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Great Ayton to Roseberry Topping and Captain Cook's Monument
This is a walk originally published as part of a series of 6 walks available as leaflets from the Tourist Information Centre (TIC) in Great Ayton. The TIC is now located in the Library, west of the High Green. Previously it was in the car park adjacent to the High Green. Distance : 6 miles Time : allow 3 hours. Grade : strenuous Conditions : this walk climbs two of the tallest hills on the North York Moors, but on well-used on footpaths and bridleways. Refreshments : Great Ay
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Great Ayton to Low Easby
This is a walk originally published as part of a series of 6 walks available as leaflets from the Tourist Information Centre (TIC) in Great Ayton. The TIC is now located in the Library, west of the High Green. Previously it was in the car park adjacent to the High Green. Distance : 4 miles Time : allow two hours. Grade : easy Conditions : this is a very pleasant, easy walk across fields on public footpaths and bridleways. Though there are several stiles, the entire walk is le
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Great Ayton to Stokesley via Ayton Firs
This is a walk originally published as part of a series of 6 walks available as leaflets from the Tourist Information Centre (TIC) in Great Ayton. The TIC is now located in the Library, west of the High Green. Previously it was in the car park adjacent to the High Green. Distance : 5-7 miles Time : allow three and a half hours for the return trip, about 3 hours if Stokesley is not visited or one and a half hours one way. Grade : easy Conditions : the 3 mile riverside path to
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Great Ayton to Pannierman Lane
This is a walk originally published as part of a series of 6 walks available as leaflets from the Tourist Information Centre (TIC) in Great Ayton. The TIC is now located in the Library, west of the High Green. Previously it was in the car park opposite the chemist. Distance : 4 miles Time : allow 2 hours. Grade : easy Conditions : this is an easy, level walk on footpaths and bridleways. Refreshments : Great Ayton's High Green and Low Green The first part of the walk is along
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Great Ayton to Roseberry Topping past Aireyholme Farm
This is a walk originally published as part of a series of 6 walks available as leaflets from the Tourist Information Centre (TIC) in Great Ayton. The TIC is now located in the Library, west of the High Green. Previously it was in the car park opposite the chemist. Distance : 5 miles Time : allow 2 to two and a half hours. Grade : moderate Conditions : the route out to Roseberry Topping is slightly longer than the most direct path which is used for the return route. At least
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Great Ayton to Cliff Ridge Wood
This is a walk originally published as part of a series of 6 walks available as leaflets from the Tourist Information Centre (TIC) in Great Ayton. The TIC is now located in the Library, west of the High Green. Previously it was in the car park opposite the chemist. This walk includes several options for routes - all leaving the village with Walk A then choosing return legs Walk B , Walk C or Walk D . Distance : 2.5 to 4.5 miles Time : the shortest path to the wood will take
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Kirby Knowle to Paradise & Boltby
In his 'Fair North Riding' AJ Brown describes Kirby Knowle as "a lovely little village nestling under the hills and surrounded by superb...
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Richmond to Willance's Leap & Hudswell Woods
Richmond deserves the description by Pevsner in his North Riding as 'one of the visually most enjoyable small towns of the North of England', citing the terraced Swaledale scenery and the boldness of the castle keep and the tower of Greyfriars as major features. From the town radiates a complex network of rights of way which offer incomparable views that confirm Pevsner's opinions. This 9 mile walk (with a shorter 5 mile route) climbs from the riverside to Low Moor before con
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Swinton to Ilton & the Druid's Temple
To the west of Masham the countryside is a picturesque pattern of low moors and rich farmland bisected by a skein of little streams which...
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Wolsingham to White Kirkley & Harehope
Wolsingham with its network of radiating paths is an excellent centre for exploring middle Weardale. This 9 mile walk heads for the...
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Grosmont to Little Beck valley & Sleights
To get the best of any walk in Eskdale it is most rewarding to be able to contrast its deep dale with the rugged moors that flank it....
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Lythe through Mulgrave Woods to Sandsend
For many years the private woods of the Mulgrave Estate have been open to the public free of charge on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays...
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Castleton, Danby Park, Siss Cross & Commondale
Despite its name, Danby Low Moor rises to almost 900ft on the north side of Eskdale. However, from the river the climb is gradual and is...
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Pateley Bridge to Heyshaw & Dacre Banks
Nidderdale has something for every walker whether it is expanses of heather moorland, tracts of sandstone outcrops, the gentler contours...
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Cockayne to Bransdale Mill & Stork House
Bransdale is the most remote of the five south-facing dales of the North York Moors. It can be approached by road only from Helmsley and...
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East Harlsey to Kirby Sigston & West Harlsey
The rolling countryside between the Hambleton Hills and Northallerton is little frequented by walkers yet it deserves exploration for its...
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Ingleby Greenhow to Great Broughton
Arthur Mee in his 'North Riding' of 1941 describes Ingleby Greenhow as "tucked away in a lovely glen which cuts into the Cleveland Hills,...
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Ingleby Greenhow to Incline & Bloworth
This walk of contrasts takes us south from Ingleby Greenhow up on to the moors of the Cleveland Hills, which here rise to more than...
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Great Ayton to Cook's Monument, Percy Rigg & Roseberry Topping
The 7 mile walk linking Great Ayton with Captain Cook's Monument and Roseberry Topping is one of the most popular in the National Park. A...
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Gillamoor to Hutton-le-Hole & Douthwaite Dale
On the southern edge of the National Park, Gillamoor has two lines of limestone houses along the wide main street, and the unmissable...
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