Walk · North Yorkshire

Quarry Moor Local Nature Reserve

Ripon · HG4 1RU

1.2MILES

35mON FOOT

20mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

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

Off-road 95% 5% shares tarmac with cars

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

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

HG4 1RU

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A mile and a quarter of limestone grassland and scrub on the southern edge of the city, half an hour at a stroll, with an all-weather circular path that is genuinely flat and firm enough for a wheelchair or an arthritic dog in February. Parking is free in the reserve's own car park just off the A61 south of Ripon, and the Harrogate to Ripon bus stops on the main road a couple of minutes away. There is no livestock and dogs may be off lead on the main circuit, though the fenced wildflower meadow is out of bounds and there are dog bins at the entrance; bring water, because the old quarry face holds nothing a dog can drink from.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 54.1252, -1.5205

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.HDNS.ORG.UK/WILDLIFE-LOCATIONS/QUARRY-MOOR-NATURE-RESERVE/

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