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View of Richmond Castle – Whitcliffe Wood loop from Richmond

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View of Richmond Castle – Whitcliffe Wood loop from Richmond

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View of Richmond Castle – Whitcliffe Wood loop from Richmond

03:05

10.9km

230m

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: May 21, 2026

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

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Parking

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283 m

Goodburn House

Highlight • Historical Site

Built around 1760 on the site of two pre-existing burglary plots, the house was the home of Leonard Raw, a Quaker lead mine owner from Swaledale. The style is a …

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290 m

St Joseph and St Francis Xavier Church

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The church dates from 1868. It can be regarded as a prestige project of the then pastor, Father William Strickland: once finished, everyone was amazed by the beauty, but also …

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1.36 km

View of Richmond Castle

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2.16 km

View of Richmond

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There is a sign on the bench with a quote from Alfred Wainwright, in which he speaks highly of the city of Richmond.
As a Coast to Coast walker you …

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4.09 km

Willance's Leap Monument

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Willance's Leap is above Whitcliffe Scar. In 1606, a horseman named Robert Willance plunged over the cliff edge in a mist. Willance's horse was killed by the fall, but he …

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7.24 km

Whitcliffe Wood

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In this wood, Robert Willance, a notable of Richmond, on a horseback hunt in 1606, chased by the descending fog, is said to have urged his horse to bring him …

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10.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.08 km

4.31 km

846 m

633 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.50 km

3.70 km

1.83 km

649 m

246 m

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Thursday 2 July

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View of Richmond Castle – Whitcliffe Wood loop from Richmond

Goodburn House

St Joseph and St Francis Xavier Church

View of Richmond Castle

View of Richmond

Willance's Leap Monument

Whitcliffe Wood

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