HappyHiker
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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
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...
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
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
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
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.
New walk added to website. A very scenic walk to Hawnby Hill in the #NorthYorkMoors with a spectacular 360 degree panorama followedd by a moorland and woodland walk. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Nort...
#Yorkshire
#Yorkshire
November 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
New walk added to website. A very scenic walk to Hawnby Hill in the #NorthYorkMoors with a spectacular 360 degree panorama followedd by a moorland and woodland walk. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Nort...
#Yorkshire
#Yorkshire
See Google map at
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
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
November 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
See Google map at
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
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
New walk added to website in #Northumberland. A lovely short coastal/countryside walk from High Newton-by-the-Sea to Low Newton-by-the-Sea. Return via Kelso Hill. Fantastic beaches & good views. with the bonus of good pubs at each end! See
www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Nort...
www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Nort...
November 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
New walk added to website in #Northumberland. A lovely short coastal/countryside walk from High Newton-by-the-Sea to Low Newton-by-the-Sea. Return via Kelso Hill. Fantastic beaches & good views. with the bonus of good pubs at each end! See
www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Nort...
www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Nort...
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 AM
This Famara walk is at a big sweeping bay to the north of #Lanzarote. At the northern end of the bay are the massive Risco de Famara sea cliffs and impressive beaches/dunes. There are also views out to Isla Graciosa. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Lanz...
November 14, 2025 at 6:53 AM
This Famara walk is at a big sweeping bay to the north of #Lanzarote. At the northern end of the bay are the massive Risco de Famara sea cliffs and impressive beaches/dunes. There are also views out to Isla Graciosa. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Lanz...
This North #Yorkshire is an easy for route finding with lack of gradient and the fact that the majority of it takes place on broad well maintained tracks, so may be less muddy after the rain. It’s a walk of pleasant rolling countryside and woodland. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Nort...
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 AM
This North #Yorkshire is an easy for route finding with lack of gradient and the fact that the majority of it takes place on broad well maintained tracks, so may be less muddy after the rain. It’s a walk of pleasant rolling countryside and woodland. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Nort...
This walk is set in Baldersdale, County Durham, an offshoot of the main Teesdale valley. The route takes you over Cotherstone Moor to Goldsborough, one of several’ Table Mountains’ in the area. Good views. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Co.D...
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This walk is set in Baldersdale, County Durham, an offshoot of the main Teesdale valley. The route takes you over Cotherstone Moor to Goldsborough, one of several’ Table Mountains’ in the area. Good views. See www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/Co.D...
Interesting row of upright stones used as a field wall which could be from the Neolithic period and be 4,000 to 5,000 years old. I’ve seen them in various parts of the country. These from a walk in Lancashire this week (one of 3 still to write up - I’m behind!).
#Archaeology
#Archaeology
November 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Interesting row of upright stones used as a field wall which could be from the Neolithic period and be 4,000 to 5,000 years old. I’ve seen them in various parts of the country. These from a walk in Lancashire this week (one of 3 still to write up - I’m behind!).
#Archaeology
#Archaeology