Wold Rangers Way Walking Festival
June 19, 2026—June 21, 2026
The Wold Rangers Way is a challenging circular trail which winds its way 44-miles over the Yorkshire Wolds through amazing chalk landscapes with dry valleys and stunning wildlife alongside vibrant market towns and ancient Wolds villages. It also captures the unique history of the Wold Rangers and ensures that their names and stories live on forever.
The Wold Rangers, a nomadic tribe of gentlefolk of yesteryear, trod the ancient green lanes and bridlepaths of the spectacular Yorkshire Wolds. Now you can take on the challenging 44 mile circular trail of The Wold Rangers Way or one of the shorter ‘Trods’ with Croom Mabel (3 miles), Horsehair Jack (9 miles), Ginger Joe (13 miles), Dog Geordie (17 miles) or Mad Halifax (22 miles). All Trods start and finish in Driffield, the Capital of the Wolds.
The Wold Rangers Way is a registered charity which regularly organise guided walks together with a Walking Festival which takes place for a week each year in June.
More information, together with Walking Guides, Maps and a Book entitled the ‘Yorkshire Wold Rangers’ is available on the website The Wold Rangers Way
The first Wold Rangers Way Walking Festival took place in June 2022 and was a huge success attracting 300 walkers from all over the country
About the festival
The annual Wold Rangers Way walking festival takes place from June 19, 2026—June 21, 2026 with a great selection of walks to choose from. The festival is launched in Market Place, Driffield, on Friday 19th with the Makara Morris dancers performing to the ‘Last of the Wold Rangers’ tune. Following this, there will be a guided walk on the popular 9-mile Horsehair Jack Trod ending later at the Butcher’s Dog pub.
Friday 19th June – Festival Launch with Makara Morris dancing on Market Place at 12-noon followed by a guided circular walk on the Horsehair Jack Trod (9-miles/14.5km), returning to the Crooked Tap at around 5pm.
Also on the 19th – The Mortimer Trail telling the story of J R Mortimer and his connection to the Wold Rangers – a guided walk (3-miles/5km) leaving Market Place at 18:30, getting back around 20:00 to the Butchers Dog.
Sunday 21st June – Beating the Bounds – this ancient tradition of walking the parish boundary is a guided walk (4,5-miles/7.2km). As tradition dictates, we will be inviting the mayor and clergy (Rev Stuart Grant) if they are willing/able to attend.
Friday 26th June – the epic ‘Wold Rangers Way In a Day’ challenge – a guided 44-mile/71km walk leaving Market Place at 05:00 and getting back at around 22:00 the same day.
Booking
Tickets are required for all events so that numbers can be managed. Tickets, together with more details of each walk, can be obtained from the Wold Rangers Way website https://woldrangersway.org
