Hood Hill Plantation – Kilburn White Horse loop from Hood Grange

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Hood Hill Plantation – Kilburn White Horse loop from Hood Grange

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Hood Hill Plantation – Kilburn White Horse loop from Hood Grange

01:55

17.3km

300m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Includes a short out-and-back section

Your route doubles back at a waypoint. If this isn’t intentional, adjust the waypoint’s position.

After 3.82 km for 41 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.23 km

Hood Hill Plantation

Highlight • Viewpoint

This sprawling mixed woodland covers the side of Hood Hill and reaches up to the Kilburn White Horse. There are seemingly endless trails through the woods and you can hike …

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3.84 km

Kilburn White Horse Car Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

This is a lovely place to stop. There is typically the ice cream and tea/coffee van here, so you should be able to get a snack. There are a few …

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4.08 km

Kilburn White Horse

Highlight • Historical Site

Kilburn White Horse is one of the most famous landmarks in North Yorkshire. The turf-cut figure, the most northerly of its kind in Britain, is 314 feet (96 m) long …

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4.45 km

View from Roulston Scar

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

One of these "I am so glad I am alive" views from here. From Roulston Scar on Sutton Bank, to the north you can admire Hambleton Hills, and to the …

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7.11 km

Hotel Plantation

Forest

7.49 km

Hambleton Plantation Pump Track

Highlight • Trail

Lovely little pump track, great for beginners and the more experienced. Good for improving skills and revisiting just for the joy of riding.

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9.44 km

View of Gormire Lake from Whitestone Cliff

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

High on Whitestone Cliff, on part of the classic Cleveland Way trail, you are rewarded with spectacular views over Gormire Lake and miles beyond.

If you are exploring Garbutt Wood …

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10.8 km

View Over the Vale of York

Highlight • Viewpoint

First drive up Sutton Bank, then you deserve the view!

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11.2 km

Halifax Bomber Memorial at Sutton Bank

Highlight • Monument

A moving memorial is to be found here to all the allied nations' aircrews who lost their lives during WW2, but also specifically to the crew of Halifax bomber JD105 …

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17.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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