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