Bramhope to Horsforth

This is a linear tour from Breary Lane, Bramhope to Low Lane, Horsforth. Bramhope is reached by the X84 bus from Leeds, and Horsforth (Low Lane) by the #50A bus.
What this tour lacks in views of open countryside, it makes up for with its industrial archaeology.
The X84 bus stop is virtually at the junction of Leeds Road and Breary Lane. The public footpath off Breary Lane is by a place called the Knoll. This is one of the spoil heaps from tunnelling for the Leeds to Harrogate railway line. Once upon a time there would have been a good view from here, but no longer with the residential development and growth of trees, etc.
The route is following overground the railway several feet beneath yours. As you walk along, you will come across ventilation shafts for the railway, the first one very soon after you start the route and partly obscured by the undergrowth.
The footpath along this early part of the route is quite narrow and a little overgrown in places. There are also very muddy stretches, so I don’t think this would be a tour suitable for winter months when there is more rain.
After Moseley Wood Farm, the route passes over the Leeds to Harrogate railway line, so if you are lucky you may see a passing train and this is a good photographic point. Unfortunately, I did not see one on that stretch of the line today, though I did see some on other parts of the line.
Near Dean Grange Farm (toward top of a lane) ignore the signposted path and go through the next gate on the left, past a pile of wood clippings to pick up the footpath. This is one navigation difficulty.
The next is at Owlet Farm (recognised by lots of steel containers) go through a gate and this leads by an overgrown path to a field used by horses and the path from that field is clearly visible.
Eventually residential development at Horsforth is met and the route goes past Horsforth Station down Troy Road, which leads on to Low Lane.
Housing and other development can be left behind by turning off Low Lane just past Stephenson Personal Care. This leads to Clayton Wood, where a number of paths can be followed. There are opportunities to admire a couple of fine Victorian bridges for the railway line. Here too is Oil Mill Beck, which looks more pleasant than it sounds. I enjoyed this part of the tour very much. Clayton Wood is exited by Oakford Terrace. In turn that leads to Low Lane, where the #50A can be caught back to Leeds at the Springfield Mount bus-stop.
There are seven ordinary stiles, three wall-stiles and one fence to clamber over on the route.