Best walks from Dewsbury

Yorkshire · North of England

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Jump on a train, get off at Dewsbury Station and lose yourself in a beautiful hike for the day.

Mirfield Station to Dewsbury Station

An easy, mostly level route along the Calder and Hebble Navigation canal and the River Calder and with riverside views and wildlife. Not suitable for those with mobility issues.

Easy: 6km, moderate ascents.

Near Dewsbury, where the canal forks from the river, the riverside path is marked 'No Admittance' and barriered, though an opening has been cut.

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Batley Station to Dewsbury Station

Tough: steep ascents. 3km.

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