Walks from Knottingley
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Knottingley Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Knottingley by train.
Knottingley to Selby
Knottingley to Whitley Bridge
Waterway: four fifths along the Aire and Calder Navigation.
Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Whitley Bridge has only around three trains a day.
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: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Lunch: Fairburn, about halfway, offers a refreshment stop.
Walk details: Slow Ways.