Paradise Walk, Cropton Forest
1.5 miles (2.4 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Forest Holidays Keldy. Under an hour, easy.
Start: SE 776 917, 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 68 m of climbing and 68 m of descent; highest point 196 m.
Facts
- Code
- YH 1395
- Distance
- 1.5 miles (2.4 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 68 m. Highest point 196 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car park
- Car park, 170 m from the start. Directions SE 777 915
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: Levisham station (heritage railway), 4.2 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 35 m in a kilometre (1 in 29), starting 0.6 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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Walks nearby
- YH 1298Easy Access Trail, Cropton Forest3.1 miles, circular. Starts in the same place
- YH 1407Little Beck Walk, Cropton Forest1 mile. Starts 1.2 miles away
- YH 1345Forest Ramble, Cropton Forest2.8 miles. Starts 1.2 miles away
- YH 1332Spiers Bank Walk, Cropton Forest3 miles, circular. Starts 1.3 miles away
- YH 1455Miles without Stiles: Cawthorn Roman Camps1 mile, circular. Starts 1.4 miles away
- YH 1424Newtondale6.1 miles, circular. Starts 2.6 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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