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Yorkshire Wolds Way
Yorkshire Wolds Way Sign.jpg
Yorkshire Wolds Way sign at Market Weighton
Length 79 mi (127 km)
Location Yorkshire, England
Designation UK National Trail
Trailheads Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire
53°43′26″N 0°26′10″W / 53.724°N 0.436°W / 53.724; -0.436
Filey, North Yorkshire
54°12′36″N 0°17′31″W / 54.210°N 0.292°W / 54.210; -0.292
Use Hiking
Season All year

The Yorkshire Wolds Way is a special long-distance walking path in Yorkshire, England. It's known as a National Trail, which means it's one of the best walking routes in the country! This amazing trail stretches for 79 miles (about 127 km). It starts in Hessle and finishes in Filey, taking you on a journey around the beautiful Yorkshire Wolds.

When you reach Filey Brigg, the Yorkshire Wolds Way connects with another famous walking path called the Cleveland Way. The Yorkshire Wolds Way officially opened on October 2, 1982. In 2007, people celebrated its 25th birthday!

Bratt Wood Nunburnholme
Yorkshire Wolds Way through Bratt Wood, Nunburnholme

Exploring the Trail

The Yorkshire Wolds Way takes you through many interesting towns and villages. You'll see lots of different landscapes along the way. The map below shows some of the main places you might stop during your walk.


Towns and Villages Along the Way

The path goes through or very near these places:

If a place name is written in italic text, it means that town or village is a little bit off the main walking path.

The Yorkshire Wolds Way on TV

In January 2017, a two-part TV show about the Yorkshire Wolds Way was shown on the BBC. The show was simply called Yorkshire Wolds Way.

The presenter, Paul Rose, walked the trail and described it. He said it was "arguably Britain's least well-known national walking trail." This means he thought it was probably the least famous of all the national walking paths in the UK.

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