This is the first post in a new category on the site dedicated to the Leeds Country Way (LCW), or more to the point, my plan to walk its entire length during 2009. I’ve never been much of a hiker or rambler probably since most of my working life has been spent outdoors and I’d get my fresh air fixes either whilst working or playing cricket, flying kites etc. So seeing as these days I’m tied to a desk most of the day I’ve decided that I need to get out more. The LCW seems like a good way of achieving that objective so it seems like a plan to me.
So What Is It
From Wikipedia:
The Leeds Country Way is a circular long-distance footpath of 62 miles (99 km) around Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is nowhere further than 7 miles (11 km) from Leeds City Square, but is mainly rural with extensive views in the outlying areas of the Leeds metropolitan district. It follows public footpaths and minor lanes, with a few short sections along roads.
When and Where
I was going to do the walk alone but Lisa seemed up for it so we’re doing it together. The walk is divided into four parts and each part is sub-divided into 3 sections of about 5 miles each. You can start at any section as it’s a circle so we decided to start at the nearest point to home which would allow us to finish at the same place. Pretty obvious really.
We did our first section on Sunday 3rd May 2009 and that’s the subject of the next post coming right up!
