Walk · North Yorkshire

Raincliffe Woods and Throxenby Mere circular

Scarborough · YO12 5TE

4.1MILES

2h 5mON FOOT

175mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

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

Off-road 95% 5% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 78%Lane & track 17%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

YO12 5TE

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A 4.1-mile woodland circular of about two hours that follows the green Wallis trail up a steep, root-laced pull to the top of the woods before contouring back above Forge Valley, with 175 metres of climbing and paths that stay greasy well into spring. Start at the free Throxenby Mere car park on the Scarborough to Ayton road, where the number 128 bus stops, and note the trail crosses itself in a figure of eight so the waymark colour matters more than instinct. The mere is a proper drinking and swimming stop, the woods are quiet enough for a long off-lead run once you are off the road, and there is no livestock, though the ground drops away sharply on the Forge Valley side.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 54.2856, -0.4557

SOURCE · HTTPS://VISITNORTHYORKSHIRE.COM/INDEX/RAINCLIFFE-WOODS-CIRCULAR-WALKS-WALLIS-TRAIL

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