Aysgarth Falls and Freeholders’ Wood

Route type: For all/some. This 1.5km linear routes runs through Freeholders’ Wood with great views of Aysgarth Falls - OS Explorer Map OL30

Distance: 1.5km (each way)

Start point: SE012888

Turning point: SE022895

Facilities: The nearest public toilets, including RADAR facility toilets, are in the Aysgarth Falls National Park car park. There are public parking facilities – including four designated bays for blue badge holders - in the Aysgarth Falls National Park car park. Normal charges apply.

Getting there: Car: From Leyburn follow the A684 towards Hawes. Turn right at the Aysgarth Falls Hotel signposted Carperby and Aysgarth Falls. The Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre is over the bridge on the left-hand side.

The Route The first 500m of this 1.5km footpath runs through Freeholders’ Wood and has great views of the Middle Falls. The surface here is compact aggregate and the width of the footpath is at least 100cm. All gates are fully accessible and there are benches along the route.

From here, a flight of seventy steps provide access to the Lower Falls. Alternatively, the footpath continues for a further 1km along an unsurfaced grass route.

A further 600m route can be followed from the start along an unsurfaced track through the woodland. Route 17 Aysgarth Falls and Freeholders’ Wood Route: For All/Some

Disused Railway Line

To Carperby St Joseph’s Wood Old Aysgarth Station

Aysgarth Falls National Park River Ure Centre Start Freeholders’ Wood

Route for some Parking River Route for all Toilets RADAR Toilets Road Refreshments Bench Aysgarth Falls

0.5km