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Thurtle Wood Forest Trail – The Pyramid at Castle Howard loop from Slingsby

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Slingsby

Thurtle Wood Forest Trail – The Pyramid at Castle Howard loop from Slingsby

Hard

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Thurtle Wood Forest Trail – The Pyramid at Castle Howard loop from Slingsby

07:32

27.8km

370m

Hiking

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

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Howardian Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

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2.02 km

Thurtle Wood Forest Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

It's good to, on occasion, disappear in the woods! This is a good way to do that: it's a pleasant track through Thurtle Wood (a wide, very easy forest track). …

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3.84 km

Bell Bottom

Forest

4.63 km

Cum Hag Wood

Forest

7.43 km

Birkdale Farm

Highlight • Settlement

This is a lovely fishing lake right next to Birkdale Farm. It certainly offers a sense of peace and solitude here, in the lovely setting of the surrounding woodlands and …

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12.1 km

Castle Howard Gatehouse (The Temperance Hotel)

Highlight • Monument

The original Gate House, with its famous pyramid, was built in 1719 by Sir John Vanbrugh, the architect who designed Castle Howard itself. Its flanking wings plus building were built …

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12.8 km

Castle Howard Mock Medieval Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

An interesting folly (pretending to be medieval) and a tower within the Castle Howard grounds. These are mock fortifications - fascinating! There are great views from here towards the village of Welburn.

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13.4 km

The Pyramid at Castle Howard

Highlight • Monument

Welcome to Egypt!... Ok, not quite, but it's a very unusual sight to be sure in the middle of North Yorkshire!

One of the many wonders and oddities in the …

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14.4 km

View of Castle Howard Mausoleum

Highlight • Historical Site

You can not unfortunately get close to this due to it being on private land.

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14.7 km

New River Bridge, Castle Howard Estate

Highlight • Bridge

New River Bridge is part of the Castle Howard Estate. It's quite striking how the grassy track runs over it. The Mausoleum is right next to it, as is The …

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18.9 km

Archaeological Site

24.9 km

View of Fryton and the Vale of Pickering

Highlight • Trail

There is a fabulous view down Fryton Lane to the hamlet of Fryton from here, but what of course grabs the attention is dozens of miles of the English countryside …

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27.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.4 km

11.4 km

2.25 km

717 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.7 km

4.18 km

2.93 km

2.51 km

2.06 km

1.51 km

Elevation

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Thursday 21 May

26°C

12°C

19 %

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Thurtle Wood Forest Trail – The Pyramid at Castle Howard loop from Slingsby

Thurtle Wood Forest Trail

Birkdale Farm

Castle Howard Gatehouse (The Temperance Hotel)

Castle Howard Mock Medieval Tower

The Pyramid at Castle Howard

View of Castle Howard Mausoleum

New River Bridge, Castle Howard Estate

View of Fryton and the Vale of Pickering

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