Walking Britain North York Moors Walks,Walking Routes & Hiking Trails
The North York Moors walks listed below cater for walkers of all abilities. All walks are free to download and print and all routes have GPS files. The walks cover most areas within the North York Moors National Park and range from easy circular walks to hard moorland walks. Routes following the coast are also popular some using sections of the Cleveland Way.
Area walks and walking guides
North York Moors West Walks
Walking Highlights. The western part of the North York Moors National Park contains some excellent walking. Predominantly moorland, the area is dissected by many valleys or dales. Generally the area is sparsely populated with few facilities in the hamlets and villages. Excellent North York Moors walks include those to Roseberry Topping, Captain Cook's Monument and Highcliff Nab. The Clevland Way crosses this area and provides a useful route for shorter circular walks. Other highlights include walks that include Rievaulx Abbey and routes in Rosedale.
Where to stay - Pickering, Thirsk, Helmsley, Great Ayton and Hutton-le-hole all provide convenient access for walking in this area.
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2930★ | Roseberry Topping from Newton under Roseberry | easy | 3.20 |
| 3581★ | Gormire Lake from Sutton Bank National Park Centre | easy/mod | 3.40 |
| 3718★ | Scarth Wood Moor from Osmotherley | easy/mod | 6.00 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2702★ | Ampleforth, Shallow Dale, Yearsley Moor & Wilderness | moderate | 9.50 |
| 1920★ | Rievaulx Moor from Cowhouse Bank | moderate | 9.50 |
| 1525★ | Beck Dale & Rievaulx from Helmsley | moderate | 9.75 |
| 1542★ | The Rudland Ridge | moderate | 10.10 |
| 1544★ | Round Hill & Stumps Cross from Chop Gate | moderate | 10.10 |
| 1469★ | Carlton Bank, Scugdale, Raisdale & Kirby Bank | moderate | 10.50 |
| 1050★ | Highcliff Nab & Roseberry Topping from Slapewath | moderate | 10.50 |
| 1674★ | Rosedale Valley circular from Little Blakey | moderate | 11.00 |
| 3187★ | Esklets and Rosedale Head from Westerdale | moderate | 11.00 |
| 3398★ | Rollgate Bank & Aumery Park from Fadmoor | moderate | 11.00 |
| 2685★ | Highcliff Nab and Guisborough Moor from Commondale | moderate | 11.10 |
| 1527★ | Farndale Circular from Little Blakey | moderate | 12.00 |
| 2029★ | Lastingham & Rosedale from Hutton-le-Hole | moderate | 12.00 |
| 1524★ | Rievaulx Bridge & Wass from Cold Kirby | moderate | 12.50 |
| 1498★ | Kilburn White Horse, Cold Kirby, Murton, & Sutton Bank | moderate | 14.00 |
| 1497★ | Square Corner to High Paradise around Arden Great Moor | moderate | 14.25 |
| 1468★ | Clay Bank, Wain Stones, Bank Foot & Bloworth Crossing | 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 |
| 2566★ | Rievaulx Abbey from Kilburn, near Thirsk | mod/hard | 15.00 |
North York Moors East & Coast Walks
Walking Highlights. The eastern part of the North York Moors National Park contains some excellent walking. Predominantly moorland with a rugged coastline, this part of the National Park features many dales that dissect the higher moors. Excellent North York Moors walks include coastal walking following the Cleveland Way especially around Robin Hood's Bay, the Hole of Horcum, and walks from Goathland. The Clevland Way follows the coast in this area and provides a useful basis for shorter circular walks.
Where to stay - Robin Hood's Bay, Whitby, Goathland and Pickering are convenient bases for walking in this area.
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3533★☩ | Mallyan Spout and Beck Hole from Goathland | easy | 3.00 |
| 3532★ | Runswick Bay to Staithes | easy | 3.80 |
| 3337★ | Dundale Pond from Levisham | easy | 4.80 |
| 3534★☩ | Dundale Pond & Hole of Horcum from Saltergate | easy/mod | 5.20 |
| 3585★☩ | Levisham, Skelton Tower & Hole of Horcum | easy/mod | 7.40 |
| 1012★ | Lealholm, Glaisdale, Great Fryup Dale and Eskdale | moderate | 7.50 |
| 1464★ | Blue Bank & Sleights Moor | easy/mod | 7.75 |
| 3737★ | Commondale & Esk Valley from Danby | easy/mod | 8.20 |
| 1395★ | Broxa & Broxa Forest | easy/mod | 8.25 |
| 1744★ | Hayburn Wyke from Ravenscar along the Cleveland Way | moderate | 8.50 |
| 1397★ | Hole of Horcum from Levisham Station | easy/mod | 8.50 |
| 3471★ | Robin Hood's Bay from Ravenscar | moderate | 8.50 |
| 1743★ | Sneaton Thorpe & Littlebeck from May Beck | moderate | 8.90 |
| 2091★ | Kettleness and Mickleby from Lythe | moderate | 9.70 |
| 1452★ | Leaholm Moor from Scaling Dam | moderate | 9.75 |
| 1867★ | Hole of Horcum & Bridestones from Lockton | moderate | 9.80 |
| 1623★ | Burn Howe Rigg from Jugger Howes | moderate | 10.00 |
| 2130★ | Robin Hood's Bay & Hawkser from Fylingthorpe | moderate | 10.00 |
| 2325★ | Troutsdale Circular | moderate | 10.10 |
| 1564★ | Hayburn Wyke from Scalby, Near Scarborough | moderate | 10.20 |
| 1396★ | Hole of Horcum and Saltergate Brow from Lockton | moderate | 10.25 |
| 1758★ | Newton House Plantation & Stony Leas | moderate | 10.30 |
| 2583★ | Iburndale and the Esk Valley from Stainsacre | moderate | 10.30 |
| 1675★ | The Esk Valley & Egton High Moor | moderate | 10.50 |
| 1922★ | Goathland & Howl Moors | moderate | 11.20 |
| 1930★ | Wheeldale Moor circular | moderate | 11.30 |
| 2090★ | Easington Beck & Staithes from Loftus | moderate | 11.50 |
| 1602★ | Saltergate, Fylingdales & Allerston High Moor | moderate | 11.50 |
| 2077★ | Glaisdale Moor circular | moderate | 11.90 |
| 2665★ | Cawthorne Roman Camp Circular | moderate | 12.20 |
| 1476★ | Boulby Mine to Whitby by the Cleveland Way | moderate | 12.50 |
| 2563★ | Egton Bridge & Grosmont from Goathland | moderate | 12.50 |
★ GPS file ☩ Route profile
