🌿 Moors & nature
Roseberry Topping
The distinctive mini-Matterhorn peak on the northern edge of the moors, with huge views for a short climb.
Moderate · Circular
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🌿 Moors & nature
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Great Ayton to Captain Cook's Monument
A climb from Cook's boyhood village to the obelisk on Easby Moor, with Roseberry Topping across the valley.
Distance6.5 km / 4 miles
Time2h 30m
GradeModerate
RouteCircular
Leave Great Ayton past the school Cook attended, cross the railway and climb through Ayton Banks woods onto Easby Moor. The 16-metre monument was raised in 1827 and looks across to Roseberry Topping and out to the coast. Return via Gribdale Gate and the lanes, or extend to Roseberry Topping along the Cleveland Way for a big day.
- Steep section through the woods
- Excellent bluebells in spring
- Ice cream on the green at the end
Things to see nearby
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Byland Abbey and Mount Snever
Abbey ruins, a climb through woods to an observatory folly and a return past the Kilburn White Horse road.
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Roseberry Topping circular
Short, steep and hugely rewarding: the classic climb to the moors' most recognisable summit.
Moderate
Levisham Station to Skelton Tower
A steep climb from the station to a ruined folly with the best view of steam trains in Newton Dale.