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Optical Society – Longhorn Cattle loop from Skipwith Common

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Skipwith

Optical Society – Longhorn Cattle loop from Skipwith Common

Easy

4.8

(14)

hikers

Optical Society – Longhorn Cattle loop from Skipwith Common

01:49

7.26km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

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967 m

Skipwith Common King Rudding Lane Parking Area

Highlight • Parking

Off-road parking for at least a dozen cars, easily accessible from the A19 next to Riccall.

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1.90 km

Northwest section of the Common is known as Danes Hills, so named because it is believed that this is where the where the Viking army buried their dead after their defeat at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.

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2.48 km

Ancient Oak Trees of South Moor Field, Skipwith Common

Highlight • Natural Monument

If you follow the small woodland path around the far northern edge of the Common, just next to South Moor Field, you will be rewarded with a stroll through a …

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4.05 km

Common Road Parking, Skipwith Common

Highlight • Parking

Smaller parking area, with space for around half a dozen cars or so.

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4.83 km

Sandy Lane Parking, Skipwith Common

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Off-road parking, could easily fit 10-12 or so cars in here.

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6.01 km

Optical Society

Highlight • Cafe

On the Sands cafe- cyclist friendly. Racks in the back garden

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6.04 km

Longhorn Cattle

Highlight • Natural

The Longhorn Cattle spend Summer in the common and overwinter in Skipwith Village. They are very docile even if you walk between Mum and Her Calf usually more interested in the grass

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7.26 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.89 km

1.53 km

1.20 km

646 m

Surfaces

2.73 km

1.82 km

1.53 km

1.10 km

< 100 m

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Weather

Wednesday 27 May

27°C

10°C

2 %

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Optical Society – Longhorn Cattle loop from Skipwith Common

Log Pile by the Path

Skipwith Common King Rudding Lane Parking Area

Danes Hills, Skipwith Common

Ancient Oak Trees of South Moor Field, Skipwith Common

Common Road Parking, Skipwith Common

Sandy Lane Parking, Skipwith Common

Optical Society

Longhorn Cattle

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