Bingley Walkers are Welcome want to make sure that it is safe for walkers to use paths in the surrounding area.
If you come across any paths which aren’t in good order, please contact us and we will get in touch with the council on your behalf.
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Early this summer we’ve noticed some welcome changes along the Welcome Way Bingley Loop – the work looks to be down to Bradford Council’s rights of way team, and it’s made a real difference in three places along the route.
The well-loved footpath near Three Rise Locks and Damart Mill – known to generations of Bingley residents as Treacle Cock Alley – has been newly resurfaced, thanks to a fantastic community partnership between Damart UK, Bradford Council and Councillor Susan Fricker. We also explore the path’s surprisingly rich history, stretching all the way back to a medieval footpath first trodden over 800 years ago.
We are very happy to report that a well used path has finally been reinstated in Crossflatts after months of battle between a developer and the locals.
The towpath between Hirst Lock in Saltaire and Primrose Lane in Bingley will be closed from Monday 21st October 2024, through Christmas 2024.
A section of the towpath leading to the Five Rise Locks will be closed this Autumn to allow for essential repairs.
Riverside Walk in Bingley has been recently improved to make it accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs. Find out more!
We are really delighted to update you on footpath improvements involving the Dales High Way, the Millennium Way and the Welcome Way along Otley Road across Rombalds Moor. Until recently, these routes all required walkers to brave the edge of the very busy Otley Road near Weecher Reservoir, with traffic whizzing by, for about 200 yards.
The four local Walkers are Welcome groups (Burley Otley, Bingley and Baildon) offered to work with…
![Updated – [Reopened] Path diversion at Mytholme Beck](https://www.bingleywalkersarewelcome.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mytholme-beck-path-closure-sandy-banks-365x365.jpg)
This path is located near Bingley Garden Centre joining Harden Lane to Sandy Banks. It has now been reopened. There was no official diversion in place but it was easy enough to go round Harden Lane and Sandy Banks to avoid the closed path.
