Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: January 25, 2026

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36 m

Common Road Parking, Skipwith Common

Highlight • Parking

Smaller parking area, with space for around half a dozen cars or so.

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817 m

Sandy Lane Parking, Skipwith Common

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Off-road parking, could easily fit 10-12 or so cars in here.

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880 m

Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve

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Skipwith Common is a National Nature Reserve (NNR) and covers an area of 500 acres. The reserve is lowland heath and alongside wildlife is also connected to history with a …

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2.06 km

Optical Society

Highlight • Cafe

On the Sands cafe- cyclist friendly. Racks in the back garden

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2.09 km

Longhorn Cattle

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The Longhorn Cattle spend Summer in the common and overwinter in Skipwith Village. They are very docile even if you walk between Mum and Her Calf usually more interested in the grass

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2.73 km

Skipwith Common Information Board

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Watch out for the mosquitos. :-)

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3.64 km

Northwest section of the Common is known as Danes Hills, so named because it is believed that this is where the where the Viking army buried their dead after their defeat at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.

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4.22 km

Ancient Oak Trees of South Moor Field, Skipwith Common

Highlight • Natural Monument

If you follow the small woodland path around the far northern edge of the Common, just next to South Moor Field, you will be rewarded with a stroll through a …

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5.52 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.95 km

1.25 km

229 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.98 km

1.31 km

1.25 km

816 m

174 m

Elevation

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Common Road Parking, Skipwith Common

Sandy Lane Parking, Skipwith Common

Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve

Optical Society

Longhorn Cattle

Skipwith Common Information Board

Danes Hills, Skipwith Common

Ancient Oak Trees of South Moor Field, Skipwith Common

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