Walk West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) from Ilkley

Easy moorland walking

This 6¼ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Ilkley in the Forest of Bowland & South Pennines & will take you about 3¼ hrs to complete.

 

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Vital Statistics:

Walk No.: wy127
Length: 6¼ miles (10km)
Ascent: 935 ft (285m)
Time: 3¼ hours
Grade: Walk Grade 4 (Moderate) Icon

Route outline for this walk:

Ilkley  -  The Dales Way  -  Swastika Stone  -  High Moor  -  Overgate Croft Farm. West Buck Stones  -  East Buck Stones  -  Cowper's Cross  -  Whetstone Gate  -  Ilkley Moor  -  Grainings Head  -  Ilkley


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Dales Way, a 130km (81 miles) linear footpath connecting Ilkley in West Yorkshire, England with Bowness-On-Windermere in Cumbria, England. The Dales Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Dales Way.


Free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Explorer 297 Lower Wharfedale & Washburn Valley is not currently available


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Landranger 104 Leeds & Bradford, Harrogate & Ilkley is not currently available


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) from Ilkley

In no particular order . . .

Climbing High Moor from the Swastika Stone

Climbing High Moor from the Swastika Stone

Photo: Tony Quayle (4)

Snow on Cowper's Cross (Ilkley Moor)

Snow on Cowper's Cross (Ilkley Moor)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (245)

Approaching the Swastika Stone on Ilkley Moor

Approaching the Swastika Stone on Ilkley Moor

Photo: Tony Quayle (1)

Large boulder on on Ilkley Moor near the Swastika Stone

Large boulder on on Ilkley Moor near the Swastika Stone

Photo: Tony Quayle (3)

The Swastika Stone on Ilkley Moor

The Swastika Stone on Ilkley Moor

Photo: Tony Quayle (2)

Snowy forest on High Moor leading to Rombalds Moor (Ilkley Moor)

Snowy forest on High Moor leading to Rombalds Moor (Ilkley Moor)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (244)

West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) in the snow

West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) in the snow

Photo: Christine Shepherd (242)

Cowper's Cross on Rombalds Moor (Ilkley Moor)

Cowper's Cross on Rombalds Moor (Ilkley Moor)

Photo: Tony Quayle (8)

The sun breaking through over a snowy Ilkley Moor

The sun breaking through over a snowy Ilkley Moor

Photo: Christine Shepherd (241)


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