Local Walks
By Katherine Robinson
Walking the footpaths around Bugthorpe
One of the things I love about living in Bugthorpe, is being able to go for a nice walk straight from my front door. There is a good network of footpaths, so there’s always a route of the right length. I’m a relative newcomer to the village so I didn’t grow up with the fields and woods as my playground. I bought OS Explorer Maps 294 and 300, and have got to know the public rights of way over the last few years. Here is a selection of walks which I hope might inspire some residents to try something different, or help visitors to the area.
If you are driving to Bugthorpe to start a walk, there are plenty of places to park while keeping gates and passing places clear. Visitors may like to know, you can get a hot drink and something to eat from the village shop (see the Post Office website for opening times).
There may be livestock in some of the fields so please keep dogs under control, and remember cows with calves can be particularly dangerous. Please check the Ramblers website advice if you are not aware of the risks:
https://www.ramblers.org.uk/advice/safety/walking-near-livestock.aspx
The map below shows the footpaths in the area I cover during the series. I use it to help describe the routes but it is not a substitute for having an OS map if you aren’t familiar with the area. Apart from being less accurate, it doesn’t contain lots of interesting information like locations of tumuli, or useful information like contours! However, I have updated it relative to my OS map, where I’ve noticed that some paths have changed route and some field boundaries have been removed. Update June 2023: In preparing two Jubilee walks, several changes were noted. These were updated on those maps but not Routes 1-6.
For a printable pdf of a higher resolution map, click here.
Click here for the first of an occasional series of walks around Bugthorpe. If you are a resident who would like some inspiration to do something different, or a visitor to the village, here’s a route that gives you good views up to the edge of the Wolds and across the Vale of York, without a steep climb. If low cloud obscures the view, then at this time of year you can still enjoy the autumn colours, the hedgerow fruits and, of course, the fresh air!
Route 2
Click here for the second in our series of walks around Bugthorpe. This is longer and harder than Route 1 but it takes you up to the edge of the Wolds. With a walk up there you can get a different perspective on things, literally and metaphorically. The route is two loops so you can do a shorter version if you prefer.
Kirby Underdale to Jubilee Pasture Circular Walk
Click here for a special edition in our series of walks. As part of the Jubilee Pasture project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, two walking route leaflets were produced to help inspire appreciation of our natural heritage and history. This is a printer-friendly version of a walk which takes in several historical sites.
Bugthorpe to Jubilee Pasture Circular Walk
Click here for a special edition in our series of walks. As part of the Jubilee Pasture project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, two walking route leaflets were produced to help inspire appreciation of our natural heritage and history. This is a printer-friendly version of a walk with notes about our natural heritage.
