Ilkley Moor Circular Walk is a 2.4 mile loop trail located near Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England that features a river and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking and walking.
From Cow and Calf car park to Rocky Valley, White Wells and Ilkley Tarn This is an easy walk, but you can make it much longer. If you have young children with you, they will enjoy scrambling on the rocks at Cow and Calf, playing in the rock-strewn streams, hiding behind the rocks in Rocky Valley, seeing the plunge pool at White Wells and feeding the ducks on Ilkley Tarn.
Unless it has been very dry for some time there will probably be some muddy puddles at least, so bring boots or wellies. The route is all on well-used paths
January 16, 2021
October 3, 2020September 6, 2020August 16, 2020June 6, 2020Really easy walk had four kids all 5 and below that absolutely loved it
May 16, 2020really nice walk, can edit it loads to go the way you want and it's really easy when you follow this map. Plenty of parking options for free adjacent to it. We took 2 hours ish with the odd detour and stop for a snack
July 17, 2019hot day beautiful views easy to get lost
June 30, 2019This is a good family trail, but is quite steep and makes up for its lack of distance and can take longer than you might imagine. So definitely take it easy and slow if unfit. There are multiple ways to do it and if not careful you can end up scrambling up rocks and on overgrown alternate paths if you take the wrong course from The Wells cafe (the easier walk is to head up the path behind the back of the cafe not to side of the cafe). Kids will really enjoy this walk as there are lots of things they can interact with and it isn’t so long that they may lose interest.
April 13, 2019March 17, 2019Excellent day out, did with our children 8 and 5.
March 9, 2019We took our 5 year old on this trail and he coped with it very well, little big tricky in parts but generally a decent enough walk for all abilities. Nice clear day made for some great views across Wharefdale.
February 17, 2019first walk in a very long time done in the snow and thoroughly enjoyed
January 27, 2019Lots of various ways to shorten or lengthen this route. Perfect for novices. I took my 6 year old and he dealt with everything perfect. Nothing too tricky for him and likewise families going for a stroll. Lots of other walkers/runners.
August 28, 2018fantastic walk. local a nice easy walk.
May 28, 2018The walk and view was amazing would do it again the only thing I was disappointed with was it says on here the walk is over 7km when it was under 4km. Would of been better if the walk was longer
May 27, 2018a beautiful and gentle walk up an easy incline to a rewarding view at the top of the Moors. you'll undoubtedly meet a kind person on the way as well. be sure to hit the White Wells waterhouse while you're in the area. Darwin visited the house frequently to clean himself.
March 5, 2018Did today in snow and thick mist. Winter wonderland! couldn't have found our way around without the map and gps. Route very accurate.
October 1, 2016
First to ReviewOne of my favorites walk in the region.
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