Cleveland WayNATIONAL TRAIL

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4.8 miles (7.8km) – moderate circular walk

Osmotherley ramble

Walking from Square Corner

4 Pass the field gate and turn leftat the squeeze stile a few metresafter and head towards WhiteHouse Farm.

5 Turn right on the path thatbypasses the farm and dropdown and then across the bottomof the valley.

6 Cross the bridge and continueon the Cleveland Way up the sideof the wood and then throughthe fields towards Osmotherley

7 At the road cross straight overand follow Back Lane into theVillage centre.

8 Turn right and up the main roadin Osmotherley, carry on beyondthe Cleveland Way turn off. Jointhe route here if arriving bypublic transport.

1 From the Square Corner parkingarea join the Cleveland Wayheading west, signed forOsmotherley.

2 At the bottom of the moor,continue on the obvious trackthat passes Oak Dale Reservoir.

3 Turn left along the road andafter about 30 metres go rightonto a track still on the ClevelandWay.

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Osmotherley rambleStart Square Corner car park.(Alternative start from Osmotherley)

Distance 4.8 miles (7.8 km)

Height Gain 754 ft (230m)

Terrain A mixture of stone slab and pitchedpaths over moorland, grass fields andoccasional muddy paths through woodland.Some road walking and some stone squeezestiles and gates en route.

Time 3 hours

Refreshments and public toiletsCafé, pubs and toilets at Osmotherley

How to get there Square Corner is 2.5miles south west of Osmotherley on theminor road for Hawnby. There is a railwaystation at Northallerton and regular bus linksto Osmotherley. Osmotherley is also servedby the Moorsbus network. For details visitwww.yorkshiretravel.net

More Information Sutton Bank Visitor Centre,Sutton Bank, Thirsk, YO7 2EH.Tel: 01845 597426 Email: suttonbank@northyorkmoors-npa.gov.uk

9 Turn right and down the privateroad signed for the YHA andcampsite.

10 Just past the hostel turn leftup a path along the woodlandedge.

11 Go through the gate markedfor Cod Beck and follow the paththrough the forest block. This canbe muddy in places.

12 The path meets a T junction,with a derelict building on theleft. Go right here.

13 Go straight across at the twogates by Bad Lane.

14 Turn left off the lane afterpassing Rocky Plain Farm andhead up the field.

15 Beyond the farm turn left andonto the farms access road.

16 At the top turn right onto theHambleton Drove Road.

17 Continue along the road toreturn to Square Corner.

Map reproduced from OrdnanceSurvey digital map data© Crown Copyright 2009All rights reservedLicence number 0100031673© Natural England 2009

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Osmotherley ramble route profile

Cleveland WayNATIONAL TRAIL

Try a Trail ...–

4.8 miles (7.8km) – moderate circular walk

Here’s a great way to appreciate themoorland fringe of the North York Moors,combined with the delightful village ofOsmotherley

OsmotherleyOsmotherley’s trademarkappearance is a picture post-card scene of a market crossand stone table on the smallvillage green at the T-junctionof its two main roads. It hasbeen a haven for holiday-makers and day trippers forover a hundred years andboasts three pubs, a café anda walking shop to satisfy activevisitors. One of the highlightsof the village year is theholding of the OsmotherleySummer Games.

Hambleton Drove RoadWhen you walk the tranquilroad near Chequers it is hardto imagine how busy theHambleton Drove Road would

have been in its heyday in the18th and 19th Centuries. Manycattle and even geese, some-times with felt pads to protecttheir feet, were driven alongthis route from Scotland toYorkshire towns and someeventually to London.

Moorland Path RestorationAt the start of your walk youwill follow stone slabs andsteps that were part of anaward winning scheme of pathrestoration in the 1990s. In allabout 8 miles of the ClevelandWay was restored followingextensive damage caused bywalking on the vulnerable peatsurface. This section won anaward for the quality of workcarried out to blend thesurfacing into the naturalsurroundings.

Osmotherley ramble