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Walking Routes
in and around Ryedale
(thanks
to Franks
Walking Page for some of these routes)
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Route 1
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Rievaulx/Murton
Grange Circuit
A 13km.
circuit through the hilly woodland and farmland in the River Rye
valley near Rievaulx Abbey about 4km. west of Helmsley
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Route 2
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Goathland,
Wheeldale, Simon Howe Circuit.
A 9km
circuit from Goathland along West Beck and the Roman road and
back to Goathland via Wheeldale and Simon Howe |
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Route 3
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Coastal
Walk - Cloughton to Ravenscar Circuit.
A 17km
circuit from Cloughton along the disused railway to Ravenscar
returning to Cloughton along the Cleveland Way coastal path
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Route 4
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Hole
of Horcum, Lockton, Bridestones Circuit
A 16 km
circuit around the Hole of Horcum to Lockton returning via the
Bridestones |
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Route 5
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Goathland,
Egton Bridge,Grosmont Circuit
A 13km
circuit from Goathland, over the moor to Egton Bidge, along the
Esk valley to Grosmont and back to Goathland through woodland,
rough pasture land and bracken covered moor, with the bonus of
the North York Moors steam railway along the way |
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Route 6
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Goathland,
Littlebeck, Whinstone ridge Circuit
A 16 km
circuit from Goathland, over the moors to Littlebeck and up the
wooded valley from the village, across the moor to Whinstone
ridge and back to Goathland station |
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Route 7
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Sutton
Bank, Murton Grange, Cold Kirby Circuit
A 16km
circuit from the visitor centre at Sutton Bank, through the
woods to the Hambleton Hotel, across the fields to Cold Kirby
and across a pretty valley of hawthorn scrub land, to Murton
grange farm, across another pretty valley to return to the
Hambleton drove road and back to the Sutton bank visitor centre
via the Cleveland way |
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Route 8
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Glaisdale,
Egton Moor Circuit
A 15km
circuit from Glaisdale station, though East Arncliff Wood and
across the valley to climb up onto Egton High Moor, across the
moor to drop down into the Glaisdale valley and up on to a moor
land track to return to Glaisdale station via Glaisdale village |
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Route 9
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Chop
Gate to Lord Stone's Cafe Circuit
A 15km
circuit from the village hall in Chop Gate (Bilsdale) to Cold
Moor and Cringle Moor and onto Lord Stone's Cafe (a half
underground structure which seems to be open all the year round)
returning via Barker's Ridge to Chop Gate. |
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Route 10
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Sutton
Bank to the Kilburn White Horse Circuit
This is
an easy 5km family walk on level paths and tracks includes a
gentle decent of the thieves’ highway and an ascent of the
escarpment via steps |
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Route 11
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Rosedale
Abbey to North Dale Circuit
This
spectacular 6.4km walk explores two glorious dales North Dale
and Rosedale. Beginning by a delightfully placid beck, the
path quickly heads for the slopes of North Dale. The road at the
top reveals a breathtaking panorama of Rosedale, once a centre
for ironstone mining. Extensive plantations shield the path for
some time before the walk heads across pastoral countryside to
finish as it started, by the banks of a beck. |
