Route diagram, drawn from the recorded track — for the shape of the walk, not for navigation. Carry OS Explorer on the hill.
A 9.1-mile circuit north of Pickering on field paths, bridleways and estate tracks with about 230 metres of climbing, taking around four hours; the Blansby Park section ruts up badly and stays muddy well into spring. Start at Pickering station car park, where the walk crosses the North Yorkshire Moors Railway twice at Newbridge and again on the return, so expect steam and whistles. Dogs can run loose on the long forest and moor-edge tracks but must be back on the lead for the deer park and the grazing fields around Blansby, and firmly held at both level crossings.
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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