Yorkshire

including Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland

Walking in Yorkshire A compact 20-page colour A5 booklet packed with useful and concise information detailing walking opportunities including long distance paths and promoted routes, parks and protected countryside areas, public transport information and a host of useful contacts. The perfect guide to finding your way about the region on foot, from the walls of York and canals of Leeds to the wilds of the Dales, Moors and Peak District National Parks. £1.50 + p&p: Order here!

The guide was sponsored by Yorkshire Water, one of the region's largest landowners, who provide public access on foot to much of their land, including numerous walking routes.

Books of walks

• Rambler's Guide: Yorkshire Dales by David Leather. Full colour book of 30 varied walks graded for difficulty level and co-published with The Ramblers and Harvey's Maps. Order here!
• Freedom to Roam guide: Peak District Eastern Moors and the South by Roly Smith, ISBN 0 7112 2498 6. How to order.
• Freedom to Roam guide: The Pennine Divide - walking the moors between Greater Manchester and Yorkshire by Andrew Bibby, ISBN 0 7112 2500 1. How to order.
• Freedom to Roam guide: South Pennine and the Bronte Moors including Ilkley Moor by Andrew Bibby, ISBN 0 7112 2501 X. How to order.
• Local Ramblers Publications. Walks chosen by local experts.
• Family walks books

Paths and routes

• Paths and routes in Yorkshire
• Urban walks:
  Leeds
  Sheffield
  York

Public transport for walkers

• Yorkshire
• National information

Clothing, equipment, book and map shops

• Shops in Yorkshire

Parks and Countryside

• Forest of Bowland AONB
• Howardian Hills AONB
• Nidderdale AONB
• North York Moors National Park
• Peak District National Park
• South Yorkshire Community Forest
• Yorkshire Dales National Park

Local authorities

Responsible for footpaths, and often a good source of information on local walking routes, country parks and nature areas.

• Barnsley
• Bradford
• Calderdale
• Doncaster
• East Riding of Yorkshire*
• Kingston upon Hull
• Kirklees
• Leeds
• Middlesbrough
• North Yorkshire*
• Redcar and Cleveland
• Rotherham*
• Sheffield
• Wakefield*
• York

* has particularly useful walking info on website

Further information

...on local walking opportunities is often available from Tourist Information Centres. Look in phone books or search at www.visitbritain.com. Your local TIC can refer you to others in the network. Public libraries also often have walking information: see your phone book.

For information about short, healthy walks aimed at those new to walking, see the WHI website