Best walks near York by train
MapA day hike in the countryside is just a simple train journey away — explore the most charmingly located railway stations in North of England and plan your next day of green.
Knaresborough Station Circular (Yorkshire)
30m direct from York.
Easy: 7km, moderate ascents. 2h.
Beautiful. Not wheelchair-accessible — steps with no ramp alternative; Can be very muddy or boggy.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Slaithwaite Station to Huddersfield Station (Yorkshire)
45m direct from York.
Easy: 8km, flat terrain. 2h.
Pleasant walk; picturesque. Canal towpath with street sections at either end; surfaced.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Fitzwilliam Station Circular via Leeds (Yorkshire)
45m from York, with one change.
Easy: 12km, flat terrain. 3h.
Short stretch on a fast-traffic road with limited verge.
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Dore and Totley Station to Chesterfield Station (Derbyshire)
1h from York, with one change.
16km. Moderate ascents. 4h.
Long views. Riverside path with fields. Can be very muddy or boggy.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Dore and Totley Station to Hathersage Station (Derbyshire)
1h from York, with one change.
Tough: steep ascents. 17km. 5h.
Open moorland. Can be very muddy or boggy.
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Dronfield Station to Grindleford Station (Derbyshire)
1h from York, with one change.
Tough: steep ascents. 14km. 4h.
Open moorland.
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Sheffield Station to Bamford Station (Yorkshire)
45m direct from York.
25km. 6h30.
Urban streets, landscaped Victorian cemetery, municipal parkland, narrow wooded valley, open moorland, rugged gritstone edges, and a scenic descent into lush valley. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Sheffield Station to Dore and Totley Station (Yorkshire)
45m direct from York.
Ancient escarpment woodlands, wooded valleys, moorland fringe, panoramic views, and urban parks.
A shorter variant of Sheffield Circular via Porter and Gleadless – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Grantham Station Circular via St Wulfram's Church (Lincolnshire)
45m direct from York.
3km. 1h30.
St Wulfram's spire described by Simon Jenkins as 'the finest steeple in England'. Town streets and a riverside park along the River Witham. Birthplace of Margaret Thatcher and where Sir Isaac Newton made his 'Gravity' discovery (educated at the King's School). Recorded in the Domesday Book with 183 households.