Tag: walking with the wanderer

Time: 3½ hours Distance: 8 miles Poppleton, Red House and the Ouse This walk explores the countryside west of Poppleton, between the Ouse and the A59. With just a few farms and scattered houses, this is one of the quietest and least frequented areas close to the city. About a third of the route is […]

Time: 2½ hours Distance: 5 miles Coneysthorpe The area around Castle Howard is one of the most popular walking areas in the Howardian Hills. This route, largely on bridleways, avoids some of the busier paths. About a third of the walk follows the long track that leads along the wooded edge of the hills overlooking […]

Kirkham Gorge & Welburn Time: 2½ hours Distance: 5¼ miles Starting from Kirkham Priory, this varied walk passes through the most scenic section of the Kirkham Gorge, where the River Derwent flows through the Howardian Hills. It then weaves through a mix of woodland and fields on the edge of the Castle Howard Estate, returning to […]

Time: 3hours 6½ miles Traversing varied countryside, this route links no less than five villages. Apart from Copmanthorpe, all are relatively small and quiet, despite the proximity of the busy A64. Is This Walk For Me? Medium length with just minor slopes, this walk is generally easy. The A64 is crossed safely on bridges, however, […]

Time: 2¼ hours  Distance: 4½miles Dunnington, Holtby and Hagg Wood East of Dunnington, there’s a good network of rights of way offering easy walking through varied countryside. This route links together several paths, taking in the underappreciated village of Holtby and one of the largest and most accessible areas of woodland close to York, Hagg […]

Time:  3 hours  Distance: 6 miles This walk around the southern fringes of the city includes a nationally significant nature reserve, two suburban villages, a stretch of the National Cycle Network, and a length of riverside. Is This Walk For Me? This is an easy and almost entirely flat walk. Most of the route is […]

Time: 2½ hours 5 miles Nunburnholme and Kilnwick Percy After a walk along a quiet country lane at the bottom of the Wolds, this route follows a little-used right of way into the parkland of Kilnwick Percy Hall to reach its oddly truncated house, now home to a Buddhist community. Ascending onto the Wolds, the […]

As one of the most-read, best-loved columns in Your Local Link magazine, Walking With The Wanderer is always a good shout for those seeking out a stroll in and around the York area – this month, we thought we’d try out the Wanderer’s latest route for ourselves!  We began our 6¾-mile walk in the idyllic […]

This walk links two villages in the undulating countryside to the south of Harrogate following quiet tracks, field paths, and a stream. The walk also offers views of the Spofforth Pinnacles, curious gritstone rock formations. Is This Walk For Me? There are some hills on this walk but no steep climbs or descents. Care is […]

This walk links two villages to the south of the city using field paths and tracks, stretches of York-Selby section of the Trans Pennine Trail cycle route, and quiet country lanes. Time2 ¾ hours; 5¾ miles Is This Walk For Me?At a bit under six miles and with almost no gradients, this is an easy […]

Time: 2½ hours  Distance: 4¾ miles Is This Walk For Me? The walk is relatively short and almost entirely flat. Most of the paths are well maintained and the route should not be too muddy even in winter. There are several stiles and a narrow footbridge to cross. The road section north of Cawton carries […]

This is a walk of two halves. The first section from Tadcaster follows the River Wharfe upstream to the small village of Newton Kyme. It then leaves the river using quiet roads to ascend to higher ground before following bridleways through farmland to return to the town. Time 3 hours, Distance 6¼ miles. Is This […]