Part of the Spring Along 66 the Greenway This route is a partnership between In Kirklees, West Yorkshire Pauline Monkcom Rotate Trudi Entwistle • • • Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council • Spen Valley Spen Valley Greenway Forum •

Sustrans • Greenway and Ringway

Keighley 66 open routes Two 69 proposed traffic-free Publications: 66 Leeds Bradford 68 map area walking and • Central Kirklees Cycling Map & Guide, 2nd Edition cycling Summer 2004 Halifax routes • Spen Valley and North Kirklees Cycling Map & Guide, 66 serving local Summer 2004. 69 63 communities The above are available from Tourist Information Centres, local libraries, Kirklees Information Points or telephone: 67 ROSS - Kirklees Street Care 0800 731 8765. Rochdale • Spen Valley Greenway Leisure Rides, Excellent Books 2003. Price £1.00 Available from , Tourist Information Centres, The National Cycle Network is a comprehensive network local libraries, Kirklees Information Points or tel: of safe and attractive routes to cycle throughout the UK. “Excellent Books” 01924 315147 10,000 miles are due for completion by 2005, one third of • Spen Valley Greenway Art & the Travelling Landscape which will be on traffic-free paths, the rest will follow quiet leaflet - with details of all artwork along the Greenway. lanes or traffic-calmed roads. It is delivered through the poli- Available from Sustrans cies and programmes of over 450 local authorities and other partners, and is co-ordinated by the charity Sustrans.

Sustrans - the sustainable transport charity - works on practical projects to encourage people to walk, cycle and www.nationalcyclenetwork.org.uk Industrial Gateway Jason Lane use public transport in order to reduce motor traffic and its For more information on routes in your area: adverse effects. 5,000 miles of our flagship project, the National Cycle Network, were officially opened in June Sustrans 0845 113 0065 2000, we will increase this to 10,000 miles by 2005. or visit the interactive mapping on our web site. Spen Valley Greenway access points Spen Valley Greenway and Ringway 1Green Lane - Oakenshaw † 2 Snelsins Lane † 3 Whitechapel Road Useful Contacts 4Vine Street Sustrans 5 Mount Street † TESCO permissive access † National Cycle Network Centre, 6T* ofts Road 2 Cathedral Square, College Green, 7 Royd Wood - Pyenot Gdns † Bristol BS1 5DD 8 Rawfolds † 0845 113 0065, [email protected] 9 Primrose Lane www.nationalcyclenetwork.org.uk 10 Eddercliffe path Giant Pedal 11 Darley Road/ Linton Close Alan Evans 12 Headlands Road Sustrans Ranger Spen Valley Ringway 13 Ashton Clough † access points 01924 411307 14 Huddersfield Road (A62) A Eddercliffe Crescent [email protected] 15 Melbourne Street / Garden Avenue www.members.tripod.com/ 16 Cornmill Lane BGarden Parade spenvalleygreenway 17 Station Road C Listing Lane via playing fields 18 Railway Street † D Listing Drive 19 Cater Lane Kirklees Cycling Officer E Firthcliffe Drive 20 Footpath † 01484 225611 F Listing Drive 21 Footpath † www.kirklees.gov.uk G Thornleigh Drive 22 Carr Lane H New North Road 23 Lowfield Road via ‘The Old Hall’ 24 Pilgrim Avenue / open space 25 Burgh Mill Lane JCook Lane 26 Calder-Hebble Navigation Towpath, Thornhill † The route is not wheelchair accessible at these points Italics Pedestrian only access at these points

We All Walk The Same Path Sally Mathews