The Kirklees Way is a 72-mile (115 km) waymarked footpath in
Kirklees
Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. The borough comprises the ten towns of Batley, Birstall, West Yorkshire, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite. It ...
metropolitan district,
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...
,
England
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. It was opened in 1990 and includes the upper
Colne Valley
The Colne Valley is a steep sided valley on the east flank of the Pennine Hills in the English county of West Yorkshire. It takes its name from the River Colne which rises above the town of Marsden and flows eastward towards Huddersfield. ...
,
Spen Spen may refer to:
*SPEN, human gene
*Spen, West Yorkshire, a List of United Kingdom locations: Sow-Stao#Sp, location in England
*River Spen, river in West Yorkshire, England, the United Kingdom
*SS Spen, SS ''Spen'', British steamship built in 190 ...
Valley and
Holme Valley
Holme Valley, formerly Holmfirth is a large civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 25,049 (2001 census), increasing to 34,680 for the two wards in the 2011 Census. Its administrat ...
.
The
Peak District Boundary Walk
The Peak District Boundary Walk is a circular walking trail, starting and finishing at Buxton and broadly following the boundary of the Peak District, Britain's first national park. The route was developed by the Friends of the Peak District (a ...
follows the Kirklees Way for a few miles either side of
Holme.
References
Further reading
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External links
Long Distance Walkers Association record for the Kirklees Way
Tourist attractions in Kirklees
Long-distance footpaths in England
Protected areas of West Yorkshire
Footpaths in West Yorkshire
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