Hookstone Wood map

This is a short 4 kilometre walk on the edge of Harrogate (here drawn in purple). Given how close it is to the town, Hookstone wood is a remarkably ancient and beautiful patch of beech woodland containing many photogenic specimen trees and a small lake. After passing through the wood, the path takes you by the edge of other woodland with views of the railway viaduct and eventually on the Harrogate Ringway path to a second viaduct on the disused part of the railway.

There are many opportunities for photography in the woods with the beautiful trees and woodland flowers including wood anemones and bluebells in spring. Out of the wood there are excellent views over the fields to the viaducts. I walked this footpath in early May and intend to return in autumn when the beeches and silver birches are turning. There was a flock of 12 kites in the sky on the edge of the woodland. I've never seen so many.

I recommend using the OS map at this link here:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=434042&y=452374&z=120&sv=follifoot&st=3&tl=Map+of+Follifoot,+North+Yorkshire+[Town]&searchp=ids.srf&mapp=map.srf