Passionate about sharing walking in the East Riding of Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Wolds and to promote the fantastic walking routes in the county

Welcome to 'The Walking Cave Man', a fantastic reference guide to walking in the East Riding of Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Wolds.

'The Walking Cave Man' is an extremely useful resource to unearth the fabulous walking within the East Riding of Yorkshire, providing  details on over 700 miles of walking routes, maps, route descriptions and footpaths showcasing the beautiful countryside and villages in the county, also including information of many other routes and paths.

The purpose of this site is to provide information and interesting walks to enjoy within the Yorkshire Wolds and East Yorkshire, however does include walks in The Yorkshire Dales and The Lake District.

      

The interactive map opposite details all of 'The Walking Cave Man' walks within the East Riding of Yorkshire, however please also look through all the other walks I've highlighted, accessible by selecting the page tabs above or links opposite or try the Walking Cave Man Highlighted walk by selecting the banner below.

            

    

  If anyone has an interesting walk/route/trail they feel would be of interest or wish to share, I'd be happy to include it on this Blog (please post to thewalkingcaveman@ymail.com) - full accreditation will be given to the author and website if applicable.

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The Walking Cave Man Geocaching

New Walking Cave Man Geocaches

Two new Geocaches have been hidden within Little Wold Plantation, located near South Cave, East Yorkshire- These now make up eight Walking Cave Man caches, creating a fantastic linear walk through this plantation, Comber Dale and Low Hunsley Plantation, following the famous Yorkshire Wolds Way.

The new caches:

Geocaching 101 details

N 53° 46.663 W 000° 35.530 
British Grid: SE 92870 32182 

                         Geocaching 101 details

         N 53° 46.756 W 000° 35.605 

              British Grid: SE 92784 32355 

For further details of theses and the other six Geocaches please visit the Walking Cave Man Activity Blog or view the map below:

View Walking Cave Man Geocache Locations in a larger map

All the Walking Cave Man geocaches are logged on the official Geocaching 101 website

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A Risby Ramble

        

Although this flat six and a half mile walk can be started from a couple of locations along the route, I have chosen to set off from the charming East Yorkshire village of Walkington.

The route utilises a number of well established public footpaths and longer distance walking routes (in particular the Beverley 20 and the High Hunsley Circuit) taking in the beautiful village of Skidby. 

By following an alternative path, marked on the map above in black, the walk also passes Skidby Mill (the additional route adds a further two and a half miles to the walk).

This figure of eight walk starts at the Walkington children’s play park where parking is available (detailed on the route map) and heads in an anti clockwise direction at GR TA60168 36855. 

All Hallows Church, Walkington

The route heads west, first passing the All Hallows Church to GR SE99529 36731, taking the minor road south to Halfpenny Gate Cottage onto Risby Park Farm, passing the site of an old medieval village of Risby until meeting the Dunflat Road at GR TA00316 34674.

Looking back to Walkington from Dunflat Road

From Dunflat Road the route heads south towards Skidby following the High Hunsley Circuit, detailed on the OS map, at GR TA00681 34786 - upon reaching Skidby the walk can head back to Walkington using a footpath that skirts the north of the village and rejoins the alternative route at Church Rise (X).

Muddy path heading towards Skidby Mill

The alternative route is picked up by heading south into the village heading towards the cemetery at GR TA00966 33216. By following this footpath, ensuring to take the turn over Gallows Hill at GR TA01226 32941 the route passes the local landmark of Skidby Mill.

Skidby Mill

Leaving Skidby Mill the route follows Beverley Road back into Skidby, passing Skidby Hill Farm and turning left into the village (Main Street). Upon reaching St Michael's Parish Church the route turns right into Church Rise passing the Methodist Church, where it picks up the shorter route (X) , meeting the alternative Beverley 20 route back to Dunflat Road.

St Michael's Parish Church  and ahead Chuch Rise to the right

Crossing Dunflat Road and walking through Fishpond Wood the route briefly meets the main road back into Walkington, although the route takes the next available footpath at GR TA01264 35836 onto Silver Fir Plantation and returning to the High Hunsley Circuit at Risby Park Farm.

Walkington Plantation

Following the footpath back to Walkington the route branches right at Halfpenny Gate Cottages to cross Walkington Plantation emerging close to All Hallows Church. By turning right the path leads back to the playing field and the car park.

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As always, if anyone has an interesting walk/route/trail they feel would be of interest I'd be happy to include it on this Blog (please post to thewalkingcaveman@ymail.com) - full accreditation will be given to the author and website if applicable.

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North Newbald Circuit

                           

This six mile walk gives the walker a superb opportunity to experience some of the Yorkshire Wolds dales passing through sweeping landscape and views over East Yorkshire. The walk is achievable for all walking abilities, with only a few steep ascents, however is a great morning/afternoon's excursion that all walkers will undoubtedly enjoy.

The walk starts from a parking area at GR SE909 368 (North Newbald Village Hall) and heads east along Townside Road where a footpath on the left up "Dot Hill" needs to be taken at GR912 369, passing Backside Plantation.

Looking back over North Newbald

From Backside Plantation the route continues towards Syke House Farm giving fantastic views in all directions. Upon reaching the farm, passing Nut Wood' the path sweeps left into a small wold of Big Hill eventually reaching Hessleskew Gare and Gare Gate where the route meets the Yorkshire Wolds Way and the High Hunsley Circuit at GR SE928 395.

Nut Wood

The route at this point follows the YWW south passing through Newbald Wold upon reaching Stoneknowle Road. From this location the route heads into Swin Dale until a footpath heading up a steep hill through a wood at GR927 368.

Heading towards Hessleskew Gare

At GR SE992 367 the walk reaches one of the main roads, Burgate, back into North Newbald (please keep to the grass verges for safety) and should be followed to the finish of the walk passing through the village centre and following Galegate Road. 

Yorkshire Wolds 59.5 Miles 'to go' marker

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(Walk No. A1) North Cave to North Newbald Circular

(Walk No. A1) North Cave to North Newbald Circular

Start:	North Cave, East Yorkshire
Start (OS ref):	SE896326
Maps (1:25,000):	293 Kingston upon Hull & Beverley
Parking:	Public Car Park at the North Cave playing fields
Distance:	13.5 miles (21.7km)
Time:	3.5 Hours
Difficulty:	Mederate
Hazards:	None
Refreshments:	North Cave, Hotham and North Newbald

The route

This walk can be started at any point along the route, although I would recommended North Cave due to the parking available at the North Cave playing fields.

All Saints Church (North Cave) - The starting point of the walk 

From the playing fields the route follows the road passing the All Saints church (towards Hotham) following a footpath, passing Hotham Hall gate house and Hotham Hall.

  

Hotham Hall gate house (left) and Hotham Hall (right)

Upon reaching Hotham the route heads towards Cliffe Dales farm and Houghton Moor passing Hotham Church.

St Oswalds

The route changes direction once Houghton Moor has been reached by taking a footpath to the right at 'The Cottage' which joins up with a tarmacked path to North NewBald (take care while crossing the A1034).

North Newbald

On leaving North Newbald head towards Swin Dale (passing Thisedine Farm) and joining the Yorkshire Wolds Way.

Swin Dale

The route continues following the Yorkshire Wolds Way, south, towards East Dale and Low Hunsley Plantation heading towards Drewton Dale by crossing the B1230, which runs between Walkington and South Cave.

Low Hunsley Plantation

Passing Drewton Dale towards Drewton Farm, again crossing the A1034, the All Saints church at North Cave should now be visible. Following the public footpath will lead back to North Cave to the routes start.

Heading towards Drewton Dale

Drewton Dale

A fantastic walk through three nice villages and a taste of the Yorkshire Wolds Way. This is not a difficult walk, mainly flat to North Newbald, however does have a couple of steep gradients heading back to North Cave.

To view further Walking Cave Man walks select the below to view my interactive walks map

If anyone has an interesting walk/route/trail they feel would be of interest or wish to share, I'd be happy to include it on this Blog (please post to thewalkingcaveman@ymail.com) - full accreditation will be given to the author and website if applicable.

Geocaching

See my Activity Blog for further Geocaching

Geocaching in simple terms is a treasure hunt using a GSP unit – The object of the activity is to find hidden 'geocache' in various locations dotted around the country.

Each ‘cache’ container is given a coordinate and contains a log book, in order that a record of each find can be recorded. Some cashes contain small items which can be taken away by the finder, however these items should be replaced by something you wish to leave for the next person who finds it.

A map of all recorded caches can be found at the following site, detailing their coordinates, cashe type, star rating on size/difficulty in finding and small clues where to find each one (as the caches can be tucked away). There are various different types of cache ranging from the traditional ones to Mystery and Puzzle. 

* The Cache comes in all shapes and sizes from Micro to large 'Ammo' boxes

Some of the cache location details are only available to Premium members on the website (£30.00 per year); however the majority are available to everyone with a basic account (no charge). Each time a cache is found a record of these finds can be logged on the website to keep a full log of all the ones each person has located.

There are thousands of these caches located around the country (and tens of thousands around the world) including East Yorkshire, some of which I’ve detailed below close to where I frequently walk. I have also started to include locations of some of these on the walks detailed on this blog, so that these can be located whilst out on the routes.

* Geocaching map showing caches in my area

Although the Caches are located at their individual coordinates (and can be located exclusively) a number of them have been setup to create a challenge. These caches have been grouped together (in terms of how they are named) to produce a route, each cache being found in turn. The distances between each of these caches vary and therefore the routes can  differ in length. It is therefore worth checking to see where these challenges are and look to see if one is available in the area you wish to explore (I have detailed one of these challenges below as an example).

Although my family love to get out walking, I've found that this is a fantastic way to keep my boys interested and gives them something exciting to do on our walk. It also gives them an opportunity to have a go at using a GSP and looking at the website before hand to design a route (I've found the walks they do design seem to get longer each time as they try and pack in as many potential caches as possible!)

 Finding cashes near Brantingham - Total of seven found on this occasion

Give Geocaching a try!

See my Activity Blog for further Geocaching