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Yorkshire And The Humber

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Danes Hills, Skipwith Common – Log Pile by the Path loop from Skipwith Common

Hiking trails & Routes

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Danes Hills, Skipwith Common – Log Pile by the Path loop from Skipwith Common

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Danes Hills, Skipwith Common – Log Pile by the Path loop from Skipwith Common

01:23

5.50km

10m

Hiking

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

Last updated: February 27, 2026

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1.42 km

Skipwith Common Information Board

Highlight • Rest Area

Watch out for the mosquitos. :-)

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2.18 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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2.76 km

Danes Hills, Skipwith Common

Highlight • Natural

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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3.65 km

Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve

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Skipwith Common is an area of over 500 acres of lowland heath - one of the last remaining areas in the North of England. A nationally important nature reserve, it …

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3.68 km

Skipwith Common King Rudding Lane Parking Area

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

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3.73 km

Log Pile by the Path

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5.50 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.47 km

2.24 km

268 m

235 m

Surfaces

2.98 km

1.37 km

326 m

265 m

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