North York Moors National Park

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Trails in North York Moors

All 126 trails, ranked by Parkwolf, with length, time, and difficulty.

Trails
126
Easy
42
Moderate
65
Hard
19

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Roseberry Topping

All North York Moors trails

126 trails

1Challenging175.4 km · 2.3 daysAudioCleveland Way National TrailNine days from abbey ruins over heather moors to North Sea cliffs2Challenging305.8 km · 4.1 daysCoast to Coast Path National Trail190 one-way miles from Irish Sea surf to heather moor and cliff3Moderate11.6 km · 3.5 hrRoseberry Topping and Cook’s MonumentTwo summits, one 7.2-mile loop: stone steps, open moor, 360-degree views4Moderate8.4 km · 3 hrAudioLevisham Moor & Hole of HorcumA 400-foot amphitheatre, Bronze Age moor, and a slippery rocky griff5Challenging17.7 km · 6.5 hrAudioRavenscar to Robin Hood's BayMoorland tracks, cliff paths and a seaside village in an 11-mile loop6Challenging64.7 km · 18 hrAudioLyke Wake WalkA brutal 40-mile moorland crossing from Osmotherley to Ravenscar7Easy4.3 km · 1.5 hrAudioMallyan Spout and Beck HoleA 70-foot ravine waterfall, then a wooded beck and old railway incline8Challenging13.2 km · 5 hrAudioWainstones WalkClimb Cold Moor to the Wainstones on a demanding ridge-and-moor loop9Moderate11.3 km · 4 hrAudioHelmsley and Rievaulx AbbeyAbbey ruins, a terrace panorama and bluebell woods on a 7-mile circuit10Easy5.6 km · 2 hrAudioFarndale Daffodil WalkWild daffodils line the River Dove on an easy 3.5-mile dale loop11Moderate5.4 km · 1.8 hrAudioWhite Horse WalkEscarpment views, gliders and 151 steps down to the Kilburn White Horse12Moderate12.1 km · 5 hrAudioRosedale WalkPriory ruins, dale farms and an old ironstone railway: 12 km loop13Moderate34.9 km · 9 hrThe Cinder TrackOld railway cinder, sea views and moor edge, Scarborough to Whitby14Moderate5.3 km · 1.5 hrAudioRoseberry Topping Woodland Wildlife WalkBluebell woods beneath a landmark hill, on a muddy 3.3-mile loop15Moderate8 km · 3 hrAudioCloughton and Hayburn WykeClifftop coast path to a waterfall cove, level old railway back16Moderate13.5 km · 4.5 hrAudioSutton Bank, Kilburn White Horse and Gormire LakeCliff-edge views, England's biggest white horse, then a quiet lake17Moderate78.7 km · 1.3 daysTabular Hills WalkCoast to Helmsley in four days across flat-topped hills and wooded valleys18Challenging59.5 km · 18 hrEsk Valley WalkFollow the Esk from high heather moors down to Whitby harbour19Moderate6.4 km · 2.5 hrAudioStaithes and Port MulgraveHarbour lanes, cliff edges, ironstone ruins, then quiet fields home20Moderate7.2 km · 3 hrAudioRunswick Bay to StaithesClifftop walk between two fishing villages, past a lost ironstone harbour21Moderate13.2 km · 4.3 hrAudioGoathland, Mallyan Spout and the Roman RoadWaterfall ravine, open heather moor and an ancient moorland causeway22Moderate12.8 km · 3.3 hrAudioBridestones and Dovedale WalkMoorland tracks, Jurassic sandstone, a wooded valley and a quiet lake23Easy4.4 km · 1.4 hrAudioLord Stones WalkSteep pitched climb to a stone seat above the wide Cleveland plain24Easy5.6 km · 1.8 hrAudioGoathland to Grosmont Rail TrailGentle downhill walk along an 1836 railway line to Grosmont25Challenging19 km · 7 hrCoast to Coast: Ingleby Cross to Clay Bank TopBig moorland climbs to the Wainstones on the Cleveland escarpment26Moderate9.7 km · 4 hrAudioRobin Hood's Bay and Maw WykeClifftop seabird views to a sheltered inlet, easy railway return27Challenging66 km · 22 hrAudioSaint Aelred’s Pilgrim TrailNine-stage, 41-mile circuit linking Ryedale churches with Rievaulx Abbey28Challenging143.2 km · 2 daysAudioThe Inn Way to the North York MoorsSix days of moorland ridges, hidden dales and village inns.29Moderate2 km · 1 hrAudioCaptain Cook's Monument WalkShort uphill climb to an 1827 obelisk with wide Tees Valley views30Easy5.6 km · 1.6 hrAudioMiles without Stiles (For many) - Sutton Bank and Kilburn White HorseStep-free escarpment walk to the White Horse, big Vale of York views31Moderate9 km · 2.5 hrAudioMiles without Stiles (For some) - Sutton Bank Access CircuitEscarpment views, the White Horse and a gliding club on firm tracks32Easy2 km · 1 hrAudioMiles without Stiles (For many) - Rosedale Mineral RailwayLevel cinder railway past ironstone kilns to a bench above Rosedale33Moderate6.5 km · 2.5 hrAudioGormire Lake from Sutton BankCliff-edge views, a steep woodland drop to a quiet hidden lake34Challenging14.3 km · 5.3 hrAudioCold Moor and Urra Moor WalkA 14.3 km moorland loop from Chop Gate over the Wainstones ridge35Moderate12.9 km · 3.8 hrAudioBlack Hambleton WalkQuiet moorland loop to the Hambleton Hills' highest point, wide vale views36Easy4.3 km · 1 hrAudioHawnby CircularA hilly mix of woodland, river crossings and open moorland.37Moderate8 km · 2.8 hrAudioHawnby Hill and Easterside Hill WalkTwo shapely hills, big Rye Dale views, two short steep climbs38Moderate5.2 km · 3 hrOsmotherley and Mount GraceRuined priory, hillside chapel and a steep wooded climb back39Moderate15 km · 4 hrIngleby Incline WalkClimb a 1-in-5 ironstone incline to wide Cleveland plain views40Moderate8 km · 3.5 hrAudioGlaisdale and Egton BridgeAncient stone trods, a 1619 bridge, and high Esk Valley views41Moderate7.6 km · 2.3 hrAudioGrosmont to Beck HoleBluebell woods, riverside valley, then an old railway line home42Moderate6.4 km · 2.5 hrAudioHutton-le-Hole and Lastingham Circular WalkField paths and moor edge link two villages under Spaunton's escarpment43Moderate3.1 km · 1.5 hrAudioMay Beck and Falling FossShady woodland loop to a waterfall, tea garden and beckside path44Moderate12.7 km · 4.2 hrWhitby WanderClimb the 199 Steps, walk clifftops, loop home on the Cinder Track45Moderate11.3 km · 3.8 hrWhitby to Robin Hood's BaySeven clifftop miles from the 199 Steps to Robin Hood's Bay46Moderate12.4 km · 4.3 hrAudioGoathland & Grosmont CircularWooded old railway down to Grosmont, then open moorland climb home47Moderate8.7 km · 3 hrAudioRunswick Bay and Kettleness CircularBeach sands, steep cliff steps and a quiet old railway return48Moderate14.6 km · 3.9 hrAudioMiles without Stiles (For some) - Rosedale Railway and KilnsNine level miles of old railway to Rosedale's 16-arch ironstone kilns49Easy3.7 km · 1 hrAudioRievaulx LoopAncient canal line, Bow Bridge and abbey views in one easy hour50Easy5.8 km · 1.4 hrAudioHelmsley Circular RouteEasy river loop along both banks of the Rye, through beech woodland51Moderate9.7 km · 3 hrNewtondaleSix miles of forest tracks and dale views above a steam railway52Moderate5.3 km · 1.5 hrAudioWarren Moor Mine from KildaleQuiet lanes and a steep grass descent to a lost ironstone mine53Easy3.7 km · 1 hrAudioDanby Castle WalkA short loop to a castle spur, returning over humpbacked Duck Bridge54Easy3.2 km · 1 hrAudioThornton-le-Dale and Ellerburn CircularAn easy hour beside the beck to Ellerburn's ancient church55Easy3.2 km · 1 hrAudioForge Valley Woods WalkLevel riverside boardwalk through ancient woodland in a meltwater gorge56Easy2.4 km · 1 hrAudioCod Beck Reservoir CircularWide, level shoreline loop with an embankment crossing and woodland bridge57Moderate8.2 km · 2.5 hrOsmotherley and Cod BeckMoorland climb, radio mast views, reservoir woods, then Cleveland Way home58Moderate9 km · 3.3 hrAudioDanby, Ainthorpe and Little Fryup Dale WalkRidge views, a standing stone and a castle above Little Fryup Dale59Moderate9.3 km · 4 hrAudioGreat Fryup Dale and Glaisdale MoorSteep bracken descent into a quiet dale, then flagged open moorland60Moderate10 km · 3.8 hrAudioRosedale Abbey and Blakey Ridge Circular WalkRiverside fields climb to an old ironstone railway high above Rosedale61Moderate12 km · 3.5 hrAudioLastingham and Rosedale CircularMoorland loop from Hutton-le-Hole with an ancient crypt and wide views62Moderate15.3 km · 5.5 hrAudioBaysdale CircularRemote moorland circuit above Baysdale Beck, past a private abbey site63Moderate12.9 km · 3.5 hrAudioHighcliff Nab and Guisborough Moor CircularForest tracks and heather climb to a sandstone crag above Guisborough64Challenging19 km · 5 hrRudland Rigg, Cockayne, Bilsdale East Moor and BransdaleOld drove road ridge, hidden dale hamlet and a long moor return65Moderate18.2 km · 6 hrWheeldale Moor CircularForest tracks then four miles of open, boggy moor past boundary stones66Moderate14 km · 4.3 hrKildale Moor WalkRough, boggy moorland loop with big views and almost no waymarkers67Easy1.6 km · 45 minAudioCawthorn Roman Camps CircularA mile of Roman earthworks, easy paths and a wide moorland viewpoint68Moderate22 km · 6.5 hrAudioSaltergate to Pickering WalkMoorland edges, sandstone pillars and a long walk down into Pickering69Moderate10.8 km · 3.5 hrNewtondale Halt to Goathland Station WalkRide the rails in, walk out over heather moorland to Goathland70Moderate7.1 km · 2.5 hrAudioCropton Round WalkField paths, winding river and woodland circuit from Cropton village71Moderate6.1 km · 2.5 hrHowdale Moor and Brow MoorHeather moorland loop above Ravenscar, coast views and burial mounds72Moderate9.2 km · 2.3 hrAudioMiles without Stiles (For some) - Broxa ForestGentle forest tracks to an escarpment edge above Harwood Dale73Easy9.7 km · 2.3 hrHarome to Nunnington CircularRiverside loop between two villages, with dippers, kingfishers and otter74Easy6.6 km · 1.7 hrNunnington Circular RoutePasture, riverbank and a bank-top ridge with wide Rye valley views75Moderate12.7 km · 3.8 hrWhitby and Hawsker CircularCliff-top Cleveland Way out, easy Cinder Track home, past Whitby Abbey76Moderate12.3 km · 4 hrAudioStaithes, Cowbar, Roxby Wood and Borrowby DaleClifftops, harbour cottages, a wooded beck and a lost harbour77Challenging21.6 km · 8 hrBoulby to Whitby via the Cleveland WayClifftop walk from Boulby to Whitby via Staithes and Runswick Bay78Challenging528.5 km · 6 daysKing Charles III England Coast Path: North East and East CoastCliffs, harbour towns and 328 miles of coast, Humber to the Border79Challenging62.1 km · 20 hrSamaritan WayA strenuous moorland loop to Captain Cook's Monument80Challenging167.4 km · 1.8 daysWhite Rose WayCity statue to sea: 104 miles across Yorkshire to Scarborough sands81Moderate122.9 km · 1.5 daysAudioEbor WayHelmsley to Ilkley on foot: farmland, York's walls, then gritstone moor82Challenging65.1 km · 18 hrSt Hilda's WayFrom a holy well to Whitby Abbey across moor and Esk Valley83Moderate14.5 km · 4 hrMulgrave WayNine miles one way from Sandsend's coast to Glaisdale's Esk Valley84Moderate8 km · 2.8 hrFoss Mill CrossingField paths and beck bridges to Foss Mill's ruins and Foss Castle85Moderate6.4 km · 2.3 hrAudioGuard House WayField edges, old railway and filtered sea views, Runswick Bay to Lythe86Challenging24.5 km · 6.5 hrDanby Dale, Blakey and Westerdale (Esk Valley Walk 1)Big moorland loop from Castleton over Blakey Ridge past Fat Betty87Moderate12.1 km · 4 hrCastleton to Lealholm (Esk Valley Walk 2)Wooded valley paths climb to Danby Beacon, then moor down to Lealholm88Moderate9.3 km · 3 hrAudioLealholm to Grosmont (Esk Valley Walk 3)Riverside miles between four Esk Valley villages, station to station89Challenging12.9 km · 3.3 hrAudioGrosmont to Whitby (Esk Valley Walk 4)Valley bridleways and villages from steam railway to Whitby pier90Easy3.1 km · 1.1 hrMiles without Stiles (For all) - WhitbyLevel clifftop path above Whitby Abbey, out and back with sea views91Easy0.3 km · 12 minAudioHole of Horcum car park to the viewing platformShort smooth path to a platform above a 400-foot moorland amphitheatre92Moderate11.6 km · 3.3 hrAudioHole of Horcum Car Park to Skelton TowerMoorland amphitheatre walk to a ruined tower above Newtondale93Moderate4.8 km · 1.5 hrAudioMiles without Stiles (For some) - Clay Bank and Greenhow PlantationSteep forestry tracks, shady plantation and big views to Roseberry Topping94Easy2 km · 45 minAudioMiles without Stiles (For many) - Hambleton Drove RoadAncient drovers' road to a wide Thorodale viewpoint, gentle and short95Easy4.8 km · 1.2 hrMiles without Stiles (For all) - Esk Valley to Beck HoleLevel old railway beside the Murk Esk, three bridges to Beck Hole96Easy0.8 km · 30 minAudioLakeside Trail at Dalby ForestBoardwalks, dam views and Dragonfly artwork on a half-mile lake loop97Easy2.4 km · 45 minAudioMiles without Stiles (For some) - RavenscarShort cliff-top loops from Station Square, level or steeper options98Easy3.7 km · 1 hrAudioRiver Folk Audio TrailShort river valley loop with downloadable audio stories by Rievaulx Abbey99Easy1.6 km · 45 minMiles without Stiles (For many) - NettledaleA gentle woodland track to ponds and a Cleveland Way stream crossing100Easy1.4 km · 45 minAudioRobin Hood's Bay Miles without Stiles WalkSurfaced clifftop stroll to a sweeping view across the bay to Ravenscar101Easy1.9 km · 45 minAudioMiles without Stiles (for some) Runswick BayLevel clifftop roll to wide views over Runswick Bay and Kettleness102Challenging11.4 km · 3.8 hrMiles without Stiles (For some) - Ingleby InclineA mile of 1:5 Victorian railway incline, climbed on foot from Battersby103Easy4 km · 1.1 hrAudioMiles without Stiles (For some) - Rievaulx LoopAbbey views, bridges and bluebell woods on a short, hilly 2.5-mile loop104Easy6 km · 1.6 hrAudioMiles without Stiles (For some) - Farndale Daffodil WalkSurfaced riverside walk to Church Houses through wild daffodil meadows105Easy3.5 km · 1 hrAudioMiles without Stiles (For some) - Thornton le DaleBeckside path to a tiny ancient church at Ellerburn, then quiet lanes106Moderate4.1 km · 1.3 hrAudioAdderstone Rigg TrailSigned forest loop to the Adder Stone, with extensive forest views107Moderate2.4 km · 1 hrAudioBridestones Trail at Dalby ForestShort, steep circuit to weathered sandstone giants above a moorland valley108Easy0.8 km · 15 minCrosscliff View TrailHalf a mile of level forest road to a wide moorland viewpoint109Moderate6.7 km · 2 hrAudioDalby Beck Trail at Dalby ForestA steep, bumpy forest loop linking the Dalby and Ellerburn valleys110Easy2.1 km · 40 minAudioDeepdale Habitat TrailShort purple-marked loop into a birch-lined valley and a beck crossing111Easy5.5 km · 1.5 hrAudioEllerburn TrailGentle beckside forest loop for wheels, walkers and pushchairs112Easy3.7 km · 1.3 hrAudioJerry Noddle TrailForest roads climb to Upper Langdale views and a carved sandstone shrine113Easy0.8 km · 30 minAudioLakeside Trail at Dalby ForestBoardwalk loop around Staindale Lake with dam views and dragonfly art114Moderate2.4 km · 40 minAudioPexton Moor TrailShort teal-marked forest loop to the Lumberjills memorial and rigg views115Moderate3.8 km · 1.3 hrAudioSneverdale Rigg Rabbit RunShort forest loop with a steady climb, historic rabbit trap and deer116Easy2.8 km · 54 minAudioWaitcliff TrailGravel forest loop to plateau-edge views high above Bickley and Deepdale117Moderate5.3 km · 1.5 hrAudioWoodcock Way (shorter loop)Forest loop to Crosscliff views, a quiet bench and Grain Slack Gorge118Easy1 km · 30 minAudioNissen Hut TrailA short gravel loop to Rachel Whiteread's cast-concrete sculpture119Moderate4.4 km · 1.5 hrAudioBousdale Beck TrailSteep beech climb, then easy forest tracks with views over Guisborough120Easy1.2 km · 30 minAudioHarrison Close TrailHalf-hour heritage loop past a railway carriage, kibble and quiet ponds121Moderate6 km · 2.5 hrAudioHutton Lowcross TrailWooded climbs to the Hanging Stone view, then quiet Blue Lake122Easy4.5 km · 1.3 hrCropton Forest RamblePine plantation and woodland heath on a red-waymarked forest loop123Easy1.6 km · 45 minLittle Beck WalkGreen waymarkers lead a gentle mile through conifers to Little Beck.124Easy2.4 km · 54 minParadise Walk at Cropton ForestSteady climb to Vale of Pickering views, then an easy return125Easy4.8 km · 1.5 hrSpiers Bank WalkGravel forest roads climb to open heather and Rosedale valley views126Easy3.2 km · 1.3 hrAudioGoathland Centenary WalkGentle two-mile village loop remembering 12 men lost in the Great War
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North York Moors Tour Guide

North York Moors, 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.

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Roseberry Topping
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“You're coming up on Roseberry Topping, the jagged cone that stands alone above the fields near Newton under Roseberry.”

Plays as you drive up to Roseberry Topping in the Parkwolf North York Moors Tour Guide.

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