This route is not exactly what I walked - I tried the footpath between Elmwood Bank and Harewood Road but it was little used and overgrown so doesn't justify the additional ascent and descent, and I changed the route between Lund Park and Ingrow Lane to straighten it by walking through another small park. An old lane takes us down to Station Road, and another well marked path mostly between low stone walls takes us onwards above the river Worth, ending with a flight of steps down to Providence Lane....

Hugh Hudson

I and a fellow railway enthusiast took a heritage train from Keighley to Haworth along the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway then walked back along Hawkei one. The route also showcases the industrial heritage of the Worth Valley, passing several mills, and there is literary interest in the Haworth home of the Bronte sisters just off the route....

Yorkie Christine

There is only one way out to Mayfield Road, where we turn right down the cobbled lane down to Spring Gardens Lane, where we cross and turn left, then use the gated path into Cliffe Castle Park. Eventually we reach Keighley Road, which becomes Kirkgate north of the canal, at the first higher bridge (all the minor roads and tracks cross the canal on swing bridges). If you are doing this, it is better to use the pavement on the west side of Keighley Road - the one on the east side is great until it stops just before crossing the Aire at Silsden Bridge, where you have to cross, and the high bridge impedes the sightlines....

Hugh Hudson

From Bingley, we go north up high street, then take the signposted path right which leads over the railway and the main road to the canal partway up the lower three locks. There are a few twists and turns as it follows the hillside into Riddlesden, where we leave the canal at the third road bridge to descend Bar Lane to Bradford Road, where we turn right....

Hugh Hudson

Nice views but almost all on road so not totally enjoyable....

One Woman Walks

After passing farms, there was a long road walk onto Ilkley Moor, but the traffic was light and while the roadside verges aren't suitable for walking, at least they had little benches every so often. Some years ago I cycled over Ilkley Moor along this road, but anyone starting from Keighley with a bike would have to start with a different approach....

Paddy Dillon

I cannot really improve of the previous very comprehensive review, just to add that it is worth spending some time looking at the buildings in Keighley city centre as they include some fine examples of Victorian and Edwardian architecture. For example, the public library just over the road from the start/end point, was the first in England to be funded by Andrew Carnegie. I enjoyed the route and would walk it again....

Andrew Simmons

There is quite a climb up to Ilkley moor but it rewards with great views. The path is unmarked in places and there were cows in one field....

Ross

Option to travel part way by train ( the route is wheelchair friendly from Haworth to oakworth station so that might be an option - but need to check if wheelchair access on train )....

Riggy

Leaving Ilkley, the route is marked as going up Wells Promenade, but I found there was a lovely little landscaped, riverside path in the trees between Wells Promenade and Wells Walk. The route continued steeply uphill along Keighley Road, which had no pavement or verge but was very quiet. Staying on the road looked like a less steep, just as quick, alternative. From here to the sort of crossroads at Whetstone Gate, the road surface was gravel. The road is now called Ilkley Road and there were amazing views to the south and east, while you can see the straight road stretching out for miles ahead - great if you're going downhill....

Mary Oz

There is a pub and a shop at Long Lee, towards Keighley, and there are benches at Long Lee Crick Club just before there. The final footpath down to the bridge under the railway had a bonus view of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway....

Mary Oz

Good mix of country lanes, moorland and fields....

Michelle

The route goes directly past three lovely little stations, and starts and ends quite near to two others on the Keighley and Worth Wally Railway, made famous as the filming location for The Railway Children. I can see Howieland’s point about walking along Coney Lane into Keighley, but I was happy walking the footpath right around for an unusual approach to Keighley Station which passes the railway turntable....

Mary Oz

After crossing the canal next to a pub, the route follows a quiet residential street with a very narrow pavement....

Mary Oz

The route leaves the pretty village of East Morton along a fairly main road which turns a right angle to go straight down to the canal. The last section passes lots of industry (and possible pavement parking), including the lovely old mills, then passes the railway station and an arcaded row of shops to reach the bus station and town square....

Mary Oz

The first third of this route is along busy main roads, but the remainder is all along the canal, and makes up for this. The step-free footbridge from the Bingley Three Rise a bit further on, leads onto the main road into Bingley....

Mary Oz

This route goes underneath the road which leads into the town centre, and then along a very short street for access to that road. This avoids stairs, but it would also be possible to ascend a flight of stairs to the road before going under the bridge; or a short distance earlier you could descend a flight of stairs and go underneath the canal on a back road into the centre, via the route taken by SilKei One....

Mary Oz

The path across the golf course is obvious, unlike the next section between the canal and golf course. I think I would recommend taking the right fork from the golf course to Booth’s Swing Bridge, then using the canal towpath to reach the lane that branches off to Lower Holden Farm. Just after Hainsworth Farm, the footpath goes on the other side of the hedge (not the lane), skirting the start of the small industrial estate...

Mary Oz

The climb continues on country roads with verges until Redcar Tarn, with its waterfowl, is reached....

Mary Oz

I think most walkers would probably prefer to shorten the route by avoiding the section of Worth Way footpath between Coney Lane and the railway station....

Howieland

Turn immediate right through gate up cobbled path into Park Wood (sign to be erected here)....

Andy Mosby

Turn immediate right through gate up cobbled path into Park Wood (sign to be erected here)....

Andy Mosby

Route is not suitable for wheels as there are steps and uneven paths and cobbles, kiss gates and steep inclines. I would recommend a route along the canal as an alternative. Great views on this route and enjoyable but hard to navigate in Keighley itself and when almost at Bingley due to the number of paths around....

Jane Timperley