Walk · North Yorkshire

Masham, the Ure and the River Burn

Masham · HG4 4EF

4.3MILES

2h 10mON FOOT

85mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

Off-road 85% 15% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 55%Lane & track 30%Road with traffic 15%

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.

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HG4 4EF

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Four and a quarter miles in a shade over two hours on the flat, east from the market place to the Ure, then west along the River Burn past Swinton Park and back on the Ripon Rowel; riverside and field paths that get muddy but never steep. Start on Masham's huge market square, where parking is free and both breweries and their tap rooms are a few yards away; the 159 bus runs from Ripon. A sound low-level choice for a hot day or an old dog with two rivers for swimming and plenty of shade, but the meadows are grazed by sheep and cattle, there are stiles on the Burn section, and Swinton Park's parkland holds free-roaming fallow deer that will draw any dog.

THE SMALL PRINTLeads through the grazed meadows and past Swinton Park, where fallow deer roam free. Stiles on the River Burn section.

House rules, decoded

Livestock — leads on

REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 54.2282, -1.6572

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.GPS-ROUTES.CO.UK/ROUTES/HOME.NSF/ROUTESLINKSWALKS/MASHAM-WALKING-ROUTE

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