Walks in Well, North Yorkshire
From easy city strolls to challenging trails, discover the best of Well, North Yorkshire on foot.
Walk: Hackfall Woods near Masham
The popular market town of Masham provides a base for an interesting walk alongside the River Ure and in to Hackfall Woods and the attractive village of Grewelthorpe. The Route what3words for start point: ///spout.mingles.natively Start Point: Car Parking in the central square of Masham Finish Point: Masham Distance: 8.5 Miles GPX Route Map hackfallwoodsnearmashamDownload Walk Description From Masham join the riverside path along the River Ure for 2 miles. On entering Hackfall Woods look out for follies in the woods as well as the tall birch, oak, pine and sycamore trees. After wandering along the many paths in the woods climb away from the woods to the village of Grewelthorpe. The return to Masham involves a short climb to a second area of woodland at Nutwith Common and a descent to the market town of Masham and its two breweries!
Walk: Thorp Perrow Arboretum
Enjoy the healing and soothing power of trees in this easy walk around Thorp Perrow Arboretum. The Route what3words for start point: ///contained.packages.respect Start / Finish Point: Car park for Thorp Perrow Arboretum, Bedale, DL8 2PS Distance: 2 Miles GPX Route Map walkshirethorpperrowarboretumDownload Walk Description From the car park, head into the Arboretum through the entrance (charge applies) and walk over the right hand footbridge, then turn right to reach a main track. Turn left and almost immediately turn right, to walk along the Water Steps Path by the side of the lake. Ignore the bridge over the lake on the right, and carry on over a footbridge on this path to reach a junction. Turn right, to keep the lake to your right.walking past Henry’s Island and past Kate’s Island. Turn right over the next bridge and walk past The Falcons. Turn left, then left again to walk on Birch Avenue for a short while, before turning right down Red Oak Avenue. Walk right to the end, then do a sharp left to walk down Rowan Avenue, all the way to the Jubilee Oak. Take the second right exit to walk down Broad Walk, turning right at the end and turning left around the bend to walk down Jenny’ Walk to the Main Avenue. Turn right, then immediately left, down either Acer Glade or Laburnum Walk to cross over the middle footbridge back to the entrance.