🥾 Walking route
Bentham Heritage Trail B
North Yorkshire
- 📏 6.2 km · 3.9 mi
- ⛰ +110 m
- ⏱ 1 hr 30 min
- 🐕 On lead
Walk stats
- Distance6.2 km · 3.9 mi
- Elevation+110 m
- Duration1 hr 30 min
- DifficultyModerate
- Route typeCircular
- TerrainCountry lanes, field paths and gentle farmland climbs
- Best seasonLate spring to early autumn
- DogsDog friendly on leads through farmland
About this walk
This 6.2 km circular walk begins in the small market town of Bentham in North Yorkshire and heads out into the rolling pasture and lanes that surround it. With around 110 metres of ascent spread across the loop, the going is steady rather than strenuous, and the route can comfortably be completed in around an hour and a half.
From Bentham the trail climbs gently towards the hamlet of Fowgill, offering open views across the fields towards the western fringes of the Yorkshire Dales. After looping back through quiet farmland tracks and country lanes, you return to Bentham itself, where the heritage character of the town comes into focus around landmarks such as the Methodist Chapel.
Back in town there is plenty of choice for a well-earned break. The Black Bull and the Coach House Inn both offer traditional pub stops, while Hoggs 'n' Heifers provides another welcome refuelling option before heading home.
Route map
Route line drawn from OpenStreetMap footpath data. Numbered markers are waypoints on the route; amber star markers are points of interest a short detour away.
Waypoints along the route
9 waypoints along the way
- 1
High Bentham (start and finish)
- Start / finish
Start and finish of this circular route.
- 2
Green's Viaduct
- 3
Lingshaw Woods
- 4
Deaf Head Wood
- 5
Badger Ford Bridge
- 6
Gill Beck
- 7
Bowtham Wood
- 8
Quarry Wood
- 9
Hollyacre Wood
Worth a short detour
Points of interest just off the route, look for the amber markers on the map.
Branstonebeck Wood
~234 m off the route
Badger Ford Wood
~246 m off the route
Lairgill Beck
~268 m off the route
Greystone Gill
~313 m off the route
Moulterbeck Wood
~364 m off the route
Route & waypoint data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).