We are the East York Get Your Boots on Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Stephen L.
From Kippax we head up into "Billy Woods" (Townclose Hills Nature Reserve) before joining first the Lines Way (on the former Castleford-Garforth railway line) and then part of the Leeds Country Way long distance path as we walk through a mixture of farmland and woodland and make our way towards the nature reserve at RSPB St Aidan's.
After stopping beside "Oddball" at the St Aidan's Visitor Centre for lunch, we continue our route with a circuit around the nature reserve, transformed from a former opencast coal mine site into a vast wildlife-friendly wetland, before heading briefly along the River Aire towards the village of Allerton Bywater and then back to Kippax through more farmland and woodland.
🪧 Meet at Brigshaw Lane Recreation Ground, Kippax, LS25 7LD.
🅿️ There is a small car park at Brigshaw Lane Recreation Ground and another at Kippax Leisure Centre nearby, plus on-street parking on Brigshaw Lane and surrounding streets. Please park with consideration for residents and other visitors.
🚌 You can get to Kippax by bus using the 163 route from Leeds or Garforth railway stations. The bus runs half-hourly on Sundays so please check timetables.
🥪 Please bring a packed lunch. There is a cafe/kiosk at RSPB St Aidan's Visitor Centre where we will be stopping for lunch but this may be busy when we arrive.
🚻 There are toilets at RSPB St Aidan's Visitor Centre where we will be stopping for lunch.
🐶 Dogs are welcome but they will need to be kept on leads at all times. There are two stiles along the route.
🥾 Most of the route is on good paths and tracks but some sections were muddy on the recce.
🍺 There are three pubs on Kippax High Street if anyone fancies a post-walk drink - unfortunately these are about half a mile and 30m of ascent from the walk end point!
Get Your Boots On is a friendly and sociable group aimed at those in their 20s and 30s, and is part of the Ramblers
Brigshaw Lane Recreation Ground, Kippax, LS25 7LD
