Best walks from Featherstone

Featherstone Station to Castleford Station

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.

Easy: 7km, moderate ascents.

The path runs close beside the M62 for about ten minutes, with heavy traffic noise; you are safely behind a hedge.

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Featherstone Station to Pontefract Baghill Station

An easy, direct route mixing residential streets with surfaced paths and open field crossings and including two level crossings and a footbridge over the A639. A short climb skirts a hill on the edge of Pontefract before the town centre. Can be continued to Pontefract Monkhill station.

Easy: 4km, moderate ascents.

Two level crossings en route.

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Normanton Station to Featherstone Station

A fairly direct, mostly low-level route mixing pedestrianised streets and pavements with field paths. Some grassy paths are rutted and can get waterlogged in wet weather and there is a short road section without pavement.

Easy: 6km, moderate ascents.

Take care crossing the bypass: it is wide with no central refuge. Mill Lane has no pavement or walkable verge, though it is quiet. One stile and a flight of steps en route.

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Featherstone Station to South Elmsall Station

14km. Moderate ascents.

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