HappyHiker
@happyhiker.bsky.social
Free, detailed walking routes in UK, especially Yorkshire. GPX downloads and precise starting points with parking info. Walking time calculator. Walking advice. Follow to be informed of new walks and miscellaneous stuff. Website happyhiker.co.uk
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Updated with new walks 15/11/2025
www.happyhiker.co.uk/Hiking%20Pag...
to find precise start points for my walks. Zoom in & click on an icon for information about parking, a link to the route itself and more. A pink marker indicates more than one route starts from there.
Updated with new walks 15/11/2025
Happy #fingerpostfriday
A perfect day for walking?
A perfect day for walking?
December 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Happy #fingerpostfriday
A perfect day for walking?
A perfect day for walking?
This walk on Grassington Moor is easy to follow, being on clear &wide well defined tracks for almost its entirety.
See industrial archaeology including smelt mill chimney & flue and the curious circular remains of a grinding mill. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/York...
#YorkshireDales
See industrial archaeology including smelt mill chimney & flue and the curious circular remains of a grinding mill. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/York...
#YorkshireDales
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
This walk on Grassington Moor is easy to follow, being on clear &wide well defined tracks for almost its entirety.
See industrial archaeology including smelt mill chimney & flue and the curious circular remains of a grinding mill. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/York...
#YorkshireDales
See industrial archaeology including smelt mill chimney & flue and the curious circular remains of a grinding mill. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/York...
#YorkshireDales
For those escaping to the sun in #Lanzarote, this is a very easy and short walk climbing Montaña Roja (Red Mountain) at Playa Blanca. It offers the opportunity for a complete circuit of a volcanic crater with superb views. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Lanz...
December 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
For those escaping to the sun in #Lanzarote, this is a very easy and short walk climbing Montaña Roja (Red Mountain) at Playa Blanca. It offers the opportunity for a complete circuit of a volcanic crater with superb views. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Lanz...
Earlier post about the Roebuck Inn Otley closing was incorrect. It is the Roebuck in Keighley. Apologies.
#WestYorkshire #Yorkshire
#WestYorkshire #Yorkshire
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Earlier post about the Roebuck Inn Otley closing was incorrect. It is the Roebuck in Keighley. Apologies.
#WestYorkshire #Yorkshire
#WestYorkshire #Yorkshire
A horrifying article in today’s Times. So some of those criminals responsible for the #Horizon injustices may get away with it because there may not be enough funding to prosecute them all? The Government should make available ALL THE FUNDING NECESSARY to nail every one of them!
December 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
A horrifying article in today’s Times. So some of those criminals responsible for the #Horizon injustices may get away with it because there may not be enough funding to prosecute them all? The Government should make available ALL THE FUNDING NECESSARY to nail every one of them!
This Wainstones Walk takes you along a northern escarpment of the #NorthYorkMoors. There are superb views over the surrounding plain, with its patchwork of fields, towards Middlesborough and Roseberry Topping and over Bilsdale and Raisdale. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Nort...
#Yorkshire
#Yorkshire
December 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
This Wainstones Walk takes you along a northern escarpment of the #NorthYorkMoors. There are superb views over the surrounding plain, with its patchwork of fields, towards Middlesborough and Roseberry Topping and over Bilsdale and Raisdale. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Nort...
#Yorkshire
#Yorkshire
Kentmere Pike and Harter Fell provide a super walk with great views of virtually all the main #LakeDistrict peaks, Cross Fell and even Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales. Fairly straightforward navigation. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Lake...
November 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Kentmere Pike and Harter Fell provide a super walk with great views of virtually all the main #LakeDistrict peaks, Cross Fell and even Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales. Fairly straightforward navigation. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Lake...
I had intended to revisit this #YorkshireDales walk today, from Burnsall to Grassington except I now have to wait for someone to fix my boiler! A lovely walk with chance for a nice lunch in Grassington. Good views and a riverside walk. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/York...
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I had intended to revisit this #YorkshireDales walk today, from Burnsall to Grassington except I now have to wait for someone to fix my boiler! A lovely walk with chance for a nice lunch in Grassington. Good views and a riverside walk. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/York...
If you are lucky enough to be in #Lanzarote this is a walk on clear tracks to Montaña Los Rodeos, a mountain of orange rock covered with a grey/black ash. The views from the summit are fantastic, stretching as far as the cliffs at Famara in the north. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Lanz...
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
If you are lucky enough to be in #Lanzarote this is a walk on clear tracks to Montaña Los Rodeos, a mountain of orange rock covered with a grey/black ash. The views from the summit are fantastic, stretching as far as the cliffs at Famara in the north. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Lanz...
As days shorten and there is less inclination to travel far, one perhaps looks for walks closer to home such as this round Eccup Reservoir on the Leeds outskirts. A straightforward route, along clear tracks, reservoir and countryside. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/West...
#Yorkshire
#Yorkshire
November 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
As days shorten and there is less inclination to travel far, one perhaps looks for walks closer to home such as this round Eccup Reservoir on the Leeds outskirts. A straightforward route, along clear tracks, reservoir and countryside. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/West...
#Yorkshire
#Yorkshire
A fascinating site.
Mention us ( @megalithic.bsky.social ) in your ancient site photo posts for a retweet/post if we like them - and we mostly do! #StandingStoneSunday (and non standing stone things too - anything older than about 1000AD/CE, or 'pre-contact' in the Americas)
November 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
A fascinating site.
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Today is St Clement's Day, the patron saint of blacksmiths and metal workers.
At Finch Foundry in Devon, blacksmiths will gather to show their skills and complete in the annual snail race. Not what you might immediately think of, the race is to create an iron snail sculpture!
📷 Mel Peters
At Finch Foundry in Devon, blacksmiths will gather to show their skills and complete in the annual snail race. Not what you might immediately think of, the race is to create an iron snail sculpture!
📷 Mel Peters
November 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Today is St Clement's Day, the patron saint of blacksmiths and metal workers.
At Finch Foundry in Devon, blacksmiths will gather to show their skills and complete in the annual snail race. Not what you might immediately think of, the race is to create an iron snail sculpture!
📷 Mel Peters
At Finch Foundry in Devon, blacksmiths will gather to show their skills and complete in the annual snail race. Not what you might immediately think of, the race is to create an iron snail sculpture!
📷 Mel Peters
New #Lancashire walk added to website from Wycoller to Knarrs Hill where there are great long distance views from the trig. point then on to Black Lane Ends where there is a lovely pub with good food. What's not to like? See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Lanc...
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
New #Lancashire walk added to website from Wycoller to Knarrs Hill where there are great long distance views from the trig. point then on to Black Lane Ends where there is a lovely pub with good food. What's not to like? See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Lanc...
This is an ideal walk for anyone wanting something of respectable length but almost wholly flat, as it follows well defined bridle paths and course of old railway tracks. It starts at Barwick-in-Elmet in #WestYorkshire. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/West...
#Yorkshire
#Yorkshire
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This is an ideal walk for anyone wanting something of respectable length but almost wholly flat, as it follows well defined bridle paths and course of old railway tracks. It starts at Barwick-in-Elmet in #WestYorkshire. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/West...
#Yorkshire
#Yorkshire
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Whatever your plans in the National Park over the coming days, please:
🚮 Take all your litter home
🐄 Be cattle aware while walking
🤝 Respect the life and work of people who live here
#YorkshireDales #Weekend #StepIntoNature
🚮 Take all your litter home
🐄 Be cattle aware while walking
🤝 Respect the life and work of people who live here
#YorkshireDales #Weekend #StepIntoNature
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Whatever your plans in the National Park over the coming days, please:
🚮 Take all your litter home
🐄 Be cattle aware while walking
🤝 Respect the life and work of people who live here
#YorkshireDales #Weekend #StepIntoNature
🚮 Take all your litter home
🐄 Be cattle aware while walking
🤝 Respect the life and work of people who live here
#YorkshireDales #Weekend #StepIntoNature
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Burley in Wharfedale Walkers are Welcome in partnership with Open Country have published a pack of 12 accessible walking routes in Burley & Lower #Wharfedale. Suitable for wheelchair & mobility scooters or short walks for anyone. Free pdf at www.opencountry.org.uk/wp-content/u...
#Yorkshire
#Yorkshire
November 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Burley in Wharfedale Walkers are Welcome in partnership with Open Country have published a pack of 12 accessible walking routes in Burley & Lower #Wharfedale. Suitable for wheelchair & mobility scooters or short walks for anyone. Free pdf at www.opencountry.org.uk/wp-content/u...
#Yorkshire
#Yorkshire
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The name 'Aysgarth' is from Old Norse, brought by Viking settlers to the area. It means 'open space in the oak trees'. The falls have attracted famous figures for over 200 years, including Wordsworth, J.M.W. Turner, and Ruskin.
#YorkshireDales #ThursdayThoughts #StepIntoNature
#YorkshireDales #ThursdayThoughts #StepIntoNature
November 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The name 'Aysgarth' is from Old Norse, brought by Viking settlers to the area. It means 'open space in the oak trees'. The falls have attracted famous figures for over 200 years, including Wordsworth, J.M.W. Turner, and Ruskin.
#YorkshireDales #ThursdayThoughts #StepIntoNature
#YorkshireDales #ThursdayThoughts #StepIntoNature
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This week's #Wainwrightwalk was Low Fell and Fellbarrow from Thackthwaite. Lovely #walk in the #sunshine first for ages. Great #mountains #views. @keswickboot.bsky.social ##LakeDistrict
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This week's #Wainwrightwalk was Low Fell and Fellbarrow from Thackthwaite. Lovely #walk in the #sunshine first for ages. Great #mountains #views. @keswickboot.bsky.social ##LakeDistrict
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I had a pretty fun frost this morning.🌱🍁🌿❄️
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I had a pretty fun frost this morning.🌱🍁🌿❄️
This walk is in the greenest area of #Lanzarote and takes you via one amazing viewpoint, Mirador Montaña Ganda to another at El Bosquecillo, often referred to as Lanzarote’s only forest. It then follows a green valley back to the start in Haria. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Lanz...
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This walk is in the greenest area of #Lanzarote and takes you via one amazing viewpoint, Mirador Montaña Ganda to another at El Bosquecillo, often referred to as Lanzarote’s only forest. It then follows a green valley back to the start in Haria. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Lanz...
Less than three miles from the centre of Skipton in North #Yorkshire, Sharp Haw is a distinct conical hill which stands out in the landscape for miles around. From its summit is a spectacular 360° panorama. The walk continues to Rough Haw. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/York...
November 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Less than three miles from the centre of Skipton in North #Yorkshire, Sharp Haw is a distinct conical hill which stands out in the landscape for miles around. From its summit is a spectacular 360° panorama. The walk continues to Rough Haw. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/York...
In case anyone is wondering X is down.
November 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
In case anyone is wondering X is down.