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
Clothing, equipment, book and map shops
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