This is a pleasant, easy walk along the track bed of the old railway, known as the Hudson Way, from the centre of Market Weighton. Return the same way or follow this route shown via Goodmanham. Path Details The track bed of the old railway line is mainly level. The surface is compacted aggregate, but not always smooth. The last 50 metres of track bed to reach the road near Rifle Butts are the steepest at about 1:6 gradient. After this the route is tarmac or pavement and follows the minor road to Goodmanham, which has no footpath and climbs for 400m at a maximum slope of 1:10. From Goodmanham a tarmac footpath follows the road to Market Weighton. Apart from a short (100m) rise of 1:12 the route is level or with a max down slope of 1:14. There are several seats along the route. Nearest Facilities There is an accessible toilet just opposite the car park at the start in Market Weighton. There is also an accessible toilet at the Fiddle Drill Tearooms in Goodmanham There are pubs and cafes in Market Weighton. In Goodmanham its worth calling in at either the Fiddle Drill Tearooms or the Goodmanham Arms pub.
| OVERALL RATING: BLUE | ||
| Path Surfaces: | 2 - BLUE | |
| Maximum Climbing Gradient: | 2 - BLUE | 7% |
| Maximum Descending Gradient: | 2 - BLUE | -5% |
| Total Elevation Gain: | 59 metres | |
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