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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 National Trail in Yorkshire, England. It runs 79 miles (127 km) from Hessle to Filey, around the Yorkshire Wolds. At Filey Brigg, it connects with the Cleveland Way, another National Trail. In 2007 the Yorkshire Wolds Way celebrated the 25th anniversary of its official opening which took place on 2 October 1982.

Bratt Wood Nunburnholme
Yorkshire Wolds Way through Bratt Wood, Nunburnholme

Route

The route of the Yorkshire Wolds Way passes close to or through the following places:

Places in italics are slightly off the main route.

BBC documentary

Yorkshire Wolds Way, a two-part BBC television documentary, features a journey along the Yorkshire Wolds Way. Presenter Paul Rose describes the trail as "arguably Britain's least well-known national walking trail". The documentary was first broadcast in January 2017.

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