Walking Britain Gormire Lake from Sutton Bank National Park Centre
Introduction to Walk 3581
Nat Park - North York Moors - North York Moors West
County/Area - North Yorkshire
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 3.4 miles / 5.5 km
Ascent - 800 feet / 242 metres
Time - 2 hours 30 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
Short North York Moors walk from the National Park Centre at the top of Sutton Bank just off the A170. The route follows a section of the Cleveland Way with excellent views down to Gormire Lake and across the Vale of York. The route then descends to Gormire Lake and follows a path to almost complete a circuit. The walk continues by climbing up through woodland back to the start. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers. Travel restrictions for exercise in Wales and Scotland will be lifted in early July.
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| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL26 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL26 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
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Other walks nearby
1.1 miles / 1.8 km away
Kilburn White Horse, Cold Kirby, Murton, & Sutton Bank
Grade - moderate
Length - 14.0 miles / 22.8 km
1.3 miles / 2.1 km away
Rievaulx Abbey from Kilburn, near Thirsk
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 15.0 miles / 24.4 km
1.3 miles / 2.1 km away
Rievaulx Bridge & Wass from Cold Kirby
Grade - moderate
Length - 12.5 miles / 20.3 km
5.2 miles / 8.3 km away
Ampleforth, Shallow Dale, Yearsley Moor & Wilderness
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
5.5 miles / 8.8 km away
Hawnby, Bilsdale West and Wetherhouse Moors
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.3 miles / 13.5 km
5.8 miles / 9.3 km away
Beck Dale & Rievaulx from Helmsley
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.8 miles / 15.8 km
6.9 miles / 11.1 km away
Rievaulx Moor from Cowhouse Bank
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
7.1 miles / 11.4 km away
Nunnington & Harome from Oswaldkirk
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.5 miles / 18.7 km
8.3 miles / 13.3 km away
Hollin Hill to Square Corner by the Cleveland Way
Grade - moderate
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
8.3 miles / 13.3 km away
Square Corner to High Paradise around Arden Great Moor
Grade - moderate
Length - 14.3 miles / 23.2 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Books & eBooks
The Cleveland Way Map Booklet
Map booklet of the Cleveland Way National Trail, a 177km (110 mile) walk around the North York Moors National Park. This booklet is included with the Cicerone guidebook to the Cleveland Way and the Yorkshire Wolds Way, and shows the full route of the Cleveland Way on Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps.
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