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Cowper's Cross – Ilkley Moor Stone Circle loop from Ilkley

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United Kingdom
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Yorkshire And The Humber
Bradford
Ilkley

Cowper's Cross – Ilkley Moor Stone Circle loop from Ilkley

Moderate

4.5

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56

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Cowper's Cross – Ilkley Moor Stone Circle loop from Ilkley

03:26

11.7km

310m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Waypoints

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1.82 km

White Wells Spa Cottage and Plunge Pool

Highlight • Historical Site

This spa bath, believed to have been built around 1700, was a key part of Ilkley's establishment as a desirable spa town. Today, visitors can still take a dip in …

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2

4.16 km

Cowper's Cross

Highlight • Monument

My children delighted at finding 10p on the top of Cowpers Cross. Well it was 40 years ago. Now I always leave a couple of pounds there just to let some child have that same delight

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3

5.19 km

Rock Formations on Bingley Moor

Highlight • Natural Monument

Right by the paved track

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4

5.41 km

Puddle Stone (Stanza Stones Trail)

Highlight • Monument

The Stanza Stones Trail is a 47-mile (76 km) walking route from Marsden to Ilkley. Along the way, there are six ‘stanza stones’; poems by Simon Armitage which have been carved into stone. This one is the ‘Puddle Stone’.

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5

5.74 km

Rombalds Moor Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

From the trig point on Rombalds Moor, you get breathtaking views up Wharfedale to Great Whernside and over the vast urban conurbations of Leeds and Bradford. In very clear conditions, …

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6

6.98 km

Twelve Apostles Stone Circle, Ilkley Moor

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Twelve Apostles is a beautiful stone circle in an atmospheric setting on Ilkley Moor. The stone circle dates to the Bronze Age (3000-1200 BC) and would have served a …

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7

8.07 km

Grub Stones Carvings

Highlight • Historical Site

Just like a mini Stonehenge

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8

11.5 km

Ilkley Moor Stone Circle

Highlight • Historical Site

Ilkley Moor is part of Rombalds Moor, the moorland between Ilkley and Keighley in West Yorkshire.

The moor, which rises to 1,319 feet (402 m) above sea level, is well …

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11.7 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.76 km

942 m

688 m

303 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.10 km

3.22 km

2.39 km

1.04 km

647 m

344 m

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Thursday 8 October

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8°C

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