9.72 miles
Explorer Map No OL26, - North York Moors (Western Area)
The best time for this walk is in late March or early April,
when the Farndale daffodils are in full bloom.
The final part of the walk goes through Lower Farndale, where
the display of daffodils is possibly far better than the popular
Upper Farndale. Certainly there are fewer people in Lower Farndale
who have come to see the daffodils.
Otherwise the walk is a very pleasant country ramble, using farm
footpaths, farm tracks and minor roads.
There are no special navigational problems.
Although there are several ascents and descents, these should
not afford any difficulty to a reasonably fit walker.
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Start from the main street in Gillamoor. There is a
small "lay-by" by the Methodist Chapel which you may find
convenient (SE68305 90109).
Set off towards the church and "Surprise View". Just near
"Surprise View" a footpath is signposted that runs North
Westwards above the bank. Follow this footpath to Highfield Lane.
Turn left in the lane, and take the footpath on your right past Loskay
House Farm to Boonhill Road.
AS you enter Fadmoor, there is a footpath on your right that heads
Westwards across fields to Intake Plantation.
The footpath continues down through the plantation, and is clearly
waymarked, to Aumery Park Farm and Sleightholme Dale Road.
Follow this road all the way until just before Penny Holme a footpath
is signposted, heading uphill in an Easterly direction.
Continue along the footpath through Stonely Woods and School Plantation.
Turn left on Highfield Lane and continue until you come to a footpath
on your right (at a small gate).
Follow this footpath over rough moorland to the Harland Beck, and
then over Harland Moor to the Gillamoor - Low Mill road.
Cross the road and follow the signposted footpath down into Lower
Farndale and Dale End Bridge.
Follow the footpath Southwards beside the River Dove until you eventually
meet the minor road.
Here turn left and cross Lowna Bridge.
Continue along the road until you come to the track leading to Grouse
Hall.
Here take the footpath to meet the path running from Hutton-le-Hole
to Gillamoor.
Turn right to cross a stream by a footbridge, and continue along the
waymarked footpath back to Gillamoor.