Countryside Around Leeds - City Fringes of West Yorkshire

author: Paul Hannon
The fringes of the great northern city of Leeds, along with Wakefield and the countryside towards Bradford, offer untold attractions within the eastern half of West Yorkshire. This handy pocket-sized guidebook offers 25 great walks, well-illustrated and concisely described. They lead you through some stunning landscapes of woodland, riverbank, parkland, nature reserves, reservoirs and canal towpaths.

Explore the banks of the rivers Aire, Calder and Dearne, along with the leisurely towpaths of four different canals. Savour splendid parkland at Temple Newsam, Golden Acre and Roundhay.
Discover the natural delights of Cockers Dale, Judy Woods and Hetchell Crags, and walk through history at Oakwell Hall, Bardsey, Barwick in Elmet, Thornton Viaduct and Kirkstall.
Amble around Fairburn Ings and St Aidan's bird reserves, and enjoy a wealth of colourful stone-built villages such as Ledsham, Norwood Green, Tong, Woolley and Aberford.

Each walk chapter begins with a panel giving distance and start location and a brief description of the terrain. Start point grid reference, post code, and OS Explorer map sheet number are also provided plus a very simple overview map of the route. The main text provides detailed navigation instructions. Also included is a colour photograph of a feature of interest.

For a list of all the 25 walk locations click the link below the 'Add to Cart' button.

ISBN 9781907626456 Pages 64 (2025) 106mm x 148mm