Waitcliff Trail, Dalby Forest
1.3 miles (2.1 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: SE 910 910. Finish: SE 910 910. 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
Almost flat: about 29 m of climbing and 27 m of descent; highest point 220 m.
Facts
- Code
- YH 1399
- Distance
- 1.3 miles (2.1 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Total ascent
- About 29 m. Highest point 220 m
Getting there
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: Newton Dale Halt station (heritage railway), 8.5 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
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 11 m.
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 1378Jerry Noddle Trail, Dalby ForestStarts on this route at Bickley Gate car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Bickley Gate car park.
- YH 1398Deepdale Habitat Trail, Dalby ForestStarts on this route at Bickley Gate car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Bickley Gate car park.
Walks nearby
- YH 1257Woodcock Way (long route), Dalby Forest4.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.8 miles away
- YH 1459Miles without Stiles: Staindale Lake in Dalby Forest0.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.8 miles away
- YH 1347Adderstone Rigg Trail, Dalby Forest2.5 miles. Starts 2 miles away
- YH 1427Miles without Stiles: Broxa Forest5.7 miles, circular. Starts 3.9 miles away
- YH 1420Hole of Horcum car park to Skelton Tower7.2 miles. Starts 4 miles away
- YH 1389Sneverdale Rigg Rabbit Run, Dalby Forest2 miles, circular. Starts 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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