Forest Ramble, Cropton Forest
2.8 miles (4.5 km). About 1 hour, easy.
Start: SE 757 917. Finish: SE 757 917. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 100 m of climbing and 101 m of descent; highest point 155 m.
Facts
- Code
- YH 1345
- Distance
- 2.8 miles (4.5 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Total ascent
- About 100 m. Highest point 155 m
Getting there
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: Levisham station (heritage railway), 6.1 km away (Directions).
Getting back
We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 50 m in a kilometre (1 in 20), starting 1.5 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Connecting routes
- YH 1407Little Beck Walk, Cropton ForestShares 0.7 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Forest Holidays Cropton. This route starts and finishes on it at Forest Holidays Cropton.
- YH 1332Spiers Bank Walk, Cropton ForestStarts and finishes on this route at Forest Holidays Cropton. This route starts and finishes on it at Forest Holidays Cropton.
Walks nearby
- YH 1298Easy Access Trail, Cropton Forest3.1 miles, circular. Starts 1.2 miles away
- YH 1395Paradise Walk, Cropton Forest1.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.2 miles away
- YH 1455Miles without Stiles: Cawthorn Roman Camps1 mile, circular. Starts 2.1 miles away
- YH 1458Miles without Stiles: Rosedale Mineral Railway0.9 miles. Starts 3.2 miles away
- YH 176Rosedale CircuitLong-distance route. Starts 3.3 miles away
- YH 1419Rosedale7.4 miles, circular. Starts 3.3 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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