Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Today myself and Angela did a 11.5-mile walk, mostly along the Yorkshire Wolds Way, from Sherburn to Folkton. We are walking the Wolds Way in stages and are nearing the end of the 79-mile route which runs from the Humber Bridge to Filey. Its been a while since we started the walk and we thought it was about time that we finished it.

When we last walked the route we finished at Sherburn so that’s where we started this morning. It was a faff getting the cars to the start and finish with unexpected road closures along the way.

It was definitely pheasant shooting time as we set off from Sherburn to pick up the Wolds Way again- it sounded like there were many guns on the shoot. There were plenty of squawking pheasants flying around as we disturbed them.

There had been overnight rain so I donned my gaiters in anticipation of wet conditions underfoot.

The route would be undulating with 1,300 ft of ascent. Out of Sherburn we headed uphill and would have got good views but it was a misty day. Descending down again, we passed a golf course where golfers sounded a bell prior to teeing off and then passed a pig farm – one of many that we would pass on the walk.

As usual the signposting along the route was excellent.

Soon we were passing the RAF Staxton Wold – a radar installation with its big white dome and masts.

A downhill section into a wold was followed by a very steep uphill climb up the side of the wold.

Having got to the top we were rewarded with nice views of the landscape.

We reached a point on the walk where we needed to leave the Wolds Way and make our way down to Folkton. We got to our turning point only to find there was a footpath diversion in place which meant we had to backtrack about half a mile to get on the alternative path. We were not happy!

Eventually we were headed downhill to Folkton to pick up a car.

Some curious sheep attracted our attention.

Our final 9-mile leg to Filey will hopefully completed next week – weather permitting.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶