Hood Hill Walk, Kilburn Woods
1.2 miles (1.9 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Kilburn Woods car park, Low Town Bank Road, Kilburn. Under an hour, easy.
Start: SE 507 813, and finish. 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 83 m of climbing and 82 m of descent; highest point 219 m.
Facts
- Code
- YH 1400
- Distance
- 1.2 miles (1.9 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Total ascent
- About 83 m. Highest point 219 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car parks
- Car park (free), 620 m from the start. Directions SE 513 812Car park, 900 m from the start. Directions SE 516 815Car park (free), 920 m from the start. Directions SE 516 814
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at The Foresters Arms, 1.8 km away (Directions); Thirsk station, 9.8 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 82%.
Almost all off road.
No stiles recorded.
Steepest climb: about 64 m in a kilometre (1 in 16), from the start.
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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Walks nearby
- YH 1428Miles without Stiles: Sutton Bank Access Circuit5.6 miles, circular. Starts 1.1 miles away
- YH 1434Raiding the Bank trail4.1 miles. Starts 1.1 miles away
- YH 1439White Horse Walk3.4 miles, circular. Starts 1.2 miles away
- YH 1456Miles without Stiles: Nettledale1 mile. Starts 4 miles away
- YH 1448Rievaulx Loop2.3 miles, circular. Starts 4.8 miles away
- YH 1454Miles without Stiles: Hambleton Drove Road1.2 miles. Starts 6.4 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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