Lockdown walks
LOCKDOWN WALK ROUTE NUMBER 8: November 2020
Hiking to High Royds
A circular walk of just over 7 miles which begins and ends at the Potted Meat Stick in the centre of Baildon. There are opportunities for you to link into or out of the route at several other places or to adapt it to your own interests. As cafes may be closed, we recommend that you take water, or perhaps a coffee flask, and something to eat.
LOCKDOWN WALK ROUTE NUMBER 7: November 2020
Woods, riverbank and canal
A circular walk of 4 miles. The walk description starts and ends on Bracken Hall Green outside the Countryside Centre. Remember to take care and stay at least two metres apart. As cafes may be closed, we recommend that you take water, or perhaps a coffee flask, and something to eat.
LOCKDOWN WALK ROUTE NUMBER 6: November 2020
Baildon Bank and Baildon Green Circular
A circular walk of 4 miles which begins and ends at the Potted Meat Stick in the centre of Baildon. There are opportunities for you to link into or out of the route at several other places or to adapt it to your own interests.
LOCKDOWN WALK ROUTE NUMBER 5: May 2020
Esholt, Guiseley, Hawksworth circular (bluebell woods and golf courses)
A circular walk of 7½ miles. The walk description starts and ends at the Baildon Railway Station, but for those of you who are familiar with Baildon, there are opportunities for you to link into or out of the route at several other places – or to adapt it to your own interests.
LOCKDOWN WALK ROUTE NUMBER 4: May 2020
Meandering around the moor
A circular, very local walk of three miles. The walk description starts and ends at the Potted Meat Stick in the centre of Baildon, but for those of you who are familiar with Baildon, there are opportunities for you to link into or out of the route at several other places – or to adapt it to your own interests.
LOCKDOWN WALK ROUTE NUMBER 3: May 2020
Over the Gallops to Eldwick and back
A circular, quite energetic walk, of 7½ miles. The walk description starts and ends at the Potted Meat Stick in the centre of Baildon, but for those of you who are familiar with Baildon, there are opportunities for you to link into or out of the route at several other places – or to adapt it to your own interests. The walk does require you to cross several stiles!
LOCKDOWN WALK ROUTE NUMBER 2: May 2020
Birch Close is closer than you think
A circular and fairly level walk of 4 miles which will notch up your daily 10,000 steps, mainly on good tracks. The walk description starts and ends at the Potted Meat Stick in the centre of Baildon, but for those of you who are familiar with Baildon, there are opportunities for you to link into or out of the route at several other places – or to adapt it to your own interests.
LOCKDOWN WALK ROUTE NUMBER 1: April 2020
From Gill to Hope Hill
Please note: as of January 2021, the bridge in the Gill Beck Valley has been damaged by floods and Bradford Countryside Service have had to remove it: this means that Lockdown Walk 1 cannot be currently completed in full.
A circular walk of 5 miles (8 kms) with total ascent of 708 feet (216 metres) which will notch up more than your daily 10,000 steps, whilst covering some of the highlights of our local countryside. The walk starts and ends at the Potted Meat Stick in the centre of Baildon, but for those of you who are familiar with Baildon, there are opportunities for you to link into or out of the route at several other places – or to adapt it to your own interests. It could also be walked in two halves.
