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The duckboard ends suddenly at a gate. Walk through a narrow meadow between the river and a wooded slope. Towards the end of the meadow, watch out for a track heading up to the right. Go through a gate and follow the grassy track past the tottering 14th-century ruins of Ayton Castle, then continue along a road past cottages at Castle Rise. Turn left down Yedmandale Road to return to the main road and Ye Olde Forge Valley Inn at West Ayton.

WALK 2

Hackness, Broxa and Whisper Dales

Start/finish Hackness Village Hall, SE 967 900 Distance 9.5km (6 miles) Total ascent/descent 200m (655ft) Time 3hrs Terrain Tracks and paths on wooded slopes and through fields Maps OS Landrangers 94 and 101; OS Explorer OL27 South Refreshments Hackness Grange Hotel is near the start Transport None

Hackness is a charming little village with a long history – the Abbess Hilda of Whitby chose a secluded site here to found a nunnery. A few quiet, charming and often unregarded little dales fan outwards from the village into surrounding forest, a couple of which are explored on this short walk. The route starts with a climb on to broad, cultivated Broxa Rigg, with a descent to Hard Dale and High Dales. After crossing Springwood Heights, the route continues through Whisper Dales, a sinuous grassy valley leading down to Low Dales on the return journey to Hackness.