Best walks to or from Shepley
Yorkshire · North of England | Walks by train
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Shepley Station.
Shepley Station to Stocksmoor Station
Walled tracks, woodland and field paths past old corn mills along Shepley Dike to the pretty hamlet of Thunder Bridge, with views of the Emley Moor mast. A short walk.
2km.
A steep climb up Birks Lane towards Stocksmoor.
Documented by Penistone Line Trail / Penistone Line Partnership (PDF).
Denby Dale Station to Shepley Station
Field paths over the ridge via Upper Cumberworth, with fine views, a 13th-century church with William Morris glass, and the 21-arch Denby Dale Viaduct.
4km.
Highlights: Denby Dale Viaduct (A 21-arch stone railway viaduct opened in 1880, built alongside an earlier timber viaduct of cobweb appearance).
Documented by Penistone Line Trail / Penistone Line Partnership (PDF).