Best walks from Shipley
MapJump on a train, get off at Shipley Station and lose yourself in a beautiful hike for the day.
Shipley Station to Horsforth Station
stunning views over Saltaire and Baildon. A very pleasant walk with a good mix of terrain, including a lovely stint alongside the River Aire and stunning views over Saltaire and Baildon. Some footpaths are overgrown and parts are inaccurately plotted on non-existent paths and requiring diversions.
Tough: steep ascents. 12km.
Overgrown footpaths and sections plotted on non-existent paths require a few diversions.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Shipley Station to Baildon Station
A short, straightforward route up to Baildon and let down by a long stretch along the main road.
Easy: 3km, moderate ascents.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Bingley Station to Shipley Station
An easy, mostly flat walk almost entirely along the wide, well-compacted Leeds & Liverpool Canal towpath, popular with cyclists, dog-walkers and buggy-pushers. The towpath switches sides at Dowley Gap locks and the canal crosses an aqueduct over the River Aire. The main route-finding is locating footbridges at each end and which have flights of steps. Follows the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Passes through the World Heritage village of Saltaire (Salts Mill), well worth a visit.
Easy: 5km, moderate ascents.
Busy roads to cross at each end (footbridges have flights of steps); be alert for cyclists on the towpath.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Shipley Station to Bradford Interchange Station
fantastic view over Bradford. A varied, interesting and fairly direct route, mostly away from busy roads, combining wildflower-meadow field paths, the Sustrans Route 66 cycle track, a steep climb to Bolton Woods with great views over Bradford, woodland through Boars Well Urban Nature Reserve and city-centre streets with steps behind the cathedral. Several steep descents; paths can be overgrown and a little muddy. Close to Sustrans Cycleway Route 66; the Bradford-to-Shipley section is almost identical to the Yorkshire Heritage Way. Passes Boars Well Urban Nature Reserve.
6km.
Steep descents and steps. Several path entrances are overgrown and easily missed; some fly-tipping; a fenced-off section near new housing requires going around a locked gate. Steep, rough scrubland descent near Primrose Lane. Can be muddy.