18 north yorkshire gunnerside gill

■ Distance: 7 miles/11.2km ■ Time: ...

MULTI-DAY HIKE

■ Distance: 11¾ miles/19km ■ Time: ...

■ Distance: 7½ miles/12.1km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

To escape the crowds in high summer head for a little known corner of the county near Ripon

Yorkshire is a vast and varied county. Historically it had three distinctive Ridings: North, East and West. People from the West Riding come to the East Riding to be near the sea, whereas we live in t