The picture below the map shows the view behind us following the climb out of the village onto Bishop Wilton Wold.
The village sits on the western edge of the Yorkshire Wolds and the eastern edge of the Vale of York. On a good day you can easily see York Minster. The countryside above Bishop Wilton is of classic rolling hills and . . . deep dales. Gorgeous to look at and to walk amongst but breathtaking to climb out of!!!
After scaling the heights above the village we come to our first descent - into Deep Dale. It is wonderful to walk along and to see the shapes of the surrounding landscape unfold and listening to the ever-present bird song - but eventually, you reach the point where we have to climb back out of the Dale . . . umm; we will have 
a short stop after the climb for refreshments!!
A pleasant stroll ensues for a short distance along a quiet stretch of Roman Road before making a gradual descent into Millington Dale. Another stiff climb will take us out of Sylvan Dale before a pleasant walk along the ridge approaching Millington when we’ll pick up the Minster Trail to take us down to the village - it is at Millington (almost 7 miles into the walk) where we will take lunch.
Leaving Millington behind we take a quiet, ever-rising, road and then a gently descending track (still the Minster Way) into and out of Whitekeld Dale. 
The general trend from here is now upwards to Great Givendale. where, just as we enter this little hamlet, we come across the quaint renovated church of St Ethelberga's with its sparsely populated graveyard - if the church is not being used at the time we pass-by we might call in for a couple of minutes - just to see it from the inside.
After passing through the hamlet of Great Givendale we get into the open once more with splendid views over the Vale of York again as we meander along the paths above South Cliff until heading downwards to meet the road once more (Pocklington Lane) followed by a short walk back into Bishop Wilton.
We enter the village with great sights to greet us -
The Fleece Inn, the village green and, hopefully, our coach!
This is a lovely walk with great views and a sense of peace whilst walking amongst the dales. The climbing is strenuous in places but a great deal of pleasure will be gained from the walk . . . trust me!!!
'B' Walk - Leader- Maureen & Barbara. Distance - 8 miles. Ascent - 735 ft. Grade - Mod. Clockwise.
We start our walk at The Fleece Inn and follow the road for about a 1/4 of a mile before turning eastwards onto the Chalkland and Minster Way.
For the first half a mile we have a fair climb ahead of us, in fact this is the hardest part of our walk, while the rest of the walk can only be described as easy as far as ascents are concerned .
Although the conditions of the paths vary we will be compensated with wonderful views.
As we walk along the ridge towards the hamlet of Great Givendale the good views continue. After walking through the hamlet an ideal spot for an early lunch will be the tiny church of St Ethelburga.
After lunch we follow a lane for about 1/4 of a mile and turn into Brimlands Wood, following the Chalkland Way, having departed the Minster Way.
Leaving the woods we follow a path along field edges for a mile, by-passing Grimethorpe Manor, to a little stream. We then walk along the edge and then through Grimethorpe Wood, to join Miller Lane.
Unfortunately we have just under a mile of road walking before heading north across grassy paths to Meltonby Lane and onward to Meltonby.
After crossing the main road and going down a grass track we follow Beckside Road and the path alongside Bishop Wilton Beck, back to The Fleece Inn for welcome refreshments.
Walking poles suggested - since It was quite muddy in the woods.
Looking across to Bishop Wilton
Terry Perkin's en route to Great Givendale - July 2016
'C' Walk - Leaders - Colin & Andy. Distance - 5.5 miles. Ascent - 220 ft. Grade - Easy. Linear
Today's walk takes us to the pretty little village of Bishop Wilton, 
south of York. We originally reccied a circular walk which was fine until we reached the main road into the village of Fangfoss which was potentially dangerous, with fast traffic and no navigable verges, so we needed to have a rethink and between us came up with an alternative.
We begin our day at the Community Café in the village where the usual breakfast fare is available. Leaving there we walk up Main Street to a bridleway which eventually leads us to Belthorpe Lane which we walk along until reaching the village of Fangfoss and the Carpenters Arms. We will have our lunch break here, before returning along Belthorpe Lane to the outskirts of Bishop Wilton, turning right at the crossroads and following paths back to our starting point. 
The Fleece in Bishop Wilton is the only pub and does serve food and the café is open until 3pm.
Most of the walk is along well defined roads and pathways with no stiles. There may be muddy areas at the beginning and end of the walk after rain.
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