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Helmsley — Market Town – Helmsley Market Cross loop from Helmsley

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Helmsley

Helmsley — Market Town – Helmsley Market Cross loop from Helmsley

Moderate

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Helmsley — Market Town – Helmsley Market Cross loop from Helmsley

04:49

18.4km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 20, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

Howardian Hills National Landscape

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108 m

Helmsley — Market Town

Highlight • Monument

The charming town of Helmsley is nestled in the heart of the picturesque North Yorkshire Moors.

Helmsley offers plenty to do and see. You could visit the imposing Helmsley Castle, …

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223 m

Helmsley Market Cross

Highlight • Monument

The Market is held in the central ancient Market Square every Friday and is alleged to date back to the 13th century.

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448 m

All Saints' Church, Helmsley

Highlight • Religious Site

There has been a church in Helmsley since before the Norman conquest and the churchyard was used as a market place in Anglo-Saxon times. A church was recorded in the …

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888 m

Duncombe Park Gatehouse

Highlight • Monument

7.32 km

Footbridge Over River Rye

Highlight • River

This is a lovely tree-shaded footbridge over River Rye, which will take you to the plantation on the opposite bank (the plantation seems unnamed on all the maps I've checked). …

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12.3 km

Belt Plantation

Forest

12.8 km

Robson Spring Wood

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

A gorgeous part of the long-distance Ebor Way trail. From the southern end (where you walk on the edge of the forest), there are fantastic views south to Oswaldkirk Bank …

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14.7 km

Ellers Wood

Forest

18.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.47 km

5.37 km

4.25 km

1.23 km

591 m

288 m

221 m

Surfaces

6.84 km

4.80 km

3.14 km

2.12 km

1.20 km

314 m

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Saturday 16 May

14°C

6°C

49 %

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Helmsley — Market Town – Helmsley Market Cross loop from Helmsley

Helmsley — Market Town

Helmsley Market Cross

All Saints' Church, Helmsley

Duncombe Park Gatehouse

Footbridge Over River Rye

Robson Spring Wood

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