Route No. 12 Cropton village, Cropton Forest - 11miles (17.6km)
(Route sent in by Brian Horton of Malton - thanks Brian)

Maps: OS Explorer OL 27 & 26 (1 to 25,000)

This route card gives enough information to find the intended route of the walk on a suitable map. When used with the map the route card should help you to find your way and enjoy the countryside along the way.

The walk is a circular route of about 11 miles and should take about five and a half hours of steady walking plus any stops you make along the way. There are a few hills which are quite steep in some places. You will need strong footwear (preferably walking boots) and the usual safety precautions for this outdoor activity.

Location	Map Reference	Bearing (Grid North)	Distance for this stage (miles)	Total Distance so far (miles)	Comments
New Inn Car Park Cropton	SE 754889	20	0.6	0.6	Road through village, continue for just over half mile.
Junction of Footpath & High Lane	SE 759897	40	0.5	1.1	Bear round to N, for half mile, nice views. Down through wood & mud.
Sutherland Beck	SE 762904	2	0.4	1.5	Find the footbridge time. We found a tree across the stream by turning right on the track for about 50 yards. Path not at all clear. Made our way NE(ish) for half a mile to meet up with Sutherland Road.
Sutherland Road	SE 766909	358	2.7	4.2	Through forest for 2.5 miles, swing round to 315 for the last quarter mile.
Cross paths near St. James’s Farm	SE 763949	234	0.2	4.4	300 yards to Head House Farm.
Head House Farm	SE 761947	290	0.4	4.8	Down over Hartoft Beck, then up through the stone slabs to the road at Rock House Farm. Turn right along the road for about 150 yards then pick up the footpath on the left into Rock House Wood.
Rock House Woods	SE 755948	260	0.4	5.2	Through the wood for half a mile to the Hancow Road
Hancow Road	SE 748945	308	1.0	6.2	Keep on the bearing for three quarters of a mile to pass Allotment Farm, then swing west down to Pry Hills Lane. The footpath has been diverted here to the north of Yatts Farm.
Yatts Farm	SE 736951	212	0.7	6.9	Down and over the footbridge over the River Seven, then back up to meet the bridleway, turning left to Hollins Farm.
Hollins Farm Junction	SE 733943	140 or 100	0.4	7.3	Choice of High or Low Road, we took the High.  Climb for almost half a mile until the track bifurcates (a Wainwrightism).  Take the left.
Junction at Tommy Duck Spring	SE 736937	134	2.7	10.0	Footpath not clear.  Go round top of Cumratph Crag, continuing in a southerly direction until you are walking along the summit of Askew Rigg.  Meet up with the bridleway from the Low Road and Continue into Lower Askew.
Lower Askew	SE 744898	74	1.1	11.1	Follow the road via Seven Bridge  turning right at Cropton Bridge back up the hill to the village and the New Inn to sample some of their own brew (delicious).