Walk · North Yorkshire

The Hambleton Ramble

Thirsk · YO7 1AB

5MILES

1h 20mON FOOT

22mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland

Off-road 70% 30% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 45%Lane & track 25%Road with traffic 30%

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. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at

YO7 1AB

Directions to the start →

Five miles of fields, quiet roads and tracks out of Thirsk to South Kilvington and Kilvington Mill, returning over the Seven Bridges path beside Cod Beck; no stiles at all, six gates, and some genuinely muddy stretches after rain. Start from the pay and display car park on Marage Road, a mile from Thirsk station, with frequent buses from York taking about forty-five minutes. Cod Beck is the highlight for a dog - shallow, clean and easy to get in and out of, with a veteran oak on the bank - but the middle third crosses grazed pasture and the A19 crossings need a short lead.

House rules, decoded

Livestock — leads on

Off-lead allowed

REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 54.2343, -1.3426

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.NORTHYORKS.GOV.UK/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/FILEROOT/TRANSPORT%20AND%20STREETS/PUBLIC%20RIGHTS%20OF%20WAY/LOCAL_CIRCULAR_WALKS/A_HAMBLETON_RAMBLE.PDF

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