Visiting Goit Stock Wood

The wood is open to the public on foot only, via a series of public footpaths across the site which can be seen on an Ordnance Survey map or OpenStreetMap.

Accessibility

It is around 1.6 km / 1 mile from Wilsden Road to the waterfall, and will take about 30 minutes each way to walk. From Wilsden Road, the first half of the footpath (as far as the Park Homes site) is follows a tarmac track, which is adjacent to the beck. This is a pretty area and the path here is suitable for wheelchair and pushchair users, however if you continue beyond the Park Homes site the footpath becomes very rocky and is uneven and slippery in places. Unfortunately the waterfall is not wheelchair accessible.

If you are walking to the waterfall you will need good footwear, especially after rain it can be muddy and slippery; take care.

Getting here

On foot

From Harden, walk down Wilsden Road and turn right onto Goit Stock Lane. Follow the track along the beck and through the Harden Park Homes site, then continue onto the unpaved footpath with the beck on your right. The waterfalls are approximately another 15 minutes' walk.

From Wilsden - head North, down the main road to the Malt Shovel pub, follow the road across the bridge and turn immediately left onto Goit Stock Lane. Follow the directions as from Harden.

From Cullingworth - from the War Memorial, follow Greenside Lane to the end and turn left into Hallas Lane, then down Hallas Lane and continue onto the footpath. Follow the path down hill, it crosses the beck, turn left just after the bridge to enter the wood. Walking in this direction you will approach the waterfalls from upstream.

By public transport

By bus - the 616 and 619 between Bradford and Bingley/Eldwick, and the K4 between Cullingworth and Keighley, stop in Harden near the end of Goit Stock Terrace, near the Malt Shovel pub. Walk down the hill towards the pub and turn right onto Goit Stock Lane. 

The 67 bus between Bradford (via Denholme) and Keighley and the 502 between Halifax and Keighley stop in Cullingworth. Follow the directions on foot from Cullingworth above.

By train, the easiest way is to get a train to Bingley and then connect onto the 616/619 or K4 bus to Harden - or for a longer walk see the walking route from Bingley described below.

By car

There is no public parking in the wood. The best parking is the on-street parking bays on Wilsden Road in Harden. If you park here, head down hill and follow the directions as on foot from Harden above. There is also some limited on-street parking in the village of Cullingworth (but not on Hallas Lane, which is unpaved). If you park here please park responsibly, being mindful of local residents, and follow the route on foot from Cullingworth as described above.

Do not drive down Goit Stock Lane. It is a private access track that only serves the houses on the lane and the Harden Park Homes site, there is no public parking space down the lane or at the Park Homes site. There is no public vehicle access, and there is nowhere to turn around - if you try to drive down here you will get stuck! 

By bike

Unfortunately there are no bike paths/bridleways in the wood, and the footpaths are not suitable for cycling, even for mountain bikes. There is also no bike parking in or near the wood. (Maybe we'll be able to rectify this if our community purchase is successful!)

Alternative routes on foot only - there are alternative footpaths into the wood including via Bents Lane and Leech Lane, which can be seen on a map. There is no parking available in these places, so please only use these paths if you are travelling on foot.