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Dog walks in Upper Fell Greave

Upper Fell Greave is a wood in Kirklees, 3.5 km from the middle of Huddersfield. 12 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 7 of 12 are under 3 km and 5 are loops.

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Upper Fell Greave on West Yorkshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Three walks in Upper Fell Greave

From the 12 walks that lie mostly in Upper Fell Greave, those that start nearest its middle: a 5.1 km loop, a 3.2 km there and back and a 1.6 km one-way walk.

Where these go is in the app

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  • Near Upper Fell Greave (longest)5.1 km · 87 min · A loop
  • Near Upper Fell Greave (in between)3.2 km · 54 min · There and back
  • Near Upper Fell Greave (shortest)1.6 km · 27 min · One way

The land and what it asks of a dog

  • Open by permission, not by right11 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
  • Open by right2 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)

Kirklees council's dog control order places no zone in Upper Fell Greave (read 30 July 2026). Signs on the ground may say more.

What the walks in Upper Fell Greave are like

Every share is of the 12 walks that lie mostly in Upper Fell Greave, with Huddersfield as a whole marked on each bar.

How far they go

Under 3 km: 7 of 12 walks in Upper Fell Greave, against 36% near Huddersfield.

Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredHuddersfield
Under 3 km
7 of 12
36%
3 to 5 km
4 of 12
23%
5 to 8 km
1 of 12
19%
8 to 12 km
0 of 12
13%
Over 12 km
0 of 12
6%

What shape they are

A loop: 5 of 12 walks in Upper Fell Greave, against 38% near Huddersfield.

A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredHuddersfield
A loop
5 of 12
38%
There and back the same way
4 of 12
35%
One way, ending somewhere else
3 of 12
25%

What is beside the path

Beside water for a tenth or more: 2 of 12 walks in Upper Fell Greave, against 62% near Huddersfield.

Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredHuddersfield
Under trees for a third or more of the way
12 of 12
62%
Beside water for a tenth or more
2 of 12
62%
On open access land for a third or more
0 of 12
1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
0 of 12
18%
Off road for four fifths or more
0 of 12
2%
On roads or lanes for half or more
7 of 12
86%
Through built-up streets for half or more
0 of 12
6%

What might stop you

No steps: 11 of 12 walks in Upper Fell Greave, against 43% near Huddersfield.

Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredHuddersfield
Never beside a fast road
12 of 12
81%
Never beside a busy road
0 of 12
46%
No busy road to cross
0 of 12
48%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
12 of 12
56%
No steps
11 of 12
43%

What is on the way

Pass a pub: 1 of 12 walks in Upper Fell Greave, against 53% near Huddersfield.

Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredHuddersfield
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
12 of 12
96%
Pass a pub
1 of 12
53%
Pass a dog-waste bin
2 of 12
38%
Pass a public toilet
0 of 12
9%
Pass a drinking-water tap
0 of 12
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
0 of 12
36%

Measured on 9 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made

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Walks in Upper Fell Greave, for your dog

If you live in West Yorkshire, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.

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Further is the Trekosa subscription. 12 of its 12 walks run under trees for a third of the way or more. It brings the OS Explorer map, 1:25,000, with contours, field walls and every right of way, while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk in Upper Fell Greave before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops among the trees. Drift off the path and the phone buzzes. It also opens walks beyond your home county, if West Yorkshire is not yours.

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Questions people ask

Do dogs need a lead in Upper Fell Greave?
Kirklees's order names places where dogs are kept out or on a lead, read on 30 July 2026.
How many dog walks are there in Upper Fell Greave?
12 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Upper Fell Greave. 7 of 12 are under 3 km and 5 are loops.

Getting there

1 car park within Upper Fell Greave or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.