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Dog walks near Ilkley
We have measured 2,890 walks that start within 5 km of the middle of Ilkley, each against the same public map data. This page says what they are like, beside West Yorkshire as a whole, and how many pass the checks we run for five kinds of dog.
Ilkley is 4.5 km from the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Where a dog must be on a lead near Ilkley: the open access land law, and the council's order.
Three walks near Ilkley
Three of the 2,890 walks near Ilkley, from those that start nearest its middle: a 5.7 km loop, a 10.2 km there and back and a 2.5 km one-way walk. How we pick them
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Ilkley loop5.7 km · 97 min · A loop
- Addingham and back10.2 km · 174 min · There and back
- Ilkley one-way walk2.5 km · 43 min · One way
Walks near Ilkley for your dog
When you tell us what your dog finds hard, the app checks every walk against it before you see one. These are five of those checks, run over the walks near Ilkley, and the share that pass each.
- 1%A dog who is nervous of other dogs and of livestock1% near Ilkley for a nervous or reactive dog, against 2% near the typical town in West Yorkshire.2.5 to 8 km long, a busy or fast road beside no more than 15% of the way, at most one busy road to cross and pasture beside no more than 30% of the way.That is 40 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a nervous or reactive dog.Walks for a nervous or reactive dog near Ilkley
- 42%A dog frightened by traffic42% near Ilkley for a dog scared of traffic, against 25% near the typical town in West Yorkshire.2.5 to 8 km long, a busy or fast road beside no more than 15% of the way and at most one busy road to cross.That is 1,230 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a dog scared of traffic.Walks for a dog scared of traffic near Ilkley
- 25%A big dog, or two on the lead at once25% near Ilkley for a big dog, against 39% near the typical town in West Yorkshire.2.5 to 8 km long and at most one stile, gate or cattle grid.That is 740 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a big dog.Walks for a big dog near Ilkley
- 27%An older dog, on a short walk27% near Ilkley for an older dog, the same as near the typical town in West Yorkshire.1 to 2.5 km long and at most one stile, gate or cattle grid.That is 800 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for an older dog.Short walks for an older dog near Ilkley
- 32%A short walk from the car32% near Ilkley for a short walk from the car, against 47% near the typical town in West Yorkshire.1 to 4.5 km long and starting where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road.That is 930 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a short walk from the car.Short dog walks from the car near Ilkley
The app searches further than 5 km when it has to, and it weighs what you tell it about your own dog, so these are a starting point rather than your answer.
What the walks near Ilkley are like
Each bar is the share of the 2,890 walks near Ilkley the sentence is true of. The upright mark on each bar, and the small number beside it, is the same share for West Yorkshire as a whole.
How far they go
Under 3 km: 43% of the walks near Ilkley, against 40% across West Yorkshire.
Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | West Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 43% | 40% |
| 3 to 5 km | 22% | 22% |
| 5 to 8 km | 18% | 18% |
| 8 to 12 km | 11% | 11% |
| Over 12 km | 4% | 6% |
What shape they are
A loop: 27% of the walks near Ilkley, against 25% across West Yorkshire, and no row here differs by more.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | West Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 27% | 25% |
| There and back the same way | 43% | 44% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 29% | 29% |
What is beside the path
On open access land for a third or more: 56% of the walks near Ilkley, against 19% across West Yorkshire.
Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | West Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 37% | 41% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 82% | 67% |
| On open access land for a third or more | 56% | 19% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 32% | 16% |
| Beside crop fields for a third or more | 78% | 79% |
| Beside farm grassland for half or more | 83% | 77% |
| No farm grassland at all | 2% | 3% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 40% | 17% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 36% | 59% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | 1% | 4% |
What might stop you
Never beside a busy road: 84% of the walks near Ilkley, against 56% across West Yorkshire.
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 that | Share of walks measured | West Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 88% | 81% |
| Never beside a busy road | 84% | 56% |
| No busy road to cross | 85% | 57% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 44% | 55% |
| No steps | 73% | 69% |
What is on the way
Pass a busy beauty spot: 64% of the walks near Ilkley, against 35% across West Yorkshire.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | West Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 64% | 81% |
| Pass a pub | 19% | 40% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 35% | 34% |
| Pass a public toilet | 10% | 13% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | 9% | 1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 64% | 35% |
Measured on 12 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks near Ilkley, 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.
Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.
Further is the Trekosa subscription: walks beyond your home county, and help on the walk itself. The OS Explorer map, 1:25,000, on any walk while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal goes. Drift off the path and you get a quiet buzz.
The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.
The rules around Ilkley
In England you may walk on public rights of way, on open access land under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act, and in woodland the Forestry Commission opens to the public. We hold all three for West Yorkshire, and a walk that leaves them is refused before you ever see it.
We have read the dog orders of every council in West Yorkshire, and a walk here tells you when it crosses a place an order names.
We checked West Yorkshire for military live-firing ground and found none. The military sites on the map here are barracks, cadet huts and indoor ranges, none of them open ground a walk could wander onto.
Parks, woods and reserves near Ilkley
- Mill Ghyll · wood · dogs on a lead by council order1 walk · 0.2 km
- Riverside Gardens · park · dogs on a lead by council order4 walks · 0.4 km
- Darwin Gardens (Millennium Green) · park · dogs on a lead by council order1 walk · 0.5 km
- Spence Gardens · park · dogs on a lead by council order1 walk · 0.5 km
- East Holmes Field · park · dogs on a lead by council order3 walks · 0.6 km
- The Riddings · wood8 walks · 0.6 km
- Parish Ghyll · wood3 walks · 0.8 km
- Coppy Wood · wood5 walks · 1.1 km
- Intake Gill Head · wood2 walks · 1.1 km
- Stubham Wood · wood4 walks · 1.1 km
- Middleton Woods · wood5 walks · 1.2 km
- West Wood · wood3 walks · 1.2 km
- Panorama Woods · wood11 walks · 1.6 km
- Owler Park · wood4 walks · 1.8 km
- Briery Wood · wood6 walks · 1.9 km
- Terrace Gill · wood4 walks · 1.9 km
- Rough Intake · wood2 walks · 2.3 km
- Spring Wood · wood1 walk · 2.3 km
- Cocking Wood · wood3 walks · 3 km
- Lumb Gill Wood · wood1 walk · 3.5 km
- Catton Wood · wood3 walks · 3.6 km
- Spring Gill Wood · wood2 walks · 3.9 km
- Hollin Wood · wood1 walk · 4.5 km
- The Glen · wood10 walks · 4.5 km
- White Crag Plantation · wood11 walks · 5.3 km
- Low Moor · wood3 walks · 5.5 km
- Jacob's Wood · wood2 walks · 5.9 km
- Robin Hood Wood · wood4 walks · 6 km
- Brunthwaite Crag Wood · wood1 walk · 6.1 km
- Spring Crag Wood · wood2 walks · 6.4 km
- Swartha Wood · wood3 walks · 6.4 km
- Marchup Plantation · wood2 walks · 6.8 km
- Alder Carr Wood · wood4 walks · 7 km
- Bradford Pennine Gateway · national nature reserve937 walks · 7.1 km
- Beck Wood · wood6 walks · 7.4 km
- Silsden Park · park · dogs on a lead by council order6 walks · 7.5 km
- Stakehill Plantation · wood1 walk · 9.3 km
Walks that lie mostly in each place, and how far it is from the middle of Ilkley. A place with ten walks or more has a page of its own.