Welton Walk Yorkshire Wolds Way This Short Circular Walk Follows a Pleasant Path up a Dry Valley and Through Woodland Before Emerging on the Edge of the Wolds

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Welton walk Yorkshire Wolds Way This short circular walk follows a pleasant path up a dry valley and through woodland before emerging on the edge of the Wolds. NATIONAL TRAIL The route then descends gradually to return to Welton. RADAR The walk has a maximum slope of 1 in 10 for about 200 metres. key required The walk is likely to be suitable for people with impaired mobility or with a pushchair, wheelchair or mobility scooter. A RADAR key is needed to open the kissing gates for wheelchair and mobility scooter access. The walk has no steps or stiles. Conditions will vary depending on the weather.

Distance Route Points of interest 3 miles (5km). Walk up Cowgate past the church Welton, a picturesque village now then continue up Dale Road. The route bypassed by the A63 has an attractive Path details follows the valley fl oor before joining the green and church. The Green Dragon The fi rst half of the walk follows a very Yorkshire Wolds Way and returning along Inn is famous for the fact that it was gradual uphill slope mainly on good a higher, parallel route. here that the infamous Dick Turpin was fi rm surfaces. The last few hundred arrested in 1739. At the time he was yards before the half way point are a Nearest facilities known only as John Palmer. His identity little rough and may be slippery after The Green Dragon offers light was revealed later when his former wet weather. The three gates along the refreshments lunches and evening schoolmaster identifi ed his handwriting route are all wheelchair accessible with a meals. The nearest accessible public as being Dick Turpins! RADAR key. toilets are available at the Noth Bank Viewing area for the Humber Bridge. Start The walk start on the Green opposite How to get there The Green Dragon Inn (OS Explorer Map Welton is situated just off the A 63 some 293. Grid ref 958274). There is ample on 6 miles west of Hull. street parking Welton walk

1 Park by The Green 11 Continue ahead and walk up P 6 along the ﬁ eld edge. Cowgate with the R 12 church on your right. 1:15 500m 2 Bear left along Dale Road. 13 Turn right at a disused kissing gate. G 3 Continue straight ahead up a barely 1:30 500m 7 14 Join the tarmac road. discernable slope. 1:15 500m The rough track 4 G gives way to short 15 5 grass and earth. 1:15 500m The metal kissing gate has a Radar lock. 8

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Continue ahead 1:15 4 through the woods. 500m 14 7 Continue through the wood. 1:12 500m Occasional roots and gullies. The gate has a 8 G 5 Radar lock. 15 Join the concrete road and turn right uphill.

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