Distance Covered: 4 miles Time to complete walk: 2 hours
Suitable for dog walking: Yes
Total Steps: approx. 8000
Safety Tips: Very safe walk. However be aware of traffic at the end of the walk on the road and keep to the verge.
A walk in Bronte country - theres definitely a literary theme to the walk. Walking over fields and farm roads and then on the boundaries of the Queen Ethelburgas Academy and the Thorpe Underwood estate. Parking is found outside a blocked access to the estate and is free.
The Thorpe Underwood walk
From Middlesbrough follow the A19 to the M1 southbound. Then look for a left turn off the M1 which is junction 47 and the A59. Follow this road and look for the second main turn off on the left towards Green Hammerton. Look for a right turn signposted to Thorpe Underwood. Parking is found to your right at a gated exit from the Thorpe Underwood Estate.
Map of the Thorpe Underwood walk
From the parking spot, head left at a clear signpost to Green Hammerton which is a stones throw from where you have parked your car.
Head left at a signpost to Green Hammerton
This path follows a high bricked wall to your left. Look for a footbridge to your right and cross over it
Follow the high wall to your left
Cross over the footbridge
Follow the waymark diagonally over the field heading towards two oak trees.
Head towards the oak trees in the distance
Look for a waymark on a gate and follow this path with a hedge on your left.
Waymark on gate
Follow the path with the hedge to your left
Head to the right at the end of this field and turn left and cross a footbridge.
Go over the footbridge on your left
Follow the field path keeping the hedge to your right.
Keep to the left of the hedge
Go over a stile at the end of the field and then over another stile and a footbridge with a stile at the end
Go over the stile
Follow the field with the hedge to your right and cross over a footbridge and a stile at the end.
Cross the field with the hedge to your right
Go over the footbridge and a stile
Follow the field near a small wood to the corner of the field and then cross another small footbridge.
Follow the field path
Cross over the small footbridge
Head towards some farm buildings and look for a path that skirts to the left of the farm buildings and then go through a metal gate at the end
Head towards the farm buildings
Head to the path to the left of the farm buildings
Go through the metal gate
Turn left and follow the gravel track until you come to a sign for Pool Spring Farm
Head onto the road towards Pool Spring Farm
Follow this road for three quarters of a mile until it turns to the left towards the farm. Look for a gate to the right.
Follow the road to the left
Go through the gate at the farm
Folllow the path to the left again and its turns and keep on the main which meanders and then goes straight ahead through gates.
Follow the path past the farm
Keep on the track
Eventually the path bends to the left- keep straight ahead through the gate and through another gate heading towards a tarmac road
Keep on the main track ahead
Go though the gate
Head though a hand gate and onto the road ahead.
Head through the hand gate
Follow the road ahead
The road goes past houses and then you have the high brick wall to the your left
Follow the road ahead
Keep on this road with the high wall to your left
Eventually you emerge onto the main road. Turn left and carefully follow this road as it bends back to the parking spot passing the entrance to Queen Ethelburgas Academy
Turn left at the junction
Follow the road to your left
Pass Ethelburgas Academy
Link to information about the Thorpe Underwood Estate
