Spiers Bank Walk, Cropton Forest
3 miles (4.8 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Forest Holidays Cropton. About 1 hour, easy.
Start: SE 756 917, 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 71 m of descent; highest point 218 m.
Facts
- Code
- YH 1332
- Distance
- 3 miles (4.8 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Total ascent
- About 68 m. Highest point 218 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: Levisham station (heritage railway), 6.2 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 47 m in a kilometre (1 in 21), 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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Connecting routes
- YH 1345Forest Ramble, Cropton ForestStarts and finishes on this route at Forest Holidays Cropton. This route starts and finishes on it at Forest Holidays Cropton.
- YH 1407Little Beck 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 1.3 miles away
- YH 1395Paradise Walk, Cropton Forest1.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.3 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 3.1 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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