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no better way to explore our beautiful borough.

So whether it’s an old favourite, a hidden gem, or a route with breathtaking views of our stunning landscape, we want to share it.

Please send the details, directions and photographs of your favourite walking routes in Calderdale via email to newsdesk@halifaxcourier.co.uk. road to the former Heights picnic site at point 5.

Continue forward on the public road and turn left along a track with an electricity pylon in the field to your right towards a wall.

Climb the stone stile by the gate within the wall. Go forward along the lane between old stone walls following it around a right, and then a left, bend to arrive at the former Heights Farm.

Pass the buildings on your right and go over the next stile where the old lane continues ahead for another 250 yards.

The lane veers right at point 6 (ignore the wicket gate in the left hand wall), in another 50 yards the route brings you to a wall gap and stile on the right. Do not cross the stile.

Walk ahead close to the left-hand wall to a stile at the far end of this field.

Cross the stile and go forward keeping to the left-hand edge of the field. The land starts to drop a little and at the field corner go through the stile on the right and into a fenced path along the side of the next field.

At the farm buildings near New Barn go straight ahead over a stile into another section of old walled track (NOT into the open field).

Shortly, the track turns right to a stile at the side of an old wooden gate.

Go through the stile and immediately left down the slope with the wall on one’s left.

At the bottom corner of the field, go through a step stile and down through the wood to a footbridge.

At the far end of the bridge turn left following the path alongside the reservoir to the dam.

Woodland management here has begun to restore the woodland to as near as possible a native tree mix. See the information board. Non-native trees have been felled or left standing as dead wood and as they decay they are a food source for many birds including woodpeckers and a place that can be used by hole nesting birds and bats.

The none native Rhododendron has also been removed so ground flora like bluebells can thrive.

Cross the dam wall to return to the car park at point 1.

If you enjoyed this walk why not try another from Yorkshire Water by visiting the Yorkshire Water web site:

www.yorkshirewater.com/ walks-and-leisure.aspx