Sunday walk: Sitting Man on Castleton Rigg - Sunday 8 July

Start: 10am prompt - parking area just to the west of Castleton. Immediately after the cattle grid, turn left just as the road bears right and drops into Castleton.  Parking is 200m on the right hand side. 

Leader: Keith

Distance: 8.5 miles

Time: 4-5 hours

Level of difficulty: Fairly strenuous (150 fitbit stairs). Walking is on roads,  paths & fields. 

Facilities: No toilets, but there are some big gorse bushes to hide behind at the start! There are cafes and pubs in Castleton.

The Sitting Man is a 10ft sculpture by Sean Henry on Castleton Rigg overlooking Westerdale. The walk will take us to Westerdale to view the statue from a distance before climbing up to the sculpture for lunch. We will return to Castleton along Danby Dale.

There is a long climb from Westerdale up to the sculpture which is steepish in places. The rest of the walk is typically North York Moors.

Look forward to seeing you there - bring lots of water to keep hydrated!

Tuesday walk: 26 June - Pocklington canal

Start: 10am prompt from Market Place, Pocklington (opposite Natwest Bank)

Leader: Steve

Distance: 9 miles

Time: 4.5 hours

Level of difficulty: Easy

Refreshments and toilets: Pockington towwn centre and Meditation centre. 

This is an easy route in the vale of York below the western slopes of the Wolds. The route follows the scenic Pocklington canal, quiet country lanes and woodlands.

Sunday walk: 10 June - Tadcaster and Healaugh

Start: 10am prompt. Meet outside the Britannia Inn next to the bridge over the Wharfe.

Leader: Steve

Distance: 8 miles

Time: 4 hours

Level of difficulty: Easy

Refreshments and toilets: Tadcaster town centre at end of walk

The walk leaves Tadcaster via the impressive viaduct across the river, before heading across fields past the site of a medieval monastery towards the village of Healaugh, distinguished by its fine Norman church, before returning to Tadcaster for refreshment.

Tuesday walk: 29th May - Kirkham Priory, Crambe and Barton-le-Willows

Start: Car Park at Kirkham Priory at 10am

Leader: Ali

Distance: Approximately 8 miles.

Time: Approximately 4 hours

Refreshments: Pub in Kirkham

This is a fairly easy walk. There is a short sharp ascent at the beginning of the walk through woods and then downhill to Crambe. Then after skirting past Barton-le-Willows we walk across fields to the river where the path takes us back to Kirkham. There is a little road walking but on minor roads.

Sunday walk: Collingham - Sunday 13 May

Date: Sunday 13 May

Start: 10am prompt

Meet at Linton Bridge by the Wharfe. This is in Collingham. (Follow the A58 through Collingham – take the right fork (A659) as if going to Harewood House – then turn right after approx. 150m (just before the school). Follow the road for approx. ¼ mile & the parking is on the RHS)

Leader: Sally

Distance: 8.5 miles

Level of difficulty: Easy to moderate

Time: 4.5 hours

Toilets and refreshments: tbc

It is fairly flat and mainly on footpaths and farm tracks.

Tuesday walk: Wetwang and the Wolds - Tuesday 24 April

Start: 10am prompt

Parking: In Wetwang on the A166 take a right turn immediately after the church. Follow the road round to the left and then take the first turning on the right. Parking roadside after passing the school on your right and council offices on your left.

Leader: Ali

Distance: 7.5 miles

Level of difficulty: Moderate

Time: 3.5 - 4 hours

Refreshments and toilets: None in Wetwang, but café at Sledmere House about 3 miles away is a suggestion for tea(and cake!) afterwards.

The walk starts with a gradual climb onto the Wolds, then after about 3 miles we descend into the Dales(Shortland Dale, Oxland Dale, Rabbit Dale and finally Cow Dale). A short steep climb and a short walk along the A166( there is a wide grass verge and then a path) to take us back into Wetwang. 

Sunday walk: Snainton - Sunday 8 April

Start: 10am

Parking: car park - turn off A170 at Peacock pub, onto Nettledale Road for approx 2 miles past Cockmoor Hall Farm, car park on the right

Leader: Janette

Distance: 7.5 miles

Time: 4.5 hours

Level: Moderate

Refreshments: Cafe at Snainton Golf Club - Bay 19

This is a delightful walk across the North York Moors, with a little road walking on a single track road.