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Welcome Way

Coordinates: 53°53′06″N 1°48′00″W / 53.885°N 1.800°W / 53.885; -1.800
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The Welcome Way is a 36-mile (58 km) walking route in West Yorkshire, England.[1][2] It connects Otley, Baildon, Burley in Wharfedale and Bingley, and takes its name from the Walkers are Welcome scheme of which all four towns are members. It was launched in 2015.[3] It is waymarked in both directions, and good public transport connections enable walkers to use the route for a variety of short walks.

A second edition of the guidebook to the Welcome Way was published in 2021 after several improvements had been made to the route.[4]

The Welcome Way route has formed the basis of an ultramarathon route.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome Way". www.ldwa.org.uk. Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Welcome Way". Walkers are Welcome, Otley. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ Wrighton, Naomi (16 June 2021). "The Welcome Way - A story of collaboration and success". Walkers are Welcome. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  4. ^ Lomax, Claire. "Guidebook to the popular Welcome Way is updated". Ilkley Gazette. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Welcome Way Trail Race & Ultramarathon". www.punkpanther.co.uk. Punk Panther. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
    "Welcome Way Route Description 2022 (PROVISIONAL)". docs.google.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

Further reading

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  • Sparshatt, John S. (2015). Welcome Way : a 28 mile circular walk connecting the communities of Otley, Burley-in-Wharfedale and Baildon, with an additional 9-mile optional loop around Bingley. [Otley]: Walkers are Welcome (Otley). ISBN 9780956444158. also 2nd ed 2021

53°53′06″N 1°48′00″W / 53.885°N 1.800°W / 53.885; -1.800