Drewton Wold Route Card

Drewton Wold - Route.

Distance: 6¼ miles

Time: 3 hours 30 minutes

Grade: Easy

Map: OS Explorer 293 - Kingston upon Hull & Beverley

Start point: Layby where Beverley Road becomes Comberdale Hill road, 2¾ miles west of Little Weighton and 1½ mile NE from South Cave.

Grid Reference: SE 944 327

Nearest Post Code: HU15 2BE

Serial	Distance	Grid Reference	Description
01	0.00 miles	SE 944 327	From the 'layby' head west along the stone track road that leads to Swinescaife Quarry, known as Swinescaife Road for about ½ a mile to a path on the right that descends to a gate and Yorkshire Wolds Way sign.
02	0.5 miles	SE 941 325	At the Yorkshire Wolds Way sign turn right, descend down Comber Dale to a fingerpost sign ‘Yorkshire Wolds Way’. Continue beyond the sign to follow a path to the right to a ladder stile and gate.
03	0.75 mile	SE 937 330	Pass through and follow the path ahead (slightly offset to the right) along Weedley Dale at the end of the dale, pass through a gate, the track turns immediately right then left and enters West Hill Plantation. Continue for about ½ a mile to a fork in the track.
04	2.0 miles	SE 942 339	At the fork junction, take the left fork make a steady ascent through East Dale. The track then turns left, then right to follow the hedgerow to where it meets the B1230.
05	2.85 miles	SE 926 333	At the B1230 turn left, follow the busy B1230 for about 700 yards taking the 2^nd footpath on the left. (Ignore the first sign with an orange cone on the farm gate).
06	3.25 miles	SE 937 349	Follow the path along the hedge row to the boundary fence of Austin’s Dale. (Sadly due to the fence there is no access to St Austin’s Stone). The Track bears right following the fence along the tree line. Continue to a fingerpost signed ‘Public Footpath’.
07	4.0 miles	SE 926 338	At the fingerpost turn left, cross the pasture to the fence, the path bears left, follow the path to a ladder stile on the right. The path bears left along the woodline to a tarmac track.
08	4.5 miles	SE 925 336	At the tarmac track turn left, passed the pond to a T-Junction, turn left, follow the track road for about a ¼ of a mile to a fork in the track.
09	5.0 miles	SE 300 333	Take the right fork along the treeline, the path bears right over the railway bridge then turns left, follow the bridleway to the fingerpost at the bottom of Comber Dale.
10	5.5 miles	SE 936 330	At the finger post turn right and ascend the path through Comber Dale, pass through the metal gate, then turn left on the stone track road to follow Swinescaife Hill Road back to the car park layby.