Walks from Skipton
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Skipton Station.
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Gargrave to Skipton
Easy, peaceful Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath: locks, swing bridges, wharves and the River Aire near St Andrew's Church, Gargrave to Skipton.
Waterway: almost all along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Time: 2h–4h30
Walk details: Community Rail Lancashire (PDF).
Skipton to Ilkley
A stunning revelation of quiet, high moorland, Great views throughout, a fabulous last mile. A stunning route over a succession of quiet, high moors culminating in iconic Ilkley Moor, with soft rolling moorland, narrow paths and natural rock sculptures, great views down into Wharfedale and over the mill villages. The middle is remote farmland with well-kept stiles and gates, then a short steep climb onto the main moor and with a fabulous descent into Ilkley. Many stiles and some lack of footpath signs. Follows the Dales High Way and Millennium Way. Passes prehistoric cup-and-ring marked rocks and the Swastika Stone. A bench is well placed on the first climb and again at Windgate Nick.
Time: 5h–9h30
1 lunch spot: Roman bathhouse cafe
Warnings: Many, many stiles, some requiring agility, and in places a lack of footpath signs; map or GPS competence is needed.
Walk details: Slow Ways.