Parking
Use the free Kildale railway station car park, which has space for about six cars. Do not park on the narrow village roads. The station has toilets, including a RADAR-key accessible toilet, and Esk Valley railway services stop at Kildale.
Overview
About Warren Moor Mine from Kildale
An out-and-back walk of 5.3 km / 3.3 miles round trip, taking about 1 hour 30 minutes. The app map stores the one-way corridor to the mine once, so the physical line you see is half of the total distance you will walk. Ascent and descent are 131 m each, with the station at about 161 m, a high point near 248 m and the mine sitting around 208 m.
Why go
- Well-preserved Victorian industrial archaeology
- Train-accessible start
- No steps or stiles
Heads up
- Steep gradients up to 1:5
- Much of the route follows roads
- Small six-car car park
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation166–250 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
8 active North York Moors alerts
- ClosureHawnby Bridleway 110 closurePublic Bridleway 25.122/110/1 in Hawnby is closed to pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians because its bridge is unsafe. - The closure is between grid references SE 5309 9073 and SE 5335 9097.Official details
- ClosureWest Ayton Footpath 1 closurePublic Footpath 1 in West Ayton (Forge Valley) is temporarily closed because its boardwalk is unsafe. - The closure is between SE 9860 8494 and SE 9839 8712.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
North York Moors Tour Guide
Your drive to Warren Moor Mine from Kildale, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for North York Moors National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Kildale Station and Warren Moor Mine0:00 / 0:26
“You're approaching Kildale station, the start of a walk to the remains of Warren Moor Mine.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf North York Moors Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Gribdale Gate and Captain Cook's Monument
- The Rock Beside Roseberry
- Kildale Beneath the Church
- Easby Moor's Other Memorial
- 298 audio storiesacross North York Moors’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Eurasian Otter, Red Deer, Grey Seal, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 126 trails, 65 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking Warren Moor Mine from Kildale
The walk in sequenceStart at Kildale railway station car park and walk toward the village.
- Start at Kildale railway station car park and walk toward the village.
- Continue through Kildale and on toward Little Kildale.
- Climb through woodland on the road and bridleway.
- Turn before the farm house and descend toward the mine.
- View the remains, then retrace the same route back to the station.
Difficulty, surfaces and steepnessThere are no steps or stiles, but the gradients are sustained, roughly 1:7 to 1:5, and the…
There are no steps or stiles, but the gradients are sustained, roughly 1:7 to 1:5, and the final drop to the mine is steep. Underfoot you get quiet roads, paved sections near Kildale, a stone-surfaced bridleway, then a natural grass bridleway down to the workings. The return means climbing back out of the valley on that same steep grass.
What you come forWarren Moor Mine is a remarkably preserved Victorian ironstone-mining landscape.
Warren Moor Mine is a remarkably preserved Victorian ironstone-mining landscape. Visible remains include the chimney, boiler house, engine beds, shafts, spoil and the levelled mine plateau, plus hollows where drifts have collapsed. The mining attempts here failed, and the remoteness of the site is why the industrial archaeology still reads so clearly on the ground.
SafetyThe mine is private property and fenced to protect deep excavations.
The mine is private property and fenced to protect deep excavations. Stay on the public route, keep out of the fenced workings, and take care near steep drops and standing structures. Never approach shafts or drop anything into them.
DogsThe route is dog-friendly and follows roads and bridleways.
The route is dog-friendly and follows roads and bridleways. On North York Moors moorland, dogs must stay on rights of way and under close control. Use a short lead or keep your dog to heel where required, particularly near livestock and ground-nesting birds.
Parking and accessUse the free Kildale railway station car park, which holds about six cars.
Use the free Kildale railway station car park, which holds about six cars. Do not park on the narrow village roads. The station has toilets, including a RADAR-key accessible toilet, and Esk Valley railway services stop at Kildale, which makes arriving by train practical.
Honest tradeoffsThis is a short, history-led walk rather than a grand viewpoint hike.
This is a short, history-led walk rather than a grand viewpoint hike. A good share of the distance is on roads, and the steep gradients make it less universally easy than a 5.3 km label suggests. Small car park capacity also means arriving early is wise if you are driving.
Wildlife
Wildlife in North York Moors
15 sightingsEurasian OtterMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
10 sightingsRed DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
79 sightingsGrey SealMost seen around noonSighting map
26 sightingsWestern Barn OwlMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
33 sightingsEuropean BadgerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
10 sightingsMute SwanMost seen around noonSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across North York Moors. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
