Little Legs

Child-friendly walks in the Calder Valley
Tips and ideas for family outdoor adventures

Choose a walk

Pick a route from our menu of child-friendly walks in the upper Calder Valley

Hints and tips

Tips and ideas to get your kids outdoors

About us

Who we are and why we started Little Legs

Choose a walk

We recommend opening the route maps in the Ordnance Survey app. It's free to use without a subscription, or you can access lots of useful additional features with the paid version. The live location tracking makes it really easy to find your way and children can navigate themselves too. If you don't have the app, you can open our routes in your browser.

Routes around Hebden Bridge

  • Nutclough Woods

  • 1 km

  • Start on Keighley Road, HX7 8HA

  • Foster Dams

  • 1.3 km

  • Start at Spring Grove, HX7 8LR

  • Railway and River

  • 2.5 km

  • Start at Hebden Bridge station or Caldene Ave, HX7 5AW

  • Heptonstall Hill & Hollins

  • 3 km

  • Start at Old Gate, HX7 6EN

  • The Beeboles

  • 3 km

  • Start at Jumble Hole Road, HX7 6PT

  • Hell Hole Rocks

  • 3 km

  • Start at Old Gate, HX7 6EN

  • Old Chamber

  • 3.1 km

  • Start at Hebden Bridge train station

  • Eaves Wood

  • 3.2 km

  • Start at Church Lane, HX7 6DS

  • Wall Stones Flat

  • 3.5 km

  • Park in Old Town or take the bus

  • Hardcastle Crags

  • 3.8 km

  • Start at Hardcastle Crags Midgehole car park, HX7 7AL

  • Pecket Pike

  • 4.6 km

  • Start at Spring Grove, HX7 8LR

Routes around Mytholmroyd

  • Railway and River

  • 2.5 km

  • Start at Hebden Bridge station or Caldene Ave, HX7 5AW

  • Meadow Walk

  • 3 km

  • Start at Midgley Road, HX7 5LR

  • Scout Rock

  • 3.8 km

  • Start at Mytholmroyd train station

Routes around Todmorden

  • Hole Bottom Delph

  • 2.7 km

  • Start at Hole Bottom Road, OL14 8BN

  • Gaddings Dam

  • 3.1 km

  • Start at Lumbutts Road, OL14 6JJ

  • Bridestones & Whirlaw

  • 3.3 km

  • Park in the lay-by on Eastwood Road (see map)

Hints and tips

About us

We are lucky enough to live in the beautiful Calder Valley in West Yorkshire, with woods, hills and moorland on our doorstep.Pre-kids, we did loads of walking, climbing and adventures - locally and further afield.As our family grew, we adapted and found ways to carry-on the outdoor adventures with our children.As babes in slings. Starting to toddle on their own little legs. Doing a mix of the two, and gradually walking more and more themselves.Walking is great for physical health, connection with nature and mental health. As a family, we find that getting outside together is a welcome change of scene from being at home - and reduces the feelings of parental overwhelm!Using the Ordnance Survey app and social media, we share our favourite local walks for others to enjoy, along with tips and ideas for getting outdoors, exploring nature with young children, wherever you are.Our routes are all tried and tested by our family, short distances, but interesting and fun kid-friendly walks.We have also produced and sell Explorer Packs, which are aimed at kids and include a Log Book to record your adventures and track your distance, and stickers and a medal to celebrate your efforts. We use these ourselves and they've been a great way to gamify walks and motivate our kids.Order your Explorer Pack here.Join us on Facebook and Instagram for regular updates and to let us know how you get on - we love hearing your stories and feedback.