Walking Britain Great Ayton Walks and Walking Guide
North York Moors, North Yorkshire
Great Ayton is situated just outside the northern border of the North York Moors National Park. It is an ideal centre for those who wish to explore the moors of this wonderful National Park. The village's amenities include pubs and restaurants. Accommodation in the area is varied and included campsites and caravan parks. Public transport does provide links to some of the walks in this beautiful area and there is a rail service from Middlesborough.
All walks are free to download and print all have GPS files. The highlights are walks that include Roseberry Topping, Captain Cook's Monument and Highcliff Nab which are close to the village. Further afield routes across the moors predominate. Coastal walks are within reach from Great Ayton too.
★ = GPS file available
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3319★ | Eston Moor from Flatts Lane | easy | 3.00 |
| 2930★ | Roseberry Topping from Newton under Roseberry | easy | 3.20 |
| 3418★ | Cringle Moor & the Wain Stones | easy/mod | 6.00 |
| 3160★ | Roseberry Topping and Captain Cook's Monument | easy/mod | 6.25 |
| 1330★ | Roseberry Topping & Captain Cook's Monument | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 1012★ | Lealholm, Glaisdale, Great Fryup Dale and Eskdale | moderate | 7.50 |
| 1921★ | Spaunton Moor from Chimney Bank | easy/mod | 8.10 |
| 1450★ | Little & Great Fryup Dales from Duck Bridge | moderate | 8.25 |
| 1622★ | Hawnby, Bilsdale West and Wetherhouse Moors | moderate | 8.30 |
| 1473★ | Hollin Hill to Square Corner by the Cleveland Way | moderate | 9.45 |
| 1538★ | Baysdale circular from Hob Hole | moderate | 9.45 |
| 1920★ | Rievaulx Moor from Cowhouse Bank | moderate | 9.50 |
| 1452★ | Leaholm Moor from Scaling Dam | moderate | 9.75 |
| 1544★ | Round Hill & Stumps Cross from Chop Gate | moderate | 10.10 |
| 1542★ | The Rudland Ridge | moderate | 10.10 |
| 1841★ | Saltburn and Skelton from Skinningrove | moderate | 10.40 |
| 1469★ | Carlton Bank, Scugdale, Raisdale & Kirby Bank | moderate | 10.50 |
| 1675★ | The Esk Valley & Egton High Moor | moderate | 10.50 |
| 1050★ | Highcliff Nab & Roseberry Topping from Slapewath | moderate | 10.50 |
| 3187★ | Esklets and Rosedale Head from Westerdale | moderate | 11.00 |
| 1674★ | Rosedale Valley circular from Little Blakey | moderate | 11.00 |
| 2685★ | Highcliff Nab and Guisborough Moor from Commondale | moderate | 11.10 |
| 2090★ | Easington Beck & Staithes from Loftus | moderate | 11.50 |
| 2077★ | Glaisdale Moor circular | moderate | 11.90 |
| 1527★ | Farndale Circular from Little Blakey | moderate | 12.00 |
| 1476★ | Boulby Mine to Whitby by the Cleveland Way | moderate | 12.50 |
| 1468★ | Clay Bank, Wain Stones, Bank Foot & Bloworth Crossing | moderate | 14.25 |
| 1497★ | Square Corner to High Paradise around Arden Great Moor | moderate | 14.25 |
| 3165★ | Roseberry Topping & Highcliff Nab from Eston | moderate | 14.25 |
| 1467★ | Cleveland Way - Roseberry Common to Tidy Brown Hill | moderate | 15.00 |
The walks listed above are the nearest 30 from Great Ayton when measured in a straight line.
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The North York Moors
This guidebook describes 50 circular day walking routes in the North York Moors. The moors offer no great height but cover seven regions; the Tabular Hills, Hambleton Hills, Cleveland Hills, Northern Moors, High Moors, Eastern Moors and Cleveland Coast. There is also a four-day route following the classic Lyke Wake Walk.
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