Section 3 of 5, Minster Way
Youlthorpe to Huggate
11.4 miles (18.3 km). About 4½ hours, moderate.
Start: SE 766 557. Finish: SE 888 542. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 501 m of climbing and 382 m of descent; highest point 192 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Youlthorpe.
- Car park
- Car park (free), 770 m from the start. Directions SE 760 562
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: a bus stop, 2.1 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Huggate.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Huggate Stocks Hill, 1.1 km away (Directions); Fimber Halt station (heritage railway), 6.9 km away (Directions).
Planning the Minster Way
- Planning the whole trail: eastyorkshireramblers.org.uk.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: The Minster Way (East Yorkshire and Derwent Area Ramblers).
What to expect
Underfoot: earth, rock and mud 31%, grass 31%, paved or flagged 20%, gravel and tracks 12%.
About 20% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 4 stiles, 9 kissing gates, 14 gates.
Steepest climb: about 114 m in a kilometre (1 in 9), starting 6.6 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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