We are the Midlife Hikers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Victoria O.
This 10.5 mile circular walk starts from the car park at May Beck and heads gently uphill along forest paths and tracks towards Lilla Cross, where we'll be able to see Fylingdales and some great moorland views. We then loop back on ourselves, passing a trig point and follow the bridleway across open moorland where hopefully you'll see the heather starting to bloom. After our lunch stop, we head across farmland and eventually get back into the forestry at Great Wood, where we'll find The Hermitage and then the Falling Foss waterfall. We can treat ourselves to cake and ice-cream at the tearoom before finally following the path alongside the beck back to the cars.
This walk is on varying terrain, forest paths and tracks, open moorland which is very uneven underfoot. The farmland had cattle and a bull on the recce, please bear this in mind if you were thinking of bringing your dog. The ground can be wet and muddy in places and the section across the open moorland involves having to skirt around significant areas of wet ground. Please wear appropriate footwear for this walk.
🅿️ May Beck car park, YO22 5JE – pay using RingGo, costs £5 all day – it's a small car park so please consider car-sharing where possible
⚠️ If you are using sat-nav, the postcode may not take you to the correct location, so please check the map, and follow road signs for "May Beck"
🚻 The only toilets available will be near the end of the walk, when we stop at the tearoom at Falling Foss
🐶 Dogs are welcome and must be kept on a lead at all times – but please note we will be walking through fields with cattle in
🥪 You will need to bring a packed lunch
🍰 We'll be stopping for tea, cake and ice cream at the Falling Foss tearooms, which is about 1 mile before the end of the walk
Midlife Hikers is part of the Ramblers and our walks are led by volunteers. Non-members are welcome to try us out for free for up to 3 walks but then we ask you to join the Ramblers
May Beck car park, YO22 5JE
