Walks in Oulston
From easy city strolls to challenging trails, discover the best of Oulston on foot.
Walk: Yearsley Woods
Take in some forest with this easy walk around Yearsley Woods. The Route What3Words for Start Point: ///fattening.gent.pacemaker Start / Finish Point: Yearsley Woods Car Park, Yearsley Moor Bank, York YO61 4SL Distance: 3 Miles GPX Route Map walkshireyearsleywoodsDownload Walk Description From the Yearsley Woods Car Park, turn right and follow the access lane into the heart of the woods. Ignore all paths off to the left and right, and continue straight on to meet a building. Walk to the left of the building and continue back into the wood. At the next junction, turn left and then follow the path to the left. Then, turn right to keep to the left of one of the Higher Fish Ponds. Turn left when you reach the track and follow it down and around to the right. Ignoring the other paths, you’ll eventually reach a point where the track turns sharply to the right. Here, turn left down the path and across the top part of the Lower Fish Pond, across two footbridges. Turn left and follow this track until you reach a series of junctions. Keep to the left at both junctions, and then follow this track, again ignoring all other paths splitting off to the left and right. Eventually, a path branches off to the right - keep left here and follow the path until it joins with another. Turn right to return to the car park.
Walk: Foss Way
Follow the River Foss from Easingwold into the historic city of York. This is long walk at 28 miles so can be broken up into sections. The Route what3words for start point: ///reference.defaults.tins Start Point: Easingwold Finish Point: York Distance: 28 Miles GPX Route Map foss-wayDownload Walk Description Follow the stunning River Foss along the Foss Walk as it winds its way into York passing through the villages of Oulston, Crayke, Farlington, Strensall and Haxby to name a few. There is a great variety of countryside to stroll through from woodlands to meadows, riverbanks to beautiful villages. Make sure you stop off in those villages to take advantage of the local hospitality. Finally the walk arrives into York from the and it's a lovely walk to see the city unwrap itself right before your eyes as the modern buildings become replaced by the ancient as you get closer to the medieval centre.