Walk · East Riding of Yorkshire

Hornsea Rail Trail: Sutton Fields to Swine

Hull · HU8 0EN

3.9MILES

1h 45mON FOOT

18mCLIMB

Linear — plan the returnSHAPE

Off-road 95% 5% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 30%Lane & track 65%Road with traffic 5%

Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, 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

The trail head at Sutton Fields off Leads Road, Stoneferry, Hull, HU8 0EN HU8 0EN

Finishes at

The Swine crossing on Wawne Road, where the trail passes from Hull into East Riding of Yorkshire, HU11 4JGLinear — plan how you get back

Parking

No dedicated car park at the Hull end; park on the industrial side streets off Leads Road, or start instead from the roadside spaces near Swine or the free East Riding car park and picnic area at the

Directions to the start →

The Hull end of the old Hull and Hornsea railway, closed in 1964 and now a hard-surfaced permissive bridleway that runs dead straight for ten miles to the sea. This section leaves the industrial edge of Sutton Fields off Leads Road, crosses the Bransholme estates on a green corridor of hawthorn, bramble and ash, and slips over the boundary into East Riding of Yorkshire just south of Swine. That boundary matters: the first half is Hull City Council, which has no dog control order at all, and the second half is East Riding, whose own page for the trail asks for close control rather than a lead. It is shared with cyclists and horse riders throughout and they come through fast and quiet, so a recall that works is worth more here than anywhere else in the city.

THE SMALL PRINTEast Riding of Yorkshire Council's own page for the rail trail states: "You can bring your dog but you should pick up after it and it should be kept under close control. Not everyone is comfortable around dogs so please be aware of this when exercising your animal." Close control is enough; there is no lead order on the trail. The Hull half of this section is Hull City Council land and hull City Council operates no dog control Public Spaces Protection Order: its only PSPO covers begging, loitering and street drinking across nine wards and the city-centre safer entertainment zone, and says nothing about dogs.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

REGION · EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE

GRID · 53.7708, -0.3144

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.EASTRIDINGCOASTANDCOUNTRYSIDE.CO.UK/PLACES-TO-VISIT/FIND-A-PLACE/?ENTRY=HULL_HORNSEA_RAIL_TRAIL

Hornsea Rail Trail: Sutton Fields to Swine

House rules, decoded

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