West Yorkshire 25-45s Hiking Group

Must pay to enter the abbey (free for English Heritage members).

Start Time: 9:30am PROMPT! Will not wait around for anyone running late! Need to be at Sutton Bank before the sunset.
Miles/Kilometres: 13mi/21km (Approx)
Total ascent: 445m (Approx)
Difficulty: Hard (due to distance)
Estimated length of time: 6 hours (including lunch break).
Dogs Allowed: Yes
Public Transport: No, not from West Yorkshire that I am aware of. Happy to give people a lift from, Halifax, Brighouse, Mirfield, Leeds (centre) or Wetherby or Thirsk.
Parking: Huge car park at Sutton Bank.
Payment: £1 - Use this link to pay: https://settleup.starlingbank.com/jamiepope1 - please put "Sutton Bank" as reference.

Itinerary

Meet outside the Sutton Bank National Park Centre. We start by cutting through the Hambleton Plantation until we come out onto the Cleveland Way. We follow this path along a dirt road and then through the village of Cold Kirby, where the Cleveland Way and Inns Way merge briefly. We continue following the Cleveland Way along a farm road where it goes through some woods until we come out into a clearing. The farm road then joins a dirt road, which we follow through the clearing with woodland on either side of us.

We continue following the Cleveland Way, where it meets the Inns Way again, we follow both paths across a stream to Bridge Road. Then follow the Cleveland Way along Bridge Road through woodland until it joins the main road to Rievaulx, which we follow until we come to a beautifully preserved medieval bridge, which we cross over.

We now leave the Cleveland Way to follow the Inn Way up the road to Rievaulx (REE-VOH) where the abbey will soon come into sight. We will then pop-in, have lunch here and look around the ruins. There is a cafe & souvenir shop. Hoping to spend 60-90 minutes depending on how fast we get here.

Once ready, we follow the Inns Way through Rievaulx village, through some fields until we come out at Arden Lane. We then follow the road through more woodland, over the River Rye and then up through Lambert Lag Wood to Claverley Lay Lane. We walk along this road briefly before following the Inns Way up through more woodland and then through a farm.

We follow the Inn Way through fields before it swings down through more woodland to where it meets the Cleveland Way from earlier. We cross over the stream again to Bridge Road but now follow the Inns Way the opposite direction, up to the village of Scrawton. We cut through the village, and follow the Inns Way through more fields and woodland until we are back at Cold Kirby village again.

We now head straight forward following the Inns Way all the way to the clifftops of Sutton Bank, where we (hopefully if good conditions) can enjoy the sunset. Once ready, we follow the Cleveland Way back to the National Park Centre.

Disclaimers

The walk organisers do not have training or insurance. Therefore, anyone who joins the walk is accountable for their own safety and anyone they bring with them. By signing up you accept this.

Check the weather (on multiple websites) before leaving your residence. Bring clothing & footwear suitable for the forecast. We advise you to bring walking boots for any medium or harder walk. Trainers are only recommended for easy walks. Bring a coat just in case (this is Britain after all...) and extra layers if it is going to be cold.

All proceeds go towards equipment for leading walks, group events & trips. A percentage will go to charities.

Bring a packed lunch and snacks. Bring enough food & water to last the estimated time.

We recommend bringing some cash just in case. Especially if parking. Not everywhere is contactless yet.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the walks organiser.

Join us for an autumnal hike in the Shibden Valley ending with drinks & pizza in Vocation Brewery's bar in Halifax town centre. They do serve drinks other than beer and can confirm the pizza is delicious! You can either buy just a slice of pizza or a whole pizza.

Please comment if will be coming to Vocation so I can reserve enough tables.

Start Time: 9:45am
Miles/Kilometres: 9.5mi/15km (Approx)
Total ascent: 520m (Approx)
Difficulty: Moderate
Estimated length of time: Hike will take approx 5 hours (including a lunch break).
Dogs Allowed: Yes & they are welcome in Vocation too.
Public Transport: Yes, train leaves Leeds 9:12am and arrives at 9:43am.
Parking - Plenty of pay & display car parks near the station, there is a huge one underneath the station for both it and Eureka Children's Museum.
Payment: £1 - Use this link to pay: https://settleup.starlingbank.com/jamiepope1 - please put "Halifax" as reference.

Itinerary

Meet outside the train station entrance. We start by walking down Church Street and around Matalan. We head up the road and cross over to then head up a short but steepish cobblestone path called Old Bank. We then veer off and take the path up to Beacon Hill Road. We cross over and ascend up a path through the woodland until we come to a crossroad of paths. We follow one up to Beacon Hill with views out across Halifax.

We then cut through farmland to Long Lane and follow this back to the crossroad of paths earlier. We then take a path down to Shibden Hall Road, cross over and head into Shibden Park, down to Shibden Hall. We descend to the park's lake, walk around the lake, to the park's cafe where we can stop for a coffee/ice cream, we then exit the park onto the A58. We cross over to the pub and head along Staups Lane until we come across a flagstone path that goes through some fields.

We follow this path to Blake Hill road, cross over and walk down an ancient footpath called The Dicken. We head down to Simm Carr Lane and follow this until we come to the Calderdale Way (CDW), which we follow up the hillside. Follow the CDW through a farm and then veer off onto a dirt road that leads to a disused Quarry we can explore and enjoy views across the Shibden Valley. Will aim for lunch up here.

We then head around the hills crest and then descend into the woodland below to Shibden Brook. We follow the river through the woodland for a bit, crossing over it and one point and then its a short ascent up to an disused packhorse road called Bare Head Lane. We follow through the woodland until it emerges out and then joins the end of Simm Carr Lane which we were on earlier.

We follow the road down until we are almost back where we were earlier but this time take the CDW up the opposite hillside slightly and veer off through fields and past old Victorian buildings. We come out and Lee Lane which we follow briefly to then take another path along the hillside with more views of the valley. We keep following this path until we come to Sunderland Lane. We now follow roads and a few paths around the as we descend down towards Halifax until we come to Beacon Hill Road from earlier. We follow this road past warehouses until we come to the Old Bank cobblestone path from earlier and then follow this back to Matalan and then the train station.

Disclaimers

The walk organisers do not have training or insurance. Therefore, anyone who joins the walk is accountable for their own safety and anyone they bring with them. By signing up you accept this.

Check the weather (on multiple websites) before leaving your residence. Bring clothing & footwear suitable for the forecast. We advise you to bring walking boots for any medium or harder walk. Trainers are only recommended for easy walks. Bring a coat just in case (this is Britain after all...) and extra layers if it is going to be cold.

All proceeds go towards equipment for leading walks, group events & trips. A percentage will go to charities.

Bring a packed lunch and snacks. Bring enough food & water to last the estimated time.

We recommend bringing some cash just in case. Especially if parking. Not everywhere is contactless yet.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the walks organiser.

Join us for our annual Christmas party at the excellent Crowd of Favours in Leeds. Starting from 7pm and going until 11pm/midnight.

Only members that have attended at least one hike may join. We are not a social group.

We will be in the basement area this year. Just head downstairs.

You can arrive sooner than 7pm if you want and sit in the bar area.

I've ordered a buffet. They are currently updating the buffet options so will update this with details as soon as I can.