Description
Book SynopsisDay Walks on the North York Moors showcases 20 circular walks, between 5 and 13.7 miles (8 and 22 kilometres) in length, suitable for hillwalkers of all abilities.
The routes are split into three areas – The Cleveland Hills and Hambleton Hills, Central Moors and Coastal Walks – and include walks to the most historic and beautiful areas of the Moors, including: Lord Stones, Wainstones and Clay Bank, Rievaulx Abbey, Blakey Ridge and Farndale, the Hole of Horcum, and the stunning coastline at Robin Hood’s Bay and Ravenscar.
The author of this guidebook, Tony Harker, is a Moors local and keen hillwalker.
Each route in this guide is described with easy-to-follow directions and details of distance, navigation information and refreshment stops, and is plotted on clear and easy to use Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps. The walks are illustrated with stunning photography by Adam Long. Also included is a detailed Appendix.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction
Acknowledgements
About the walks
Footpaths and rights of way
Safety
The Countryside Code
How to use this book
Km/mile conversion chart
North York Moors Area Map
Section 1 – Cleveland Hills & Hambleton Hills
1 Clay Bank & The Wainstones
2 Rievaulx Abbey & Old Byland
3 Lord Stones & Cold Moor
4 Chop Gate & Nab End Moor
5 Hawnby Hill & Ryedale
6 Kilburn White Horse & Byland Abbey
7 Square Corner, Thimbleby Bank & Kepwick Moor
8 Newgate Bank, Bilsdale & Helmsley Moor
Section 2 – Central Moors
9 Rosedale Abbey & Round Hill
10 Goathland & Hazel Head
11 Danby, Eskdale & The Pannierman’s Causeway
12 Levisham & the Hole of Horcum
13 Beggers Bridge & Egton High Moor
14 Sleights & the Esk Valley
15 Hutton-le-Hole & Lastingham
16 Ugthorpe & Lealholm
17 Blakey Ridge & Farndale
18 Goathland & Grosmont
Section 3 – Coastal Walks
19 Robin Hood’s Bay
20 Ravenscar: Moors & Coast
Appendix
