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Group Nordic walk: 2 stone circles!

It’s always a nice change to walk with a group, and this one was a decent sized one. About 11 of us joined Jane, our instructor, for a 7 mile walk up behind the Cow and Calf to the Grubstones with the wonderful horse’s head carving, the hard to see Grubstones circle, and the intriguing […]

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Ilkley Moor and Doubler Stones walk

Almost 10 miles today with my friend Heather. We went up to Ilkley Moor and above White Wells through Rocky Valley, passing the Ilkley Grammar School Coronation Cairn and the Badger Stone. Once across Keighley Gate we passed the Neb Stone and walked along High Crag ridge, past the Canadian airmens’ memorial, and on to […]

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Middleton Moor and horses!

This is one of my favourite local walks. Quieter than the more famous Ilkley Moor, it is just as dramatic and beautiful with views from a different angle. I love the way I can look over the valley at Ilkley Moor and see the paths I follow there. I enjoy seeing wildlife in the form […]