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Boroughbridge Striders Walking Group: schedule of local walk guides:
| Walk | Distance | Time required @ 4 km/hour + see note | Start/finish | Notes |
| A. Kirby Hill Saunter | 5 km | 1 h 15 mins | Langthorpe CP* | Includes variations/alternatives |
| B. Aldborough River Loop | 5 km | 1 h 15 mins | Langthorpe CP | As above |
| C. Langthorpe Round | 5 km | 1 h 15 mins | Langthorpe CP | Includes an “extension” along Scaldhill Lane |
| D. Minskip-Arkendale Circuit | 9 km | 2 h 15 mins | Minskip roundabout | |
| E. Skelton Circuit | 10 km | 2 h 30 mins | Langthorpe CP | Can incorporate the Kirby Hill Saunter or Langthorpe Round |
| F. Westwick Walk | 11 km | 2 h 45 mins | Langthorpe CP | Optional start in Roecliffe |
| G. Myton 7 | 11 km | 2 h 45 mins | Langthorpe CP | |
| H. Minskip- A1 Underpass | 12 km | 3 h | Langthorpe CP | Shorter version starts in Minskip |
| I. Thornton Bridge – Dalton Loop | 12 km | 3 h | Thornton Bridge | There is a longer (15 km) alternative, from Helperby |
| J. Exploring Routes around Roecliffe | 14.5 km | 3 h 37 mins | Langthorpe CP | A shorter version is available, starting in Roecliffe itself |
| K. Aldwark Toll Bridge – Myton Loop | 16 km | 4 h | Car park next to river on N side of bridge | Can start/finish in Aldwark village, if a shorter walk is preferred |
| L. Round of Marton-le- Moor | 18 km | 4 h 30 mins | Langthorpe CP | Can start/finish in Kirby Hill |
| M. SE Loop via L. Dunsforth, Grafton, Minskip, Roecliffe | 20 km | 5 h | Langthorpe CP | Various options are available |
| N. Round of Copgrove | 23 km | 5 h 45 mins | Staveley Green (near school) | OS map essential |
| O. Rural Round (incl. Bishop Monkton and Burton L) | 24 km | 6 h | Langthorpe CP | |
| P. Ripon Round (North Bridge, Ripon, and back) | 25 km | 6 h 15 mins | Langthorpe CP | Variations available at end of walk |
| Q. Knaresborough Circuit | 26 km | 6 h 15 mins | Coneythorpe (pub at S end of village) | OS map essential; route incorporates part of KBH.Round |
| R. South Ripon Rowel | 25 km | 6 h 15 mins | Bishop Monkton | OS map essential |
| S. River Round South (BB , Aldwark Bridge, Myton) | 27 km | 6 h 30 mins | Langthorpe CP | OS map essential |
Notes/key: * = “Langthorpe CP” = Langthorpe Picnic Site car park (where the Striders’ Group normally meets);; + = Time required based on 4 km/hour; walking time only, i.e. no allowance for stops/breaks
Route descriptions relating to the above walks are accessible on the Boroughbridge Walkers are Welcome web site and can be downloaded with no technical difficulty. B/W copies of this document can also be collected from Tourist Information or Boroughbridge Community Library. If you are unable to download and/or print off a copy of a Word doc, please email John Helliwell (johnhelliwell604@gmail.com) who will do his best to get a copy to you. Should you wish to be included on the Striders’ mailing list, please make a request through the above email address.
For more information about Walkers are Welcome in Boroughbridge, please either refer to Facebook: Boroughbridge & Lower Ure Valley, Walkers are Welcome; or find the group on www.boroughbridgewalks.org.uk; or send an email, contact@boroughbridge.org.uk
JH