Ilkley Riverside Walk is currently open and passable.
Water level right now
0.37 mmeasured 1 hour ago
River Wharfe at Ilkley · 337 m away
The usual gauge for this path (Ilkley) has stopped reporting — feeds pause sometimes. This reading comes from the nearest live backup gauge instead.
That’s below the level where this path usually starts to flood.
This flood line starts from years of this gauge’s history — the level the river only tops a few days a year. Reports of a flooded or passable day will tune it to the path itself.
About this path
The riverside path through Riverside Gardens between New Brook Street and the seventeenth-century Old Bridge, where the Dales Way begins. The low-lying gardens, sports grounds and riverside footpaths flood repeatedly — two flood warning areas straddle this short reach, and the EA's standing advice here is to avoid the low-lying footpaths.
Been down today?
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From people on the ground
No reports in the last 24 hours. If you’ve been down, you’d be the first.
Flood Path is advisory and not safety-critical — river readings come from public feeds with no guarantee, and conditions can change fast in heavy rain. Use your own judgement on the day.