Wainstones & Hasty Bank - Route Card.
Distance: 8 miles
Time: 0 hours 00 minutes
Grade: Moderate
Map: OS Explorer OL26 - North York Moors, Western Area
Start Point: South of Chop Gate village from the village hall car park, 300 yards passed the Buck Inn on the B1257, north of Helmsley
Grid Reference: SE 559 993
Nearest Post Code: TS9 7JL
| Serial | Distance | Grid Reference | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 0.00 miles | SE 559 993 | From the car park, turn left up the road to Chop Gate. |
| 02 | 0.25 miles | SE 558 997 | At Chop Gate, turn left (opposite the war memorial) towards Carlton and then immediately right to walk behind the chapel. Follow the bridleway signs up the lane. |
| 03 | 0.75 miles | NZ 555 0005 | Go through the gate and follow the path roughly parallel to the drystone wall and the woodland on your right. Keep on uphill and continue up and along the top of Cold Moor. |
| 04 | 2.00 miles | NZ 551 024 | Go through a broken line of wall and at the fork junction take the right hand fork and continue straight ahead. |
| 05 | 2.50 miles | NZ 550 034 | At the escarpment edge, turn right and follow the surfaced path along the Cleveland Way. |
| 06 | 3.00 miles | NZ 554 034 | Descend to the gate and then climb up through the fields and through the Wainstones, ( 5.18 km, NZ 558 235). |
| 07 | 3.50 miles | NZ 562 036 | Follow the Cleveland Way over Hasty Bank and down the far side. At the top of White Hill (3.73 miles, NZ 556 037 the track bears right). |
| 08 | 4.10 miles | NZ 571 034 | Go through the gate and follow the Cleveland Way down the side of the wall. |
| 09 | 4.20 miles | NZ 572 033 | Cross the road and continue along the Cleveland Way. |
| 10 | 4.67 miles | NZ 579 030 | Very shortly after the gate at the top of the hill, bear right off the main route along the signposted bridleway. |
| 11 | 5.32 miles | NZ 582 021 | Cross the stream gully and bear right along the path. |
| 12 | 5.77 miles | NZ 576 018 | Cross another gully at a bridleway sign and continue straight ahead along the path. |
| 13 | 5.92 miles | NZ 574 017 | Head towards the drystone wall and follow the path alongside it. |
| 14 | 6.45 miles | NZ 573 009 | At a junction of tracks, turn right down the path which leads off Urra Moor. Go through the gate and continue down the path. |
| 15 | 7.14 miles | NZ 565 004 | Turn left at the road. |
| 16 | 7.44 miles | NZ 562 002 | Turn left at the main road, cross over and follow the pavement back to Chop Gate car park. |