An ideal walk to finish with a picnic, starting at Ampleforth and then around its surrounding countryside.

1. Ampleforth –
Easy Walk

2. This is an ideal walk for beginners.
Steep at the very start of the walk, its
all downhill after then with pleasant
walking through cornfields and
woodland around the surrounding
countryside near the pretty village of
Ampleforth. Take a picnic, as towards
the end of the walk there's a picnic
table!

3. Getting There
From Middlesbrough go up Ormesby Bank and
follow the signposts to Great Broughton. Stay
on this road which is the B1257 until you
reach Helmsley. Follow the road out of
Helmsely towards Thirsk. At a signpost which
says route missing the Sutton Bank take this
route and take the first right turning which will
lead you to Ampleforth. Parking is on the
roadside in Ampleforth.

4. Route of the Ampleforth walk

5. From the road side parking,
along the main road in
Ampleforth look for a gap
between the White Horse
Inn and the post office,
opposite a post box.

6. This is the only climbing
part of the walk, and
although a bit strenuous,
don't worry as its all
downhill afterwards. Make
your way through entrance
gates onto a second drive.
Turn right to a junction and
go over a stile.

7. Climb to the top of the bank and you will
reach a track, follow it to the left, passing
through gates to carry on at the edge of a
paddock. Entering the next field bear right
to the far corner, and keep going by a
fence and a broken wall to your right.
When you reach the very top, walk left and
then right and continue ahead by the
perimeter of a long field. If you've lost your
bearings you should have the circle of trees
surrounding the Studfold Ring to your left.

8. Studfold Ring

9. The Studfold Ring is a
banked enclosure
dating from the
Bronze Age. Carry
onto the end of the
cornfield path and you
will reach a stile which
leads you onto a road
and onto the main
road, the High Street.

11. Turn left and follow the
High Street for three
quarters of a mile, passing
the entrance to Studford
Farm and passing by a lane
that leads back to
Ampleforth. About 200
yards further on leave the
road to the left dropping
onto a forest track.

12. The track leads downhill into
the plantations of College
Moor. Look for the second fork
in this path which leads to the
left and take this path.
Take the left fork on the
track

13. Follow this path and when
it ends on a right bend
look for a hidden path to
the left which leads into
the woods.

14. This path doubles back and
leads into the woods. Follow
this path until you reach a
stile and a picnic table is on
your left. A great place for a
pitstop and food and
refreshments!.

15. After your picnic, turn left
on the lane and follow this
back onto the main road
and turn left back into
Ampleforth. To your left
on the way back are some
great views of the
Howardian Hills.

16. Follow the path back into Ampleforth