10.4 miles.

Explorer Map OL27, - North York Moors (East)

A walk for everybody, that can be undertaken at any time of the year.
The real value of the walk is in the stupendous views from Levisham Moor down to the Hole of Horcum, and if you can do the walk on a sunny day with clear visibility you will be doubly rewarded.
There are some very steep descents and ascents, which you need to be aware of.
There are also a couple of places where navigation requires a bit of attention, with use of a map. You may not actually get lost, but the walk may take just that bit longer!

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(Overlay made with Version 4 of Memory Map)

Start from Lockton village centre, just past the Youth Hostel (SE84290 89866). There is not much space for car parking in the village, so please be considerate to the residents.
Head West along the street and at the cross roads continue in the same direction. At the end of the street is a footpath.
Follow the footpath for a short distance, and as soon as you descend some steps (there is a rest bench at this point), continue to descend by the faint footpath rather than by following the very obvious and broad footpath which continues West.
The downward footpath takes you into the valley, where it meets the minor road, by Levisham Mill Farm. Follow the road towards Levisham for a short distance, and at the bend take the signposted footpath up the slope to Levisham. (You could continue along the road, but this is not advisable as it is narrow and twisting and carries traffic).
Walk North up Levisham's broad main street, and past the public house take the right branch to walk along Limpsey Gate Lane.
This Lane continues along a broad, extremely well defined, track across Levisham Moor to Saltergate Bank, above the Hole of Horcum.
Continue along the footpath beside the main road for a short distance. Before you reach the car park, cross the main road to take the metalled farm road known as Old Wife's Way.
The metalled road of Old Wife's Way continues as a broad grassy track, and is signposted as leading to the Bridestones.
However, at SE87687 91499, the path splits. Do NOT take the broad path that continues straight ahead, but branch right along the narrow path that leads you to the High Bridestones. To get to the High Bridestones, drop down to cross the beck and then climb up again.
From the High Bridestones, take the very well defined path South South West that takes you into Dove Dale.
At the Southern end of Dove Dale, turn right onto the track that takes you past Low Staindale Farm and on to Low Pasture Farm.
At Low Pasture Farm the footpath is NOT as as the map. Just past the first set of farm buildings take a broad track left, and at the gate at the end of this track cross over the field to where there is a stile in the corner. Cross this stile and then cross the next field to a prominent ladder stile.
Once over this stile, you are on a concrete farm track. Turn left abd follow the track until you come to some farm buildings. Just past these buildings is a waymarked footpath into Green Dale.
Follow this path, which soon turns into a broad track, which leads you staright back to Lockton village.