Cawthorn Roman Camps and Newton-on-Rawcliffe

Nearly nine miles with 250 metres of ascent and around four hours, crossing from Cropton to the earthwork ramparts of the Cawthorn Roman camps and on to the village pond at Newton-on-Rawcliffe before the return through forest; the camps are open grass and easy, but the wooded descents into the becks are steep and greasy for most of the winter. It starts in Cropton by the New Inn, which brews its own beer and welcomes dogs, and roadside parking in the village is free but tight, so the small car park at the Cawthorn camps is a reasonable alternative start. There is water at the beck crossings and at Newton pond, the forest tracks are broad and excellent for a dog to range on, but the camps are a scheduled monument grazed by sheep and the fields between Cropton and Cawthorn carry stock too.