Walks you can reach from Hessle by train

Recommended: An enjoyable route that is remote in parts.

Time: 5h30–11h

Warnings: Remote in parts.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Coastal: half along the coast.

Time: 1h30–3h

Warnings: Half urban.

Walk details: Railwalks.

Varied and largely flat: road out of Gilberdyke, then a grassy raised canal path past water channels and ponds, a quiet tarmac lane, hardcore gravel and field edges and finishing on a grassy raised path between the railway and the Humber. Follows the well-signposted Market Weighton Canal path and joins the Humber estuary walk. Connects with Broomfleet village for a stop. The route ends at Brough station, not the town centre, so walk into Brough for shops and refreshments.

Time: 4h–8h

Lunch: Quick stop possible at Broomfleet village mid-route.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Time: 4h–8h

Walk details: Slow Ways.

A lengthy walk out through Beverley's suburbs to Figham Common, then a riverside path along the River Hull, before following the main Beverley Road into the centre of Hull. Lots of kissing gates and stiles and with a main-road section (with pavement) at Thearne. Passes the only remaining World War 2 bombed-out building in the UK, a former cinema on Beverley Road undergoing restoration.

Time: 4h–8h

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a quarter of the walk.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

A pleasant, easy-to-navigate route following the bank of the River Aire, with some muddy patches and evidence of cattle on the riverbank, then easy tarmac and pavements through villages. Generally flat; gates rather than stiles, but there are narrow and uneven field paths. Passes the villages of Rawcliffe and Airmyn with their historic buildings; West Park in Goole has a community cafe and toilets.

Waterway: three fifths along the River Aire.

Time: 3h30–7h30

Lunch: A fish and chip shop, tearoom, pub and food store in Rawcliffe, and a cafe at West Park, Goole, near the end.

Warnings: There may be cattle on the riverbank, with warning signs in places, and the first cross-field path and riverbank can be muddy after rain. Beware traffic crossing the M62 bridge into Goole. Snaith has only around three trains a day.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Wonderful open country scenery. A long but flat, largely traffic-free walk following the Trans Pennine Trail and long stretches of canal-side towpath through pleasant open countryside, alongside rivers and canals. Generally safe and easy underfoot; some lanes without footpath and areas prone to winter flooding near the Rivers Went and Don. Follows the Trans Pennine Trail and canal towpaths. Passes the site of a medieval hunting lodge with a surviving moat near the M62. Thorne Park has a miniature railway. The route passes through the garden of the New Inn at Stainforth.

Time: 6h30–13h

Lunch: Pubs for refreshment at Sykehouse, Braithwaite (summer only) and Stainforth along the way.

Warnings: Several lanes (around the M62 crossing and canal bridges) have no pavement, so take care. The areas by the River Went and River Don are prone to flooding in winter and can become impassable after heavy rain. Snaith has only around three trains a day.

Walk details: Slow Ways.