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Leeds to Skipton Canal Walk – 7 September

21 August 2008

Get fit, have fun and save lives

Ordnance Survey has teamed up with the British Heart Foundation® to get Britain walking through the sponsorship of the charity’s Hearts First Walks.

Taking part is a great way to get fit, enjoy the great outdoors and raise vital funds to help beat heart disease. One of the walks you can take part in is the Leeds to Skipton Canal Walk.

The walk

The banks of the historic Leeds to Liverpool Canal provide the setting for this popular sponsored walk of up to 29 miles. Taking you through open countryside and industrial heritage sites, this walk along the canal is packed with beautiful scenery. Particularly fascinating landmarks include the famous five-rise locks at Bingley and the World Heritage Site of Saltaire village.

Choose your route

There are eight checkpoints and you can start and finish at any of them, and walk in either direction;

Leeds Canal Wharf to Rodley Swing Bridge – 6 miles
Rodley Swing Bridge to Apperley Bridge –3 miles
Apperley Bridge to Saltaire – 3½ miles
Saltaire to Cross Flatts, Bingley – 3½ miles
Cross Flatts, Bingley to Silsden – 6½ miles
Silsden to Kildwick – 2 miles
Kildwick to Gallows Bridge, Skipton – 4½ miles

Why not challenge yourself to do the full 29-mile walk? A free bus service will operate between Leeds and Skipton.

Why do it?

Heart and circulatory disease is the UK’s biggest killer. Being physically active will help keep your own heart healthy, while the money you raise will help us continue our pioneering research and life-saving care. So please put on your walking boots, get sponsored and together we can beat heart disease for good.

How to enter

If you would like to take part or find out more about the walk, please visit bhf.org.uk/Canal or call 0800 917 6976.

British Heart Foundation is a registered trademark of British Heart Foundation (registered charity).

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