Walking Britain Ampleforth, Shallow Dale, Yearsley Moor & Wilderness
Introduction to Walk 2702
Nat Park - North York Moors - North York Moors West
County/Area - North Yorkshire
Author - Phil Catterall
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
Ascent - 1370 feet / 415 metres
Time - 6 hours 10 minutes
Grade - moderate
Starting from Ampleforth this North Yorkshire walk enters the North York Moors National Park and the adjacent Howardian Hills AONB. The route includes a mixture of wooded hills and farmland. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers. This applies in England. Wales & Scotland have different and stricter rules which do not allow walking away from home.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 299 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 299 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 300 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 300 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 100 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 100 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Reading
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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