Walks from Castleford
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Castleford Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Castleford by train.
Featherstone to Castleford
Recommended: A largely step-free, fairly clear route on roads, paths and through a pair of parks, with a brief stretch of industrial ground between them. A field path leads out of Featherstone and the road into central Castleford is quite long.
Time: 2h–4h
Warnings: The path runs close beside the M62 for about ten minutes, with heavy traffic noise; you are safely behind a hedge.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Castleford to Knottingley
A very pleasant, easy-to-navigate walk mixing gravel paths through a nature reserve with paved roads in Castleford and Knottingley, the nature-reserve middle section being the best part. There are areas of relatively steep incline, gates, a stile and field near Knottingley; trainers suffice in dry weather and boots in winter. The village of Fairburn, about halfway, is a good pause point for refreshments.
Waterway: two thirds along the River Aire.
Time: 3h30–7h
Lunch: Fairburn, about halfway, offers a refreshment stop.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
