17th November 2018 - Goitstock Wood
Walk Details
Distance walked: 5.6 miles
Total ascent: 698 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 4 hrs
Route description: Wilsden Road, Harden-Goit Stock Lane-Goitstock Wood-Hallas Lane-Calder/Aire Link-West Manywells Farm-Haworth Road-Cullingworth-Eller Carr Farm-Hunters Green-Hill End Lane-Cow House Beck-Goit Stock Lane-Wilsden Road, Harden
There's better weather forecast for this weekend, with a fine, sunny day to look forward to tomorrow and a long walk planned. I decided to head across to Airedale today and do a short walk that would take in Goitstock Wood, which has a nice waterfall in it that's definitely worth me taking the trouble of carrying my tripod with me. Goitstock Wood was certainly the highlight of the day with some autumn colour still around for me to enjoy. The rest of the route could have done with some sunshine to brighten it up.
From where I parked on Wilsden Road south of Harden I walked up Goit Stock Lane to the caravan park and then along the public footpath up through Goitstock Wood. I crossed the footbridge at its top and made my way up the track of Hallas Lane to the B6144, crossed it, then followed the bridleway opposite up to the B6429. After crossing this road I took the bridleway north past West Manywells Farm and up to Haworth Road. I turned left and after a short walk along the pavement took a footpath on the right towards Cullingworth. Before reaching the village I turned left onto a track and followed this bridleway north, taking the right hand one when it forked, to head under a bridge carrying a disused railway line. I kept right around a large pond and took a footpath on the left up to Eller Carr Farm on Keighley Road. Across the road and I followed a footpath east across fields to the small estate of Hunters Green, crossed Hill End Lane, then carried on along the footpath east above Cow House Beck to reach a chimney above the caravan park on Goit Stock Lane. I descended a track into the caravan park and once on Goit Stock Lane retraced my steps to where I was parked.
Total ascent: 698 ft
OS map used: OL21 - South Pennines
Time taken: 4 hrs
Route description: Wilsden Road, Harden-Goit Stock Lane-Goitstock Wood-Hallas Lane-Calder/Aire Link-West Manywells Farm-Haworth Road-Cullingworth-Eller Carr Farm-Hunters Green-Hill End Lane-Cow House Beck-Goit Stock Lane-Wilsden Road, Harden
There's better weather forecast for this weekend, with a fine, sunny day to look forward to tomorrow and a long walk planned. I decided to head across to Airedale today and do a short walk that would take in Goitstock Wood, which has a nice waterfall in it that's definitely worth me taking the trouble of carrying my tripod with me. Goitstock Wood was certainly the highlight of the day with some autumn colour still around for me to enjoy. The rest of the route could have done with some sunshine to brighten it up.
From where I parked on Wilsden Road south of Harden I walked up Goit Stock Lane to the caravan park and then along the public footpath up through Goitstock Wood. I crossed the footbridge at its top and made my way up the track of Hallas Lane to the B6144, crossed it, then followed the bridleway opposite up to the B6429. After crossing this road I took the bridleway north past West Manywells Farm and up to Haworth Road. I turned left and after a short walk along the pavement took a footpath on the right towards Cullingworth. Before reaching the village I turned left onto a track and followed this bridleway north, taking the right hand one when it forked, to head under a bridge carrying a disused railway line. I kept right around a large pond and took a footpath on the left up to Eller Carr Farm on Keighley Road. Across the road and I followed a footpath east across fields to the small estate of Hunters Green, crossed Hill End Lane, then carried on along the footpath east above Cow House Beck to reach a chimney above the caravan park on Goit Stock Lane. I descended a track into the caravan park and once on Goit Stock Lane retraced my steps to where I was parked.
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This little waterfall on Harden Beck is by the road to the caravan park
Harden Beck as I follow the road to the caravan park..
Past the caravan park and on the public footpath through Goitstock Wood
A few photos as I follow the path up through Goitstock Wood....
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This waterfall is the main feature in Goitstock Wood and I'd been looking forward to seeing and photographing it.....
A little fall and pool just a little further on was worth me stopping for
The footbridge marks the top of the path through Goitstock Wood
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A weir on Harden Beck just upstream from the footbridge
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Looking back down to the crossing over Harden Beck..
..as I head up the track of Hallas Lane
The Hewenden Viaduct in the distance
Cullingworth in the distance as I take the bridleway down past West Manywells Farm...
Having crossed Haworth Road, on the footpath towards Cullingworth
Cullingworth
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Following a bridleway downhill under a disused railway line..
Catstones End
Autumn colours in the woodland around Cow House Beck..
Cow House Beck
On the footpath above Goitstock Wood and the caravan park
This chimney above the caravan park seems to be leaning a bit
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A last shot of Harden Beck as walk along Goit Stock Lane back to where I'm parked
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