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Midlife Hikers

We are the Midlife Hikers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
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Overview

Do you want to lead a Ramblers walk, but worried that you're not very good at reading a map? This is the walk for you!

We will start by heading to a café where we can spend a bit of time looking at maps and going through some of the theory of map-reading and navigation. Then once you know what all the different lines and symbols mean, we'll take you out into the hills, and give you the chance to put it all into practice.

We'll give you maps with the route on, and there will be a few of us who are experienced leaders on hand to give you some tips and pointers and show you how to match the map up with the landscape around you, but it's up to all of you to work together to navigate us round the route!

The route takes in forest tracks, paths through farmland, quiet country lanes, and open moorland. You'll get to enjoy great views across the North York Moors with woodland, moors, streams and hills ... yes, there are a few hills, but that's all part of the fun.

Saturday, 2 August 2025
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.9km / 8.0mi
Ascent:
300m / 984ft
Type:
circular

🅿️ Cleveland Way car park, Helmsley, YO62 5AZ - £7.90 all day

🐶 Dogs are welcome, but must be well-behaved in the café and be kept on a lead at all times on the walk

🥪 You may want to bring a packed lunch, depending on what you're planning to have in the café in the morning – please bear in mind that it will take longer than a normal 8 mile walk

🗺️ If you have a copy of Ordnance Survey map OL26 and/or a map case, it may be helpful to bring these along – the more maps we have, the better!

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Car parking available
  • Dog friendly

Starting point

Grid reference:
SE 61037 83812
Nearest postcode:
YO62 5AZ
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consonant.shred.wobbles
Start time:
10:00 am

Cleveland Way car park, Helmsley, YO62 5AZ

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking