9,482 ft) ascent 454 m (1,490 ft) maximum height |
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