White Rose Way

Langdale End

The White Rose Way is a 104-mile walking trail in from Leeds in the West Riding of Yorkshire to Scarborough in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It was created in 2011 by local author Paul Brown.

Trailheads

• The foot of the Black Prince Statue in City Square, Leeds (53°47’47"N, 1°32’51"W);
• The former harbour-side Tourist Information Centre in the South Bay, Scarborough (54°17’2"N, 0°23’29"W).

Route

The walk links existing trails with little used footpaths, passing through suburbs of Leeds to quickly enter linked park land and into the grounds of Harewood House. The Wharfe Valley follows, leading to the market town of Wetherby, and on to the agricultural plains of the Vale of York by way of Boston Spa and Tadcaster. The walk passes through Fulford and Kexby and up the River Derwent into Stamford Bridge. The Derwent Valley is followed in to Malton and Thornton le Dale. The North York Moors National Park is traversed through Wykeham Forest and Dalby Forest to the hamlet of Harwood Dale. The walk pushes on to Cloughton before following the Cleveland Way for the last few miles into Scarborough.

See also

• Way of the Roses (cycling route)

Outside links

• White Rose Way
• White Rose Way at Long Distance Walkers Association

References

• The White Rose Way by Paul Brown (Hazelbury Publishing, 2012) (ISBN 978-0957113404).