Maintained by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Rifle Butts Quarry was created to provide stone for the construction of the railway line adjacent to the nature reserve. The site was then used as a rifle range from the 1890s to the First World War.

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1. St. Helen's Well – All Hallows Church, Goodmanham loop from Goodmanham

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03:09

100m

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2. St. Helen's Well – All Hallows Church, Goodmanham loop from Market Weighton

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50m

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3. All Hallows Church, Goodmanham – St. Helen's Well loop from Goodmanham

4.77km

01:15

40m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Location: Goodmanham, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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Rifle Butts Quarry Nature Reserve

1. St. Helen's Well – All Hallows Church, Goodmanham loop from Goodmanham

2. St. Helen's Well – All Hallows Church, Goodmanham loop from Market Weighton

3. All Hallows Church, Goodmanham – St. Helen's Well loop from Goodmanham

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