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FOR COVID COMPLIANCE, MANY WALKS THIS YEAR REQUIRE BOOKING. PLEASE DO NOT TURN UP ON THESE WALKS WITHOUT BOOKING.

YORKSHIRE GRIT FROM OTLEY THRUSCROSS RESERVOIR ROUND SATURDAY 26 JUNE Meet John Raffo and Ian Andrew, Otley Conservation Task Meet John Nightingale at Thruscross car park, Reservoir Road, GRAND OPENING – 20th BIRTHDAY Force, at the junction of Church Lane and Kirkgate, Otley. Thruscross, Harrogate, HG3 4BB. Depart 1pm. Celebrate TWENTY years of Otley Walking Festival at Otley Depart 10am. BOOKING REQUIRED. BOOKING REQUIRED. Parish Church, Kirkgate, Otley, LS21 3HW. Celebration Cake, Booking opens May 17: 01943 464087. Booking opens May 17: www.otleywalkingfestival.co.uk refreshments, photos, and more! Start at 9am. Finish by 10am. Historical walk with great views History of the reservoir, ruined mills and the flooded village of West End. No booking required. 6.5 miles 5 hrs. (max) Moderate Circular 6 miles 3 hrs. Moderate Circular EAVESDROP - A SONIC NATURE TRAIL OTLEY CHEVIN ORIENTEERING COURSE OTLEY CHEVIN GEOLOGICAL TRAIL Eavesdrop is a sound installation taking place in Otley: field Meet John Nightingale at Upper Shawfield car park, East Chevin Meet William Fraser, Leeds Geological Association, at East recordings of local wildlife are fused with a musical underscore. Rd. Otley, LS21 1DD. Depart 6pm. No booking required. Chevin Quarry car park, East Chevin Rd., Otley, LS21 3DD. The recordings can be accessed anytime during the Festival via Practise micronavigation with orienteering maps following the Danefield Depart 5.30pm. No booking required. smart phones by scanning QR codes placed throughout Otley. Orienteering Permanent course A walk back in time. The self-guided route starts in Gallows Hill and finishes at the 4 miles 2.5 hrs. Moderate Circular 2 miles 3 hrs. Easy Circular White House. For a full route and list of QR code locations TWENTY TREES OF OTLEY MICK BRADLEY’S please visit www.james-hamilton.co.uk/eavesdrop Meet Tom Raper at starting point in Otley (to be advised after WAINWRIGHT ADVENTURES 2 miles 1.5 hrs. Easy Linear booking). Depart 7pm. Walk finishes at Wharfemeadows Park. Mick Bradley presents stunning photographs illustrating the BOOKING REQUIRED. pleasures and occasional mishaps of summitting all 214 MIND THE GAP Booking opens May 17: www.otleywalkingfestival.co.uk Wainwrights. Tickets £3 from Otley Courthouse, Courthouse Meet Candy and Mike at Surprise View car park, Yorkgate, Otley, Fascinating walk identifying common and rare trees in Otley St., Otley, LS21 3AN. 01943 467466 LS21 3DG. Depart 10.30am. An historic walk around the Guiseley 2.5 miles 2 hrs. Easy Linear Enjoy the pleasures and pitfalls of conquering Wainwrights without Gap. Finish with good hot Yorkshire fare at the Royalty pub - £10. straining a muscle! BOOKING REQUIRED. Booking opens May 17: TUESDAY 29 JUNE 7.30pm. Otley Courthouse. Doors open 7pm call Mike 07759 210034. 20/20 visions of Otley, historical Guiseley Gap, great views all round, ILKLEY TO OTLEY: THE MOOR INTERESTING WAY FRIDAY 2 JULY delicious food – what’s not to like? Meet Dave Robson at Otley bus station for 10.15am bus. Walk 8.8 miles 4 hrs (plus meal time) Moderate Circular departs Ilkley bus station 10.40am. BOOKING REQUIRED. SIX DALES TRAIL STAGE 3: Booking opens May 17: email [email protected] BOUTHWAITE – MIDDLEHAM FOUR PUBS WALK Moor, fields, rail track. Fabulous views along the length of Ilkley Moor and beyond! Meet Stuart Fildes at Manchester Square, Otley, LS21 1BS. Meet Andy FitzGerald, Otley Pub Club, outside the Junction 7 miles 4 hrs. Moderate Linear Depart 8am. BOOKING REQUIRED: details as for Stage 1. pub, Bondgate, Otley, LS21 1AD. Depart 11am. CHANGING LANDSCAPES Moors, valleys, water, scenery, adventure. BOOKING REQUIRED. Booking opens May 17: 16 miles 8 hrs. Moderate/Hard Linear www.otleywalkingfestival.co.uk. Meet Jur Keessen at Otley bus station for the 9.45am X84 to Ilkley. Superb walk visiting four pubs. Only one steep climb! BOOKING REQUIRED. BRAMHOPE TO ILKLEY ON THE EBOR WAY 12 miles 6.5 hrs. Moderate Circular Booking opens May 17: text 07 448 390 141 Meet James Thornley at the public car park, Old Lane, Walk Ilkley Moor looking for the changes in its landscape in past, present, Bramhope, LS16 9AZ (near the Fox and Hounds pub). ILKLEY RIVERSIDE WHEELCHAIR WALK and future. Depart 9.30am. Return by bus from Ilkley. No booking required. Meet David, Open Country, at the road bridge on New 10 miles 6 hrs. Moderate/Hard Circular Panoramic views along the Ebor Way and Ilkley Moor. Brook St., Ilkley. Depart 11.30am. If you’d like a wheelchair pusher BIRDSONG WALK IN OTLEY 10.5 miles 5.5 hrs. (walking) Moderate Linear or a sighted guide, please contact Open Country in advance. BOOKING REQUIRED. Open Country 01423 507227 Meet Linda Jenkinson, of Start Birding, in Otley (exact venue FROM T’ MILLS TO T’MOON, VIA MALIBU A gentle walk along the River Wharfe, refreshments at the end. to be confirmed after booking) Walk 1 departs 9.20am. Meet Chris Tye, Lower Wharfedale Ramblers, at 10am at 1.5 miles 1.5 hrs. Easy Circular Walk 2 departs 11.20am. Adults only. Sorry, no dogs allowed. Menston Railway Station for train to Bradford. Please bring a face BOOKING REQUIRED. mask. No booking required. MEMORIALS WALK: Booking opens May 17: www.otleywalkingfestival.co.uk Tour the buildings and locations associated with Bradford’s famous sons - A STROLL AROUND OTLEY’S HISTORY Quiet walk identifying birds by song Delius, Hockney, Priestley and the Brownlee brothers. Meet Mark Brockbank at Wharfemeadows Park entrance, 1 mile 1.5 hrs. Easy Circular 7 miles 6 hrs. Easy Circular Bridge St., Otley. Depart 7pm. Walk finishes in the town centre. GOING ROUND IN CIRCLES MAPS AND COMPASS FOR NON-EXPERTS BOOKING REQUIRED. Booking opens May 17: Meet Margery, Walkers are Welcome (Otley), at Wharfemeadows email [email protected] Meet Dave Robson at Wharfemeadows car park, off Farnley Park entrance, Bridge St., Otley. Walk departs 6.30pm. Lane, Otley, LS21 2BD (Grid Ref: SE 205462). Cars required - Exploring reminders of over 1,000 years of Otley's history. Sorry, no dogs allowed. BOOKING REQUIRED. 2 miles 2 hrs. Easy Linear but we’ll share if all agree. Depart 10am. Bring a compass and Booking opens May 17: email [email protected] OS Explorer Map 297. BOOKING REQUIRED. Booking SUNDAY 2 7 JUNE Ramble round lesser known paths of Clifton and Farnley, ending at The opens 17 May: email [email protected] Roebuck pub. Some steep slopes. Get to grips with using a map and compass, lovely surroundings, expert help. 20 MILES FOR 2021 6 miles 3 hrs. Moderate Circular 3 miles 2 hrs. Easy Circular Meet Nigel Cawthorne at Menston Railway Station. SLOW SWIFT WALK Walk departs 9am. BOOKING REQUIRED. Meet Richard Marsh, Otley Swift Watch, at the Buttercross, SATURDAY 3 JULY Booking opens May 17 – call or text Nigel on 07532 114375. Market Place, Otley, LS21 3AQ. Depart 8pm. Circumnavigate Rombald’s Moor plateau – historical sites, continuously Ends at Wharfebank Business Park, Ilkley Rd, Otley LS21 3JP. CHANGING LANDSCAPES changing views of 3 different Dales. BOOKING REQUIRED. Booking opens May 17: Meet Jur Keessen at Otley bus station for the 9.15am X84 to 20 miles 9 hrs. Hard Circular email [email protected] Ilkley. BOOKING REQUIRED. Booking opens May 17: text 07 448 390 141 CAKES AND ALE IX Spot swift hot spots in the Otley townscape. 3 miles 1.5 hrs. Easy Linear Walk Ilkley Moor looking for the changes in its landscape in past, Meet Tim at the sundial in Wharfemeadows Park, Otley. present, and future. Depart 10am. Bring money for tea/cakes/ale. WEDNESDAY 30 JUNE 10 miles 6 hrs. Moderate/Hard Circular BOOKING REQUIRED. Booking opens May 17: www.otleywalkingfestival.co.uk SIX DALES TRAIL STAGE 1: OTLEY - THE MYSTERY AND MYSTIQUE OF ELLAR Enjoy stunning views, lunchtime tea and cakes stop, ale at the end. B L U B B E RHOUSES GHYLL – 20 STEPS TO A HIDDEN PARADISE 11 miles 6 hrs. Moderate Circular Meet Roger at the Buttercross, Market Place, Otley, LS21 3AQ. Meet Stuart Fildes at the Jubilee Clock, Market Place, Otley, LS21 3AQ. Depart 9.30am. BOOKING REQUIRED. Booking opens Depart 9.30am. £18 for minibus. BOOKING REQUIRED. BRAMHOPE CIRCULAR 17 May: phone 07732948899 or email [email protected] Booking for all three stages opens May 17: 07564 625129 or Views across the Wharfe Valley, experience the surprise and wonder of a Meet Carol Downing, Leeds Combined Arts, at the car park, www.otleywalkingfestival.co.uk Fox & Hounds pub, Bramhope, LS16 9AX. Depart 12 noon. hidden gem. Moors, valleys, water, scenery, adventure 5.5 miles 3 hrs. Moderate Circular No booking required. 10 miles 5.5 hrs. Moderate/Hard Linear Fields and woodlands, poetry at lunch. 4 miles 3 hrs. Easy/Moderate Circular TWENTY YEARS OF LOCAL WALKS ALMSCLIFF CRAG CIRCULAR Meet Sue Long at the sundial in Wharfemeadows Park, Otley. Meet Ruth and Sue at Pool bridge, Pool Rd., Pool in Wharfedale, IMPROVE YOUR WALKING WITH THE Depart 10am. BOOKING REQUIRED. LS21 1EQ. Depart 9.30am. Sorry, no dogs allowed. Booking opens May 17: www.otleywalkingfestival.co.uk ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE BOOKING REQUIRED. Meet Bridget Barr (of Learn Alexander Technique) in Otley (exact Riverside, fields, woods, great views Booking opens May 17: www.otleywalkingfestival.co.uk 10.5 miles 5.5hrs Moderate Circular location to be confirmed after booking). Session starts 7.15pm., Riverside, meadows, woods, stunning views from Almscliff Crag. ends 8.45pm. BOOKING REQUIRED. Booking opens May 10 miles 5.5 hrs. Moderate Circular WILD FLOWER WALK 17: email [email protected] Meet Steven Heaton at the entrance to Wharfemeadows Park, CULLINGWORTH CIRCULAR B r id g e S t . , O tley. Depart 10am. BOOKING REQUIRED. DESPICABLE LIARS EVENING MEANDER Meet John Coyle, Otley Walkers, at Cullingworth War Memorial, Meet Jeanette Martin at Market Place, Otley, LS21 3AQ. Booking opens May 17: www.otleywalkingfestival.co.uk Halifax Rd., Cullingworth, BD13 5HD. Depart 10.30am. Celebrate National Meadows Day. Wildflowers, riverside, woodlands, views. Depart 7.30pm. This will be a self-guided walk: people will be No booking required. 7 miles 6 hrs (max) Moderate Circular organised into small groups on the night and maps & Scenic walk, Hewenden Viaduct, Goit Stock woods and waterfalls. instructions will be provided. 7.5 miles 4 hrs. Moderate Circular WALKULELE – FESTIVAL PARTY BOOKING REQUIRED. Booking opens May 17: Party on with Tim, Jen and the famous Otley Ukulele www.otleywalkingfestival.co.uk TWENTY BLUE PLAQUES Orchestra at the Woolpack Music & Arts Studio, 14 Bondgate, Suspended belief and sense of humour needed! Meet Ray Moss at Ilkley bus station at 1.45pm. Otley, LS21 3AB. A music filled evening celebrating Otley Walking 1.5 miles 2 hrs. Easy Circular BOOKING REQUIRED. Booking opens May 17: No booking required. email to book [email protected] Festival 2021. The fun begins at 7.30pm. MONDAY 28 JUNE Ilkley’s Blue Plaques, historical buildings. SUNDAY 4 JULY 3.5 miles 3 hrs. Easy Circular EARLY BIRDS IN THE WETLANDS BACK AGAIN – THE WALK WITH NO NAME Meet Jur and Yvonne at the Buttercross, Market Place, Otley. THURSDAY 1 JULY Meet Stuart Fildes at Manchester Square, Otley, LS21 1BS. Depart 5am. Short walk around the Otley Wetlands – champagne Depart 9am. No booking required. breakfast offered. Sorry, no dogs allowed on the nature reserve. SIX DALES TRAIL STAGE 2: Hills, field paths, scenic views. BOOKING REQUIRED. Booking opens May 17: BLUBBERHOUSES - BOUTHWAITE 12 miles 6 hrs. Moderate Circular text 07 448 390 141 Meet Stuart Fildes at Manchester Square, Otley, LS21 1BS for minibus. Quiet stroll amidst nature at daybreak. Depart 8am. BOOKING REQUIRED: details as for Stage 1. OTLEY TALKERS: 20 STORIES 3 miles 3hrs. Easy Circular More moors, valleys, scenery, adventure. Meet Jur and Yvonne at 9.30am outside Otley Parish Church, 13 miles 7 hrs. Moderate/Hard Linear Kirkgate, Otley, LS21 3HW. Bring a tale to tell – enjoy the craic! BRAMHOPE HAREWOOD CIRCULAR BOOKING REQUIRED. Booking opens May 17: Meet James Thornley at the public car park, Old Lane, Bramhope, 4 RESERVOIRS (AND A PUB) text 07 448 390 141 Meet Steph and Jenny at Stack Point car park, HG3 1SU Gently paced walk (some uphill) with plenty of time to tell tales of LS16 9AZ (near the Fox and Hounds pub). Depart 9.30am. (adjacent to Swinsty Reservoir). Depart 9.30am. Pub stop near No booking required. the end of the walk. Sorry, no dogs allowed. BOOKING walking adventures, memories, phantasies …! Fields, woodlands, great views of Harewood House. REQUIRED. Booking opens May 17: 5 miles 5.5 hrs. Easy/Moderate Circular 13 miles 6.5 hrs. Moderate Circular www.otleywalkingfestival.co.uk GRAND FINALE AND BBQ FORGING AHEAD – KIRKSTALL FORGE TO OTLEY Waterside, woodland, moorland, and a pub Celebrate at 3.30 pm at the Fleece Pub, Westgate, Otley, LS21 Meet Stuart Fildes at Otley bus station at 9.45am. Visit Kirkstall 9 miles 5.5 hrs. Moderate Circular 3DT. See website for wheelchair access information. Forge site then walk to Golden Acre park for bus back to Otley. STANZA STONES ON ILKLEY MOOR BBQ tickets £5. BOOKING REQUIRED for BBQ only. BOOKING REQUIRED. Booking opens May 17: Meet Tim and Margaret at Ilkley bus station at 10am. X84 bus Booking opens May 17: www.otleywalkingfestival.co.uk www.otleywalkingfestival.co.uk from Otley departs Otley 9.15am, arrives Ilkley 9.45am. Booking closes July 1. Field paths, woodlands, meadows, unique opportunity. No booking required . Enjoy a drink (or two) with friends old and new. 10 miles 6 hrs. Moderate Linear Discover the famous Stanza Stones on Ilkley Moor. 12 miles 6 hrs. Moderate Circular ACCESS INFORMATION PATELEY PANORAMA Meet Jenny Procter at 10am at Pateley Bridge South car park, OTLEY – CHEVIN QUARRY – CALEY CRAGS CIRCULAR HG3 5BD (Grid Ref. SE 157 654) BOOKING REQUIRED. Meet Anita Walker at Chevin Cycles, Gay Lane, Otley LS21 1BR. Unassisted wheelchair access Booking opens May 17: www.otleywalkingfestival.co.uk Depart 10am. Afternoon tea stop at the White House café. Pretty Nidderdale scenery, some uphill stretches! No booking required. 7 miles 4 hrs. (walking) Moderate Circular Field paths, spectacular views all round. Access for people with mobility difficulties 6 miles 3.5 hrs. Moderate Circular

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