07 05 06 08 09 10 11 12 Draughton 51 Height ADDINGHAM Main Route MoorLane ROUTE OPTIONS Addingham village Alternative High Moor Option Haygill Nook Turner Lane Option Woofa Bank Option

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Lanshaw Lad 45 Addingham Route Options (Dales High Way)

There are a number of possible Optional Routes Addingham High Moor around Addingham if you don't mind a bit of road walking on generally quiet rural lanes and are looking for slightly more direct routes, avoiding Addingham village. They are, though, generally less interesting than the main route. The Main Route reaches the highest point on Rombalds Moor at Lanshaw Lad, before continuing north to climb down the dramatic Ilkley Crags to the old bath house at White Wells, with an option to head into Ilkley town. From here the route turns west to follow the escarpment edge, with extensive views across Wharfedale, on to Addingham High Moor. The main route leaves the moor at the quarry at Black Hill, dropping north through the farming hamlet of descends NW, through a wall stile and left, on to the end Addingham Moorside and on through Small Banks, with of the ridge at Nab End, with dramatic views across the excellent views across the valley to Beamsley Beacon. Aire Valley and Silsden town. Drop steeply down to Near Street Farm the probable line of the Roman road Lightbank Lane, turn right and walk downhill to cross from Ilkley to Elslack is picked up. There is the option Brownbank Lane onto a green road (Lippersley Lane), here to head through the village, otherwise the main which passes Sea Moor Farm before curving right. route follows the line of the Roman road, crossing the Follow this walled track, heavily rutted by farm traffic, busy A65 to skirt the western edge of the village before down to the busy A6034. Cross and turn left on the picking up the Roman road again at Causeway Foot, pavement for 400 metres to the junction at Cringles. The climbing west to Draughton Height and on to Skipton. natural watershed route over Woofa Bank is now all under tarmac. Turn right on Cringles Lane, right again to climb Bank Lane over Woofa Bank and down along The High Moor Option – This follows the High Moor Haygill Nook to Draughton Height. ridge between Lanshaw Lad and Addingham High Moor. PROS: Cuts a third of a mile overall and saves 100 The Turner Lane Option – A more direct descent metres of descent/ascent. from Addingham High Moor to the western edge of Addingham following Turner Lane. CONS: Not nearly as interesting as the main route, with less extensive views. Wet underfoot in places. No option PROS: Cuts half a mile, avoids the Addingham to go into Ilkley. mudspots and avoids having to cross the very busy A65 bypass (twice)! From the high point on Rombalds Moor at Lanshaw Lad (just beyond the Twelve Apostles stone circle) bear west CONS: Involves 1½ miles of road walking. along a track which is now paved with old mill flags, Instead of leaving the escarpment of Addingham High passing the trig point at 402 metres and onto the twin Moor at the quarry at Black Hill, continue along the ridge masts at Whetstone Gate. Cross the old Keighley Road for another 250 metres to a bench near a wall at (track) and continue west following the wall on your left Windgate Nick, to pick up the line of an ancient all the way to Addingham High Moor, passing through a packhorse trail which crosses Addingham High Moor wall stile near a second trig point to reach the from Keighley. The path is clear as it heads downhill escarpment at Windgate Nick. north, alongside a deeply cut track, to pass a wall corner and on over rough pasture to a gate. Through the gate The Woofa Bank Option – This sticks to the the track crosses the field following the wall on the right watershed between Addingham High Moor and to Slade Farm. A ladder stile leads onto Straight Lane, Draughton Height. the packhorse trail now under tarmac, which curves PROS: More direct, it cuts about a north west. Cross Brown Bank half mile and 100 metres of Lane and continue downhill on descent/ascent. Turner Lane, descending steeply CONS: Mostly on tarmac – it at the bottom to cross the very involves 2½ miles of road walking. busy A6034, bearing right along No option to visit Addingham. the pavement and then left into Crossbank Road, which goes on Instead of leaving the escarpment of to turn sharply left onto the Addingham High Moor at the quarry b o t t o m o f M o o r L a n e a t at Black Hill, continue along the ridge Causeway Foot. You are now for another 250 metres to a bench back on the line of the old near a wall at Windgate Nick. “Roman road” to Skipton. Continue alongside the wall as it