Walk · North Yorkshire

Wheldrake Woods

Wheldrake · YO19 6BG
N 440 YD
3MILES
1h 15mON FOOT
15mCLIMB
CircularSHAPE
Off-road 95% 5% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 55%Lane & track 40%Road with traffic 5%

Route diagram, drawn from the recorded track — for the shape of the walk, not for navigation. Carry OS Explorer on the hill.

Starts at
YO19 6BG
Directions to the start →

Three miles of wide, flat forest ride and informal path through 280 acres of Forestry England conifer and broadleaf between Elvington and Wheldrake, comfortably done in an hour and a quarter with no gradient worth the name. The car park is on Broad Highway, YO19 6BG, and charges apply by card or the RingGo app, with free parking for national members; there is no bus, so this is a drive-to walk. Dogs can be off lead on the main rides, there is a pond for a paddle and shade for a hot day, and there are no stiles anywhere, but there are no dog bins either so carry your bags out; the graded rides stay walkable in winter while the side paths turn to mud, and note that nearby Wheldrake Ings does not allow dogs at all.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead OK
REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE
GRID · 53.9131, -0.9954
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.FORESTRYENGLAND.UK/WHELDRAKE-WOODS
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