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Thornton (Bradford)

West Yorkshire


Slow Ways linking Thornton (Bradford) and Bingley, Bradford, Denholme, Halifax, Shipley

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Thornton (Bradford)’s five Slow Ways are 45% checked

Drawn: 5/5
reviewed: 3/5
verified: 1/5
and surveyed: 0/5

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Slow Way Route To do
Denholme—Thornton (Bradford)
Dentho one Review me Distance 4km/2mi Ascent 139m Descent 89m
Halifax—Thornton (Bradford)
Haltho one Survey me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 320m Descent 418m
Thornton (Bradford)—Bingley
Thobin one Review me Distance 9km/5mi Ascent 337m Descent 179m
Thornton (Bradford)—Bradford
Thobra one Pioneer me Distance 8km/5mi Ascent 170m Descent 39m
Thornton (Bradford)—Shipley
Thoshi one Pioneer me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 353m Descent 187m

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45% of Thornton (Bradford)’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

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0 people have surveyed a route in Thornton (Bradford)

22km out of 40km have been walked and reviewed

42km of reviews have been shared in Thornton (Bradford)

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Starting off at the junction of Thornton Road & Kipping Lane, It is easy to find the start of West Lane by the Black Horse pub. West Lane continues up to the Back Lane junction, to the left of the house there is the start of the walk through the fields negotiating several stiles, stoops and gates down to Pitty Beck. This bit of road walking can be avoided by turning right down Allerton Road to an unsigned right of way on the left (just past the signed right of way on the right) which going through the stoop in the wall leads to the start of Bob Lane....

Robert Scott

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The walk starts with a steep cobbled path up from old lane after going under the bridge. Photo 2 - the steep steps up side of house off Clarendon road. Photo 3 - stile through fields above Clarendon road which take you onto Bradford old road Back to the route up fleet lane and on to glazier road -...

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There are various roads, and a Park, giving access from the start in Denholme downhill to Station Road. The Route takes a narrow footpath alongside the site fence which soon climbs the battered remnants of an old setted path to fields where it turns left to follow the Millennium Way to a bridge over a stream feeding Doe Park Reservoir....

Michael Steele

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There, it goes left and follows the contour on a track, which becomes an indistinct footpath over a small stile to reach Bradford Old Road in front of a house. Turn right along Bradford Old Road, climbing initially. Turn right downhill on a partially paved path to reach a bridge over the Red Beck with steps beyond onto a road. Keeping left on the road at the top of the path led me to Ford Hill (A647) where the Route goes right. The Route goes left on Fleet Lane which is largely straight and leads to a footpath and right turn on a wide track to the A644 at Mountain....

Michael Steele

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I would recommend one small change at the Queensbury end where the marked route is not easy to follow - rather than taking the footpath right partway down Hill End Lane, which becomes indistinct in the woods on the other side and can leave you lost in low trees - as a local I walk a few hundred yards further down to Hazel Hirst Road and take the pathway right at Hazel Hirst Farm, which is clearer and joins on to the marked route a little further down....

Robert Glover

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Thornton (Bradford)

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Denholme—Thornton (Bradford)

Slow Ways added Dentho one, a new walk from Denholme to Thornton (Bradford)

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Halifax—Thornton (Bradford)

Slow Ways added Haltho one, a new walk from Halifax to Thornton (Bradford)

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Thornton (Bradford)—Bingley

Slow Ways added Thobin one, a new walk from Thornton (Bradford) to Bingley

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Thornton (Bradford)—Bradford

Slow Ways added Thobra one, a new walk from Thornton (Bradford) to Bradford

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Thornton (Bradford)—Shipley

Slow Ways added Thoshi one, a new walk from Thornton (Bradford) to Shipley

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Lat / Lon

53.79055° / -1.85209°

Easting / Northing

409,842E / 432,701N

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Facilities

Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Thornton (Bradford)'s meeting point

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Accommodation for under £50 a night

Campsite

Bothy

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Disabled Parking

Train station

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