Walking routes - half hour
This is a series of short approximately half hour walks originally designed to get people who work, out from behind their desks.
If you are looking for ideas of where to go walking in Wakefield, we offer a number of walking routes around the district to help you get active. Whether you want a walk at lunchtime or a longer leisure route, then here are a few inspirational ideas.
Walking for 30 minutes a day can:
- Make you feel good
- Give you more energy
- Help you sleep better
- Help reduce stress
- Keep your heart strong
- Reduce blood pressure
- Help manage your weight
- Improve your life expectancy
Each walk includes a map and photographs to help you find your way. You can download and print out each of the walks via the links under 'Downloads'.
The walks available are:
- Wakefield, The green and the unseen
- Wakefield, A walk down Love Lane
- Wakefield, Climb to the Hospital
- Wakefield, Chantry House/Chapel circular
- Wakefield, St. John's to the Hospital
- Wakefield, Balne Lane to St. John's
- Pontefract, King Charles II House to Cemetery
- Pontefract, Hospital to Friarwood Valley Gardens
- Pontefract, Bus Station to Castle
- Castleford, Civic Centre to Queen's park
- Castleford, Civic Centre to Hartley's Fields
- Castleford, Civic Centre to Smawthorne Marshes
- Normanton, Town Hall to Haw Hill Park
- Normanton, Town Hall to Church Street Park
- Ossett, Community Centre to Green Park
- Ossett, Town Hall to Church Street Park
- Hemsworth, Market Place to Hemsworth By-Pass
- Hemsworth, Little Hemsworth Loop
