Ultra Trails - High Hunsley Circuit

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 40.90 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 13h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 561 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 557 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 161 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 40 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 40 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp right onto Low Balk Road
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left onto Low Balk Road
  4. 4 : km 2.37 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 2.98 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight left
  6. 6 : km 5.1 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Stoneknowle Hill
  7. 7 : km 5.12 - alt. 107 m - Turn slight right onto Stoneknowle Hill
  8. 8 : km 5.12 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 6.63 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Hessleskew lane
  10. 10 : km 6.66 - alt. 135 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 8.03 - alt. 143 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 8.67 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight right onto Stoneknowle Hill
  13. 13 : km 8.87 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 9.33 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Beverley Road
  15. 15 : km 9.64 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 11.22 - alt. 73 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 13 - alt. 152 m - Turn right onto Littlewood Road
  18. 18 : km 13.41 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 15.84 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 16.64 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 17.11 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Comberdale Hill
  22. 22 : km 17.49 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 18.2 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 18.58 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Beverley Road
  25. 25 : km 18.67 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Steep Hill
  26. 26 : km 19.23 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 19.62 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 20.38 - alt. 62 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 20.88 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Dale Road
  30. 30 : km 21.52 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 21.54 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right
  32. 32 : km 21.61 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 21.88 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Spout Hill
  34. 34 : km 22.18 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp right
  35. 35 : km 23.15 - alt. 89 m - Turn sharp left
  36. 36 : km 23.5 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Elloughton Dale
  37. 37 : km 23.51 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 23.98 - alt. 109 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 23.99 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 40 : km 24.85 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight left onto Wauldby Road
  41. 41 : km 25.23 - alt. 116 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 25.72 - alt. 109 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 26.26 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 26.31 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 28.21 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Riplingham Road
  46. 46 : km 28.27 - alt. 97 m - Turn sharp right
  47. 47 : km 29.2 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight right
  48. 48 : km 29.53 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 32.6 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Little Weighton Road
  50. 50 : km 32.79 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 34.24 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Dunflat Road
  52. 52 : km 34.63 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Park Lane
  53. 53 : km 36 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 36.14 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 37.06 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 37.19 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Church Walk
  57. 57 : km 37.51 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto East End, B1230
  58. 58 : km 37.57 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Northgate
  59. 59 : km 37.85 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Manor House Lane
  60. 60 : km 38.18 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 39.2 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Walkington Heads
  62. 62 : km 39.5 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Dale Gate
  63. S/E : km 40.89 - alt. 40 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

Other walks in the area

Walking Drewton Estate loop

Walker
↔20.30 km ↗+162 m ↘-159 m ◔6h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from North Cave (East Riding of Yorkshire)

Starting at the church in North Cave this walk takes in the pretty Drewton Estate, and then loops round using the High Hunsley Circuit to North Newbald. From there the walk makes it's way to the beautiful village of Hotham before returning to North Cave.

Walking Barton upon Humber Waters Edge circular

Walker
↔9.36 km ↗+3 m ↘-3 m ◔2h 40 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Barton-upon-Humber (North Lincolnshire)

Waters Edge Barton upon Humber circular just short of 6 miles. Enjoy views of the spectacular Humber Bridge.

Walking From Wayrham Through Painsthorpe

Walker
↔12.88 km ↗+297 m ↘-293 m ◔4h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Kirby Underdale (East Riding of Yorkshire)

This walk includes all the typical features of the Yorkshire Wolds, an extensive limestone plateau interlaced with secluded, narrow, twisting dales. It starts by making use of three linking dales to come out onto the plateau where there are views from the scarp edge over the Vale of York and, as the plateau is crossed, views down into other dales and eventually across the Humber into Lincolnshire. The return makes use of another dale, a stretch of Roman road, and an old drove way.

Walking From Thixendale through Kirby Underdale

Walker
From Thixendale through Kirby Underdale
↔13.40 km ↗+249 m ↘-252 m ◔4h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Thixendale (North Yorkshire)

This walk in the Yorkshire Wolds provides a mixture of walking through quiet secluded dales and across the wide open spaces of a limestone plateau with extensive views over the Vale of York. It starts and finishes in the village of Thixendale which has a pub and a small shop.

Walking Cowlam & Cottam - Yorkshire Wolds

Walker
↔10.27 km ↗+152 m ↘-158 m ◔3h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Cottam (East Riding of Yorkshire)

A walk with interesting history throughout, from a Church dating from 1100 to 1939 WW2 runways now abandoned. Also includes the Abandoned church at Cottam and the remains of a Medieval Village.

There are a few optional versions of this walk, if you are familiar with OS map use there are many footpaths marked out to make this walk either longer or shorter. The route provided intends to give the walker the most interesting route of things to see!

Walking Wharram Percy (Disused Railway & Medieval Village)

Walker
↔6.69 km ↗+76 m ↘-77 m ◔2h 10 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Wharram (North Yorkshire)

A short walk following the route of the disused Malton to Driffield railway, taking in the old station, sidings, chalk quarry and abandoned medieval village of Wharram Percy itself. The walk can be made a mile shorter by retracing your steps after looking at the medieval village and taking the shortcut back to the car park, along Centenary Way.

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