Lastingham - Wednesday 30 September

Start: 10 a.m. Lastingham village. Go up road signed 'no through road Lastingham Grange Hotel 300 yards'.  Park on roadside near top.

Date: Wednesday 30 September

Leader: Mike

Distance: 8 miles

Level of difficulty: Easy(ish)

From Lastingham cross moorland to Ana Cross and onto Rosedale Chimney.  Hopefully heather still in blossom. Return via the lovely Seven valley.

West Tanfield - Sunday 13th September

Start: West Tanfield - As you cross the bridge over the Ure, there is parking immediately on the right by the village hall. Parking was either free or may have been a donation into an honestry box.

Time: 10am

Leader: Keith

Distance: 8 miles

Time: 4 hours

Level of difficulty: Easy to moderate

Half of the walk will be part of the Ripon Rowel Walk as it follows the River Ure. 

The remaining part will be across country on mainly farm paths & quiet roads as we return to connect with the start. The route is mostly flat with no major climbs.

West Tanfield is on the A6108 approximately 5 miles North West of Ripon and two miles past the entrance to Lightwater Valley.

Newton Dale and Levisham - Wednesday 26th August

Start and parking: Along village streets in Newton-on-Rawcliffe. Take the minor road out of Pickering that passes by the railway station and it is the first village you come to.

Time: 10am

Leader: Ali

Distance: 7 miles

Time: 3 1/2 hours

Level of difficulty: Easy to moderate

Refreshments: Pubs at Newton-on-Rawcliffe and Levisham. Cafe and pubs in Pickering.

As far as I can remember (have not walked it for several years and that was in the snow!). This is a lovely easyish walk` with 2 ascents and descents. We walk down to the North Yorkshire railway, cross it, then on to Levisham and then past the lovely church into Newton Dale and walk along it back to the start. There is a little road walking around Levisham, otherwise on good paths and tracks.

Sandsend to Runswick Bay - 9th August

Start: 10am

Meeting point: Park on roadside leading down to Sandsend coming from Whitby, opposite public toilets.

Leader: Anders

Distance: 12 miles easy walking. Could be cut shorter depending on weather

Time: About 4-5 hours

Services: Toilets and tea places in Sandsend and Runswick Bay

Lovely linear walk along Cleveland Way. I have made it linear to enjoy the lovely scenery to its full.

Newton Dale and Levisham - Wednesday 29th July

Here are the details for our next Wednesday walk.

Start and parking: Along village streets in Newton-on-Rawcliffe. Take the minor road out of Pickering that passes by the railway station and it is the first village you come to.

Time: 10am

Leader: Ali

Distance: Approx 7 miles

Time: 3 1/2 hours

Refreshments: Pubs at Newton-on Rawcliffe and Levisham. Cafe and pubs in Pickering.

This is a lovely easyish walk with 2 ascents and descents. We walk down to the North Yorkshire railway, cross it, then to Levisham and then past the lovely old church down into Newton Dale and walk along it back to the start. There is a little road walking around Levisham, otherwise on good paths and tracks.

Crackpots Mosaic Trail - Sunday 12 July

Date: Sunday, July 12

Leader: Martin

Start time: 10.30am - as the starting point is quite remote and not a particularly straightforward journey from York. There is plenty of potential to get lost on route to the start point! The following link will help

http://www.nidderdaleaonb.org.uk/Documents/Walks/CrackpotsMosaicTrail_web.pdf

Distance: 7 miles

Time: 4 hours

Level of difficulty: Moderate - with tarmac roads, gravel tracks, fields and a stream crossing

Refreshments: The nearest pub is the Queen's Head in Kirkby Malzeard. There are lots of cafes in Ripon.

It is known as the Crackpots Mosaic Trail. It's a seven-mile trail around part of Dallowgill, near Kirkby Malzeard in Nidderdale and is illuminated with 22 mosaics depicting local scenes and flora and fauna which might be encountered along the route.

It is best to come through the village of Kirby Malzeard towards the hamlet of Swetton on the Greystone Head road. Beyond Swetton you drive across Swetton Moor to a car parking area on the moor above Tom Corner Farm (SE 181727). It is about a couple of miles west of Kirkby Malzeard.

OS Explorer map 298 Nidderdale covers the area.

Runswick Bay and Staithes - Wednesday 24 June

Leader: Ali

Parking and meeting point: Bottom car park just above the beach at Runswick Bay. Not sure how much it is as I did this walk a few years ago!

Start: 10.30am PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT TIME.

Distance: 7 1/2 miles

Approx time: 4 Hours

Refreshments and toilets: There are pubs and cafes in Runswick Bay and Staithes.

The first half of the walk to Staithes goes inland, following an attractive route across fields, by farms and through woodlands. There is some road walking. We return along a memorable stretch of coast on which there are a few ascents and descents.