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.
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.
Appleleaf Cottage is a place to stay on Westgate, Pickering. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.
Balderson's Ice Cream Parlour is a place to eat on Chestnut Avenue, Pickering. It is listed here so you know it is there, but we have not yet established whether dogs are welcome — so there is no verdict on this page and no stamp. If it is your business, claim the page and tell us, and we will stamp it.
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.
Real dog-welcoming cottages from our booking partner holidaycottages.co.uk — live prices, booked on their site. Booking through these links supports Wagfinder and never changes the price you pay.
Dove Cottage Old Malton
Yorkshire · dogs welcome
7 nights from £649
Ferne Cottage Helmsley
Yorkshire · dogs welcome
7 nights from £685
Filly Homestead
Yorkshire · dogs welcome
7 nights from £689
The Old Tin School
Yorkshire · dogs welcome
7 nights from £703
Moor Farmhouse
Yorkshire · dogs welcome
7 nights from £912
Dale View
Yorkshire · dogs welcome
7 nights from £1,193
Birchwood Stable Cottage
Yorkshire · dogs welcome
7 nights from £428
Hawthorn Cottage Yorkshire
Yorkshire · dogs welcome
7 nights from £447
Prospect Lodge Halifax
Yorkshire · dogs welcome
7 nights from £453
Clover Cottage Osmotherley
Yorkshire · dogs welcome
7 nights from £479
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