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

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

Overview

This is a varied walk from Stockeld Park, where there are lots of Christmas trees , no huge climbs, some woodland, ponds and a river.  We pass through the villages of Sicklinghall and Follifoot and follow the river Crimple to finish at Spofforth. 

Leader Alistair 07711778870

Saturday 31 May 2025
Start time:
10:15 am
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
15.4km / 9.6mi
Ascent:
187.5m / 615ft
Type:
linear

Catch the 8.42 train from York to Harrogate and buy a return ticket to Harrogate. From Harrogate bus station catch the 9.55 X70 bus to Stockeld Park gates where the walk will start at 10.15. For return journey there a 3 buses an hour from Spofforth to Harrogate and then trains half hourly to York at 05 and 35 past the hour.

Starting point

Grid reference:
SE 37611 49480
Nearest postcode:
LS22 4AN
what3words:
jumps.unheated.melts
Start time:
10:15 am

Finishing point

Grid reference:
SE 36290 51049
Nearest postcode:
HG3 1AP
what3words:
delighted.tend.thighs
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm

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