Tabular Hills Path and Hutton Beck

A 6.6-mile half day with 210 metres of ascent and about three hours, running south down Hutton Beck into Douthwaite Dale before picking up the Tabular Hills Walk on the limestone shelf and looping back; it is field path and green lane rather than moor, with a handful of stiles and one steep bank out of the dale. It starts from the National Park car park at Hutton-le-Hole by the Ryedale Folk Museum; the Moorsbus serves the village in summer and there is a tea room and a pub at the start and finish. Hutton Beck runs beside the path for the first mile with easy access for a drink, but the Tabular Hills section crosses arable and grazing land with sheep and cattle, and several stiles are the narrow squeeze type that a large dog will need lifting over.