New Rishworth Moor Walk

Ryburn reservoir We've announced details of a new circular walk aimed at providing walkers with easy access to some of the region's most breath-taking moorland scenery.

Details of the new 10km route, which starts at Ryburn reservoir near Halifax, can be found on the company's website along with some helpful tips.

The route, which takes walkers high into the Pennine moors above the Ryburn Valley, is recommended for experienced ramblers, as parts of it are at high altitude and demand good compass reading skills. It is estimated that the walk will take around three hours to complete.

"We're delighted to add Rishworth Moor to our extensive list of sites open to the public, we already offer a shorter route that takes walkers through the spectacular basin of the Ryburn valley which has proved immensely popular and hopefully this latest walk, which takes people out of the valley and up amongst some of the most spectacular moorland the region has to offer, will delight walkers in equal measure.

Catchment and Recreation manager, Geoff Lomas.

Since 2003, we've been, in partnership with Natural England and Moors For The Future, has invested a significant amount of time and money on a programme of initiatives to restore large swathes of Yorkshire moorland which had previously suffered damage as a result of 200 years of pollution, wildfires and over-grazing. As a result of this work, areas such as Rishworth Moor - badly damaged in the fires of 2008 - are now well on their way to once again becoming some of the most ecologically important land in the UK.

A map of the new Rishworth Moor walk can be found by clicking here.

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