Walk · North Yorkshire

Valley Gardens & the Pinewoods

Harrogate

1.6MILES

55mON FOOT

50mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

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

Off-road 85% 15% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 60%Lane & track 25%Road with traffic 15%

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.

A gentle mile and a half from Harrogate's ornamental Valley Gardens, with its bandstand and spa-history wells, up through 96 acres of Pinewoods to Harlow Carr's boundary. Dogs on leads are welcome throughout the formal gardens, and the pine plantation paths are shaded and dry underfoot most of the year. Plenty of bins and easy town-centre access make this the default Harrogate dog leg-stretch.

THE SMALL PRINTDogs on leads in the Valley Gardens; keep under close control in the Pinewoods.

REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 53.9942, -1.5486

SOURCE · HTTPS://SUPERGARDENS.CO.UK/GARDENS/VALLEY-GARDENS-HARROGATE/

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