Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill.
A 7.7-mile field-path circuit with only 170 metres of climbing, about three and a half hours at a steady pace, though the low ground between Pickering and Thornton Beck turns to sticky clay from November to March and there are a dozen stiles. It starts in Pickering market place, where the long-stay car park behind the Ropery is the sensible option on a market Monday, and the Coastliner 840 from York and Whitby stops on Eastgate. The beck runs clear enough for a drink most of the way and the wooded stretch up to St Hilda's at Ellerburn is glorious for a nose-down dog, but the route crosses working sheep and cattle pasture on both sides of Thornton-le-Dale, so leads go on at every gate.
Timber lodges on a working farm south-west of Pickering, well placed for Dalby Forest and the steam railway. Dogs are accepted in all of the lodges, so there is no scrambling for the one pet-friendly unit.
A family-run touring park and holiday home site on the Malton road out of Pickering. It is a dog friendly site with no extra charge for dogs, and pitches are allocated with the dog in mind if you say so when you book.
An award-winning farm shop and cafe on the edge of Pickering with a miniature railway and its own pick-your-own fields. Dogs are not permitted inside the cafe but are welcome on the outdoor terrace and lawn, where water bowls are plentiful, and there is a secure hireable dog field beside the cafe so your dog can tear about while you have a takeaway coffee at the picnic tables.
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