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Dog-friendly walks in West Tanfield

Boots on. These are the West Tanfield walks worth the drive, with lead rules and livestock warnings marked.

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West Tanfield and the River Ure

West Tanfield · HG4 5JQ
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Just under seven miles along the Ure from West Tanfield out towards Mickley and back, about three hours on riverside path, farm track and lane with only gentle rises and no serious climbing. Start from the village hall car park in West Tanfield, which works an honesty box, beside Marmion Tower and St Nicholas church at the bridge. The river gives long stretches of shallow gravel for a swim, but the banks are grazed by cattle and sheep and in places drop steeply and slipperily into deep water, so keep a dog under close control along the bank.

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West Tanfield, Sleningford and Mickley

West Tanfield · HG4 5JJ
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165mCLIMB
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Eight miles along the Ure through parkland and woods to Mickley and back on the Ripon Rowel, three and a half hours, easy underfoot with one long steady climb out of the valley at Old Sleningford and a handful of stiles. Start on Tanfield Bridge in the village below Marmion Tower where there is free roadside parking, and the 159 bus between Ripon and Masham calls at the village green. The path runs high along a wooded bank above a sweeping bend of the Ure, which is a fine place to see roe deer and a poor place for a dog to go over the edge, so a lead there is sensible; sheep graze the Sleningford parkland, the river gives a dog a safe drink at the mill, and the woodland tracks stay walkable in winter while the riverside meadows below the bridge flood.

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