Ilkley and Washburn Valley Short Scenic Walks Guidebook

by: Paul Hannon
This full colour pocket-sized guide is your passport to 20 classic walks through superb surroundings around the Wharfe and Washburn on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, including Ilkley Moor, Otley Chevin, Timble and Fewston.

All the walks are less than 5 miles, making a perfect half day's stroll for families, casual walkers and everybody who simply wants to enjoy a leisurely exploration of some of Britain's outstanding country landscapes. Each route is described in detail including starting point grid references, but route maps are not included. OS Explorer sheet 297 covers all the walks in this book. There is a colour photograph on each double-sided walk page plus a location map and a brief introduction the area.

The walk locations are:
Beamsley Beacon from Langbar - 3.25 miles
Wharfe at Addingham - 4.75 miles
Windgate Nick from Addingham - 4.5 miles
Austby and Nesfield from Ilkley - 4.75 miles
Around Denton from Ilkley - 4.5 miles
Buck Stones from Ilkley - 4.5 miles
Ilkley Moor from Ilkley - 4.75 miles
Twelve Apostles from Ilkley - 4 miles
Cow and Calf Rocks from Ilkley - 4.25 miles
Burley Moor from Burley-in-Wharfedale - 4.75 miles
Otley Chevin from York Gate - 4.25 miles
Farnley and Leathley from Leathley - 4 miles
Dob Park from Norwood Bottom - 4.5 miles
Little Alms Cliff from Norwood Edge - 4 miles
John o'Gaunt's Castle from Swinsty Reservoir - 4 miles
Swinsty landscapes from reservoir - 4.5 miles
Timble landscapes - 3.25 miles
Fewston Reservoir from Swinsty Moor - 3.5 miles
Upper Washburn from Blubberhouses - 4.25 miles
Thruscross Reservoir from Thrucross - 4.5 miles

ISBN 9781870141970 Pages 48 (2009) 105mm x 148mm