Walk · North Yorkshire

The Stray

Harrogate

2.6MILES

1h 20mON FOOT

30mCLIMB

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

Off-road 60% 40% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 60%Road with traffic 40%

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.

Two hundred acres of protected open parkland wrapping around the south of Harrogate town centre, kept open and unenclosed since the Great Award of 1778. Flat mown grass criss-crossed by tree-lined paths gives dogs freedom to roam off lead under control, with cherry blossom avenues in spring. No stock, no gates, and cafes at almost every edge.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 53.9873, -1.5333

SOURCE · HTTPS://VISITNORTHYORKSHIRE.COM/INDEX/THE-STRAY-HARROGATE

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