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Crayke

Crayke Village and Castle – View of Oulston Reservoir loop from Crayke

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Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Hambleton

Crayke

Crayke Village and Castle – View of Oulston Reservoir loop from Crayke

Moderate

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Crayke Village and Castle – View of Oulston Reservoir loop from Crayke

04:25

16.3km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Howardian Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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145 m

Crayke Village and Castle

Highlight • Pub

Crayke is a small village with a great vantage point over the Vale Of York. Climbing up here beings great views to the south and it a little taster of …

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571 m

Crayke Castle

Highlight • Castle

717 m

St Cuthbert's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

This church is stunning, and my online research attests to "just needs a bride and groom".

The church dates from around 1490s, and is likely to have been built on …

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5.61 km

View of Oulston Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

The actual access to the reservoir is prohibited (a locked gate), so this is the closest and best you can get to. It's lovely place to stay at - very …

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9.05 km

Peel Wood

Forest

11.2 km

Hewthit Plantation

Forest

16.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.56 km

5.89 km

2.22 km

1.28 km

210 m

162 m

Surfaces

6.13 km

5.95 km

2.18 km

1.56 km

394 m

102 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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Tuesday 1 September

19°C

13°C

88 %

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Crayke Village and Castle – View of Oulston Reservoir loop from Crayke

Crayke Village and Castle

Crayke Castle

St Cuthbert's Church

View of Oulston Reservoir

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