10.9 miles
Explorer Map OL27, - North York Moors (Eastern Area).
This walk comes from "Exploring Lake Pickering" by
John Eckersley.
Possibly the only drawback to the walk is the fact that the first
2 miles are along roads, or beside the main A170 Thirsk to Scarborough
Road. However, the villages passed through have quite a bit of
interest in their own right.
The most attractive parts of the walk are the two sections of
woodland, - Haugh Wood and Beadale Wood, and the Roman Camp at
Cawthorne.
THis latter feature is of great interest historically, and as
a bonus there are some sensational views over the North York Moors
from the camp.
Navigation is vrey straightforward, though it helps to have a
1 : 25,000 scale map to follow field patterns.
On Sundays between April - October the rifle range in Haugh Wood
may be in use. Possibly NOT the best time to use the footpath
to or from Pickering!
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above link.
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Start the village centre, Wrelton (SE76646 86086).
Walk East aong the road towards the A170 Thirsk - Pickering main road,
then continue towards Pickering beside the A170, - passing through
the villages of Aislaby and Middleton. The route beside the A170 is
on a footpath.
AS you enter Pickering, take the road marked "local traffic".
Continue on this road until you eventually arrive at the Beck Isle
Museum.
Just before the Museum there is a waymarked footpath that heads Northwards.
This footpath basically follows the line of the railway to the level
crossing at Newbridge, though you may need to check the map at one
point.
Cross the railway line before Newbridge, and at Newbridge itself re-cross
the line.
Just past Newbridge is an entrance to a working quarry, and the footpath
to Haugh Wood is shown on the right of the quarry entrance.
The footpath heads up a bank before entering woodland, where you are
then warned of the rifle range operating between April - October on
Sundays.
Passing the rifle range, continue due North up a bank into Haugh Wood.
Continue through the wood.
Continue along over agriculural land, and then a farm track, to the
farm at Haugh Rigg.
Just past this farm is a track on your left that takes you to Sainton
Grange Farm.
Past this farm turn right onto the minor road, then left to follow
the road to Cathorne Roman Camp.
Leaving the camp, turn right and walk along the road for a short distance,
before taking the signposted footpath South to Wrelton.
Where the footpath meets a farmtrack, head South Westwards over agricultural
land to the corner of the wood at Scorbern Plantation.
Enter the woodland at this point, then head Southwards back to Wrelton
down the valley that passes through Beadale Wood.