Bradford Ring
A 32-mile long distance footpath in West Yorkshire which practically completes a circle beyond the urban boundary of the city. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SE 112 379
Distance: 32 miles (51 km)
Time: 12–16 hours
Duration: 2–3 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (1:25,000):
288 Bradford, Huddersfield and East Calderdale
Summary
The Bradford Ring is a walk which circles the outskirts of the West Yorkshire city. The route was originally conceived as fourteen walks which, when linked together, formed a chain encircling Bradford. From Cottingley, the walk heads through Hirst Wood and along the Aire Valley to Shipley, from where it continues on the towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to Apperley Bridge. The route continues on the same course as the Leeds Country Way to Pudsey, and afterwards parts with the Leeds Country Way as it continues to Tong. Next visited are Drighlington and Birkenshaw. Oakenshaw and Scholes come next, followed by Bailiff Bridge and Norwood Green. The Calderdale Way and Brontë Way are each briefly joined during the next stage of the Ring in the areas of Shelf and Queensbury. Thornton is visited and Wilsden is closely passed before the walk continues to finish back in Cottingley.