The Grey Panthers
30 November, - Ingleby Greenhow, Battersby & Easby
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9.9 miles

Explorer Map OL26 - North York Moors (Western Area)

Part of this walk is in the North York Moors National Park, and part uses farm footpaths that are outside the park.
The farm footpaths outside the North York Moors National Park were, for the most part, poorly maintained and signed. For this reason, it is essential to have a good 1 : 25000 map to hand, in order to be able to follow the field boundaries.
More significantly, some of the footbridges and stiles were in a VERY poor state of repair, and needed to be crossed with a very sure foot.
Following wet weather, there was a great deal of mud in some parts. At one farm, in particular, the water, mud and slurry was ankle deep.
The walk is probably best made in dry, Summer weather. However, providing you recognise the possible problems mentioned above, it is fine for any time of the year.

Memory Map
For a Memory Map overlay of the walk described, please select the above link.
(Overlay made with Version 4 of Memory Map)

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Start from the church, Ingleby Greenhow (NZ58122 06269). There are a few parking places beside the church.
Cross the Ingleby Beck near the church, and take the lane that heads South Westwards to meet a minorroad. Here turn right, then letf at the T-junction. Just past the right-hand bend in the road there is a signposted footpath that takes you to Meynell Hall Farm.
At the farm, take the footpath that runs beside the Little Broughton Beck, - at one point crossing the beck by a footbridge. The footbridge is reached by some extremely hazardous steps.
Continue on the footpath to Bonnie Hill Farm and then onwards to Toft Hill Farm to eventually erach a minor road.
Turn left on this minor road, and left again at the T-junction.
Now take the footpath that leads past Ingleby Manor to Bank Foot. Continue on field footpaths to Battersby.
Cross the ford in Battersby, and take the field footpath on your left that leads to Battersby Station. However, after passing under the railway, instead of heading to Battersby Station take the field footpath North Westwards and Northwards to Atkinson's Wood Farm.
From here take the field footpath to Easby, and continue along the road once in Easby to meet the minor road between Great Ayton and Kildale.
Now return to Ingleby Greenhow by the field footpaths that lead you to Pilly Hall Farm, Fir Tree Farm, and Station Farm.