Leaving Westow up to Spy Hill and then into Howsham wood was straight forward. The OS route is clear of the route but this did not match up with the worn path which leads straight to Howsham Wood. Once into the wood, the map was clear and relatively straight forward to navigate. We walked along the footpath which was the side of a field. We joined the footpath after the junction and from there to Stamford Bridge was sheer hell, no discernible footpath, nettles and thistles and a barbed wire fence to keep us away from Bleach Farm. Indeed I noticed that the farmer had planted hawthorn on the boundary to make the footpath event more impenetrable....

Paul Br1366

A straightforward route, nearly all on tarmac (country roads). Easy to follow, with care only needed when navigating through the arable fields near Barmby Moor, which I found somewhat overgrown due to the time of year. A good route for someone wanting to cover the miles, though perhaps a little dull for those who like a bit more variation....

Yorkie Christine

For field '1' from the end of flat lane to black dike it was at the time of this review overgrown - follow the ditch on the right and at its end cross the middle of the field following the crop boundaries (if in season) and black dike can be identified by the treeline and field converging in the corner....

Alex

Shortly after leaving Stamford Bridge I found the short section of path beside the disused railway viaduct very overgrown with cheek-high nettles. The least pleasant bit of the route was the road section between Warthill and Bad Bargain Lane. I found benches at Gate Helmsley churchyard, Warthill pond, Stray Road, Huntington Road, New Earswick, Huntington churchyard and Earswick...

Yorkie Christine

We did this walk in August 2023, This is a great walk, lots of cycleways, farm tracks and paths, mainly very dry despite lots of recent rain. We have made a slight change to this route (and created YorSta3) as I wouldn;t walk the Osbaldwick Link Road, A1079, Grimstom Bar Roundabout bit....

Fraser Clarkson

The route starts off well with a nice walk along the river, which is enjoyable. One negative I found of this route was that a lot of the walk was on roads, which while not busy, there is no paths so you have to be careful when walking round corners. There was one small section of the route where the slowways app appears to bring you across a farm, which is not accessible....

Ciaran Mooney

Problem 1: Shortly out of Haxby the route crosses York's busy ring road A1237 on the level with no traffic island or footbridge....

Yorkie Christine

After crossing a couple of busy roads at pedestrian crossing the route takes you onto a cycle path which you remain on all the way to Osbaldwick. Once passed through the pretty town of Osbaldwick, the route requires you to cross a main junction at a pedestrian crossing and walk the path alongside the busy A1079. The route then turns off the A1079 onto York Road which lacks a pavement and so requires you to walk on the road....

Luke Murray

There was a small portion of the route that required crossing a field with deep furrows, so probably not ideal for wheelchairs, buggies etc., otherwise should be accessible to most people....

tom

I've run this route twice recently (May 2023), and it's a good route that takes place on mainly quiet roads....

tom

I set off to walk north from Wilberfoss to Stamford Bridge on a bright, cold day in early January; as one of the shorter local Slow Ways it seemed a good choice for a winter's day with short daylight hours and long shadows. Immediately beyond the pinewood north of Low Catton the route was temporarily impassable due to flooding of the River Derwent, so I doubled back to the bend in the road at Low Catton village and followed Low Catton Road into Stamford Bridge. If walking north, on arrival at Low Catton from High Catton, take the clearly-signed public footpath to the right before the bend in the road....

Yorkie Christine

We left the Aviva office at 9:30 and made it to Stamford Bridge by 1:45pm with c30mins break at the lovely Balloon Tree farm shop and Café in Gate Helmsley. Next there is a short walk along a busy (and fast) main road into Stamford Bridge, aided by some lovely views....

Gemma Perry

Highlights on the route for me were looking at some of York's industrial heritage, the open farmland above Gate Helmsley, and the lovely old stone road bridge and brick railway viaduct at Stamford Bridge....

Yorkie Christine

This is an enjoyable if unremarkable 4.5 mile walk between the villages of Wilberfoss and Stamford Bridge over roads, paths and farmlands. We walked this on a warm July morning with the songs of skylarks filling our ears. There is an easy potential detour via the Gold Cup in Low Catton for liquid refreshment should you so wish, and can easily turn it into a pub walk with good options at both the start and the end of the walk!...

theoddglisk

Public footpath to Gate Hemlmsley very easy to follow but followed by a noisy walk along main road for 10 minutes to pick up the cycle way into Stamford Bridge. Cycle way into Stamford Bridge easy to follow and you can drop down to walk in along the river bank....

Ruth