Between Hornsea and York it forms the eastern end of the Trans Pennine Trail.

The path takes a straight route over the flat Holderness plain[2] and is 15 miles (24 km) in length.

From Selby to York the route[5] uses the trackbed of the old East Coast Mainline railway, which was bought by Sustrans for £1 and turned into one of its first traffic-free paths.

At Easingwold, Route 65 leaves the flat for the first time as it approaches the North York Moors.

Its high point is reached via a long steep climb up a forestry commission path.

[9] The steep steps and narrow deck have been replaced by ramps and a 3.7m wide path.