Walk · North Yorkshire

Tadcaster to Ulleskelf riverside

Tadcaster · LS24 9AR

4.4MILES

2hON FOOT

15mCLIMB

Linear — plan the returnSHAPE

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

Off-road 90% 10% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 75%Lane & track 15%Road with traffic 10%

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

LS24 9AR

Directions to the start →

Four and a half miles one way down the Wharfe on the line of the Ainsty Bounds Walk, two hours, flat riverbank all the way with a few gates and long stretches of soft ground that never fully dry. Start at Tadcaster bridge in the middle of town and finish at Ulleskelf, which has its own station on the York to Leeds line, so a single train ticket turns this into a proper linear walk rather than a there-and-back. The washland pastures below Tadcaster are grazed by cattle all summer and calves are the real hazard on this stretch, so read every field before you unclip; the Wharfe is deep and steady with easy access at two or three gravel bars, and the whole route goes under water in winter floods, which are frequent and can last for weeks.

THE SMALL PRINTCattle with calves graze the washlands all summer; leads on through grazed fields, and the route is unwalkable when the Wharfe is out.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

Livestock — leads on

REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 53.8842, -1.2612

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Tadcaster to Ulleskelf riverside

House rules, decoded

21 The High Street

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