Starting from York Place Car Park, we will head down the B6163 to Abbey Road, where we will follow the path of the Nidd down to Wetherby Road, with a brief stop at St Robert's Cave. We then cross the bridge on Wetherby Road before coming back down towards Knaresborough on the other side of the river. We will then walk down Waterside and then pop up some steps up to the castle 🏰, where we will enjoy the view of the viaduct and have lunch.
After lunch, we go back down to Waterside and head up the Harrogate Ringway Trail onto Bilton Lane, before heading back down to the river and then walking back near the river back to Knaresborough.
This is steady walk on a mixture of terrain. There are the odd one or two hills and climb up steps hence the moderate rating, otherwise it's a relatively easy walk.
🅿️ York Place car park costs £1.60 for the day
🚻 There are public toilets at the start of the walk
🚉 There are regular trains from York and Leeds, the suggested train from York is 0910. The station is about half a mile from the start of the walk
🍺 After the walk, we will head to one of the many pubs in Knaresborough for a drink
🥪 You will need to bring a packed lunch
🐶 Dogs are welcome, but will need to be kept on a lead for some parts of the walk