The North York Moors

Paddy Dillon is a prolific outdoor writer with over 90 guidebooks to his name, and contributions to 40 other publications. He has written for a variety of outdoor magazines, as well as many booklets and brochures for tourism organisations. Paddy lives near the Lake District and has walked in every county in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales; writing about walks in every one of them. He enjoys simple day walks, challenging long-distance walks, and is a dedicated island-hopper. He has led guided walks and walked extensively in Europe, as well as in Nepal, Tibet, Korea, Africa and the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the United States.

Map key

Overview map

Introduction

Brief history of the moors

North York Moors industries

Getting to the North York Moors

Getting around the North York Moors

Accommodation

Food and drink

When to walk

Maps of the routes

National park visitor centres

Tourist information centres

Emergency services

Using this guide



The Tabular Hills

Walk 1 West Ayton, Hackness and the Forge Valley

Walk 2 Hackness, Broxa and Whisper Dales

Walk 3 Lockton, Stain Dale, Saltergate and Levisham Moor

Walk 4 Levisham and the Hole of Horcum

Walk 5 Levisham Station, Levisham and Newton-on-Rawcliffe

Walk 6 Hutton-le-Hole, Lastingham, Cropton and Appleton-le-Moors

Walk 7 Gillamoor, Boonhill Common and Fadmoor

Walk 8 Newgate Bank, Rievaulx Moor and Helmsley Bank

Walk 9 Helmsley, Beck Dale and Ash Dale

Walk 10 Hawnby Hill and Easterside Hill



The Hambleton Hills

Walk 11 Rievaulx Abbey and Old Byland

Walk 12 Byland Abbey, Mount Snever and Oldstead

Walk 13 Sutton Bank, Gormire Lake and the White Horse

Walk 14 Osmotherley, Thimbleby, Siltons and Black Hambleton



The Cleveland Hills

Walk 15 Osmotherley, Beacon Hill and High Lane

Walk 16 Chop Gate, Cringle Moor and Cock Howe

Walk 17 Chop Gate, Urra Moor, Hasty Bank and Cold Moor

Walk 18 Kildale, Ingleby Moor and Battersby Moor

Walk 19 Kildale, Leven Vale, Baysdale and Hograh Moor



The Northern Moors

Walk 20 Great Ayton, Easby Moor and Roseberry Topping

Walk 21 Guisborough, Gisborough Moor and Hutton Village

Walk 22 Danby, Siss Cross, Commondale and Castleton

Walk 23 Scaling Dam, Clitherbeck, Danby and Beacon Hill



The High Moors

Walk 24 Chop Gate, Cock Howe, Ryedale and Wetherhouse Moor

Walk 25 Chop Gate, Tripsdale, Bransdale and Bilsdale

Walk 26 Low Mill, Harland, Rudland Rigg and West Gill

Walk 27 Church Houses, Bloworth Crossing and Farndale Moor

Walk 28 Hutton-le-Hole, Ana Cross, Spaunton Moor and Lastingham

Walk 29 Rosedale Abbey, Hartoft, Lastingham and Ana Cross

Walk 30 Rosedale Ironstone Railway around Rosedale Head

Walk 31 Rosedale Ironstone Railway from Blakey to Battersby

Walk 32 Westerdale, Fat Betty, Westerdale Moor and Esklets

Walk 33 Danby, Castleton, Botton Village and Danby Rigg

Walk 34 Lealholm, Heads, Glaisdale Moor and Glaisdale Rigg

Walk 35 Glaisdale Rigg, Egton High Moor and Egton Bridge



The Eastern Moors

Walk 36 Goathland, Simon Howe, Wheeldale and Mallyan Spout

Walk 37 Rail Trail from Moorgates to Goathland and Grosmont

Walk 38 Goathland, Sleights Moor and Whinstone Ridge

Walk 39 Goathland, Eller Beck, Lilla Howe and Goathland Moor

Walk 40 Chapel Farm, Lilla Howe and Jugger Howe Beck

Walk 41 Sleights, Ugglebarnby, Falling Foss and Littlebeck



The Cleveland Coast

Walk 42 Runswick Bay, Hinderwell, Staithes and Port Mulgrave

Walk 43 Runswick Bay, Kettleness and Goldsborough

Walk 44 Whitby, Saltwick Bay, Robin Hood's Bay and Hawsker

Walk 45 Robin Hood's Bay, Boggle Hole and Ravenscar

Walk 46 Cloughton, Staintondale, Ravenscar and Hayburn Wyke



The Lyke Wake Walk

Walk 47 Osmotherley, Carlton Bank, Cringle Moor and Hasty Bank

Walk 48 Clay Bank, Urra Moor, Bloworth Crossing and Blakey

Walk 49 Rosedale Head, Hamer, Wheeldale Moor and Simon Howe

Walk 50 Eller Beck, Lilla Howe, Jugger Howe Moor and Ravenscar

Appendix A Route summary table

Appendix B Useful contacts