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By Tony Chalcraft Time: 3 hours  Distance: 6 miles There’s lots of variety on this walk. A stretch of riverside, well-cared-for farmland, more views than might be expected, a repurposed railway viaduct, as well as the handsome village centres of Boston Spa and Thorp Arch. Is This Walk For Me? While not especially long, this […]

Time:  2¼ hours Distance: 4¼ miles Leavening and Burythorpe This walk on the edge of the Wolds, south of Malton, connects the two small villages of Leavening and Burythorpe. Traversing varied and undulating farming countryside, it includes a mix of field paths, tracks and very quiet roads. Is This Walk For Me? While short, this […]

Knaresborough: River and Rocks Time: 3¼ hours 6½miles This walk to the south and west of Knaresborough visits some of the least frequented sites around the town, including a shrine and a saint’s cave. It also includes sections by the river and an amble around the town’s Conyngham Hall woods and parkland. Is This Walk […]

Huttons Ambo Time: 2¼ hours Distance: 4 miles This route, easily walked in a half day or summer evening, visits a sometimes-overlooked corner of the Howardian Hills National Landscape area between the A64 and the River Derwent. As well as woodland and a short stretch by the river, it passes through the tucked-away villages of […]

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 […]