The route drops then down to Nunnington (Nunnington Hall is a National Trust property and the Old Yard Coffee Shop is a lovely place for refreshments). You encounter the River Rye for the first time at Nunnington before heading north along Canada Lane towards Harome. You can then follow the footpath across the fields towards Helmsley or cut under the railway bridge (631826) and follow the path on the north bank of the River Rye. The alternative route along the bank of the River Rye also merges into Sawmill Lane....

Alasdair Thorpe

Luckily, we had GPS and used OS maps to help us navigate as there were times in the journey that it was used as it wasn’t clear from the marked route as to where the path went. Additionally, just before this there was a detour to the route as the public footpath across a field was a building site that we had to walk around it – on a route that was obviously used by some dog walkers. A nice enough walk but could do with clearer footpath markings and the route needs a little bit of amending to deal with the obstructions that we met....

Julie Foster

Combination of woodland, open grassland, some crop fields and occasional country roads....

Karen Hunt

One gate on the recommended route was padlocked , there is an alternative route which would have taken the walker to the same point without having to go through this locked gate....

Caroline Horsley

The section between Green Lane and Thirsk during my visit posed a couple of problems, but nothing that couldn't be overcome....

Tim Ryan

Photos are of Thirsk Market Place, Green Lane, Cold Kirby and the view from Whitestone Cliff....

Tim Ryan