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The trail was launched in the early 1980's, a route circumnavigating the City of Leeds keeping generally to the countryside but no more than 7 miles from the centre.
In 2006 the southern section was drastically altered. It originally ran through chunks of Wakefield including Stanley, Outwood and Wrenthorpe. The trail was realigned to stay entirely in the Leeds authority. For those who feel they have missed out, a Wakefield Way was created, somewhat belatedly in 2005.
The route starts and finishes at Golden Acre Park, and stretches roughly 60 miles. In a clockwise direction it passes Eccup, the filming set for Emmerdale before entering the Harewood Estate. It then heads east to Bardsey, Scarcroft and Thorner. Creeping southwards it passes the enormous maypole at Barwick-in-Elmet, then through Scholes and onto Garforth. Swillington and Little Preston are negotiated before reaching the marina at Fleet Bridge on the Aire and Calder Navigation. Onto Mickletown, Methley and Carlton in the heart of the Rhubarb Triangle. Over the M1 and onto East Ardsley, Woodkirk to pass over the M62. Now edging north west the trail passes through Gildersome, down Cockersdale to Tong. Onwards below Fulneck, skirting Pudsey, following Fagley Beck to finally cross the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Apperley Bridge. The path skirts Horsforth, over Hunger Hills, around the edge of Cookridge to complete the circle by crossing Breary Marsh to Golden Acre.

The 350 hectare estate surrounding Harewood House in Lower Wharfedale, West Yorkshire is a grade I listed park (list entry 1001218). The following is based on extracts from the statutory listing but excludes detailed mention of the main house itself.

Harewood was a recognised country estate from Norman times. After several changes of ownership including the Wentworth family, it was bought by Henry Lascelles, Earl of Harewood in 1738 and has remained with his descendants ever since.

The parkland was laid out by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown in 1772-80 with alterations and additions c.1800 by Humphry Repton. It includes a home farm, fishing lake, redundant church, ruined castle, extensive woodland, and over 40 listed buildings and structures besides the main Grade I listed house. The formal gardens nearer the main house were designed by Richard Woods and Thomas White, and the terraced garden of 1844-51 by Charles Barry.

Although the family charges an admission fee to the private estate, there are several public rights of way through the estate, including a circular walk completed with a permissive footpath along the eastern edge parallel to the A61.