Walk wy127 West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) from Ilkley

Easy moorland walking


Route outline for walk wy127:

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



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.



You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


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

297 Lower Wharfedale & Washburn Valley


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

104 Leeds & Bradford, Harrogate & Ilkley


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk wy127 West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) from Ilkley

In no particular order . . .

Walk wy127 West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) from Ilkley - Overgate Croft Farm (Ilkley Moor) Trig Point in the snow

Overgate Croft Farm (Ilkley Moor) Trig Point in the snow

Photo: Christine Shepherd (243)

Walk wy127 West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) from Ilkley - Climbing High Moor from the Swastika Stone

Climbing High Moor from the Swastika Stone

Photo: Tony Quayle (4)

Walk wy127 West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) from Ilkley - Boundary Stone on High Moor

Boundary Stone on High Moor

Photo: Tony Quayle (5)

Walk wy127 West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) from Ilkley - West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) in the snow

West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) in the snow

Photo: Christine Shepherd (242)

Walk wy127 West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) from Ilkley - Snow on Cowper's Cross (Ilkley Moor)

Snow on Cowper's Cross (Ilkley Moor)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (245)

Walk wy127 West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) from Ilkley - The sun breaking through over a snowy Ilkley Moor

The sun breaking through over a snowy Ilkley Moor

Photo: Christine Shepherd (241)

Walk wy127 West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) from Ilkley - Cowper's Cross on Rombalds Moor (Ilkley Moor)

Cowper's Cross on Rombalds Moor (Ilkley Moor)

Photo: Tony Quayle (8)

Walk wy127 West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) from Ilkley - The Swastika Stone on Ilkley Moor

The Swastika Stone on Ilkley Moor

Photo: Tony Quayle (2)

Walk wy127 West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) from Ilkley - Large boulder on on Ilkley Moor near the Swastika Stone

Large boulder on on Ilkley Moor near the Swastika Stone

Photo: Tony Quayle (3)

Walk wy127 West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) from Ilkley - 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)

Walk wy127 West Buck Stones (Ilkley Moor) from Ilkley - Approaching the Swastika Stone on Ilkley Moor

Approaching the Swastika Stone on Ilkley Moor

Photo: Tony Quayle (1)


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