Moderate
Roseberry Topping circular
Short, steep and hugely rewarding: the classic climb to the moors' most recognisable summit.
On foot
Walks in the North York Moors
Graded routes from gentle riverside strolls to full-day ridge walks, each with distance, time and a start point you can navigate to.
Moderate
Moderate
Hole of Horcum and Levisham Moor
A full circuit of the great amphitheatre with views into Newton Dale and a possible steam train below.
Moderate
Mallyan Spout and Beck Hole
Waterfall, riverside gorge, a tiny pub and an easy return along an old railway.
Moderate
Robin Hood's Bay to Ravenscar
Cliff path out along the Cleveland Way, old railway back: the best half-day on the Yorkshire coast.
Moderate
Rosedale ironstone railway circuit
Level walking along an old mineral railway around the dale head, past ruined kilns, with the Lion Inn half way.
Moderate
Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay on the Cleveland Way
The classic clifftop day: abbey to bay past Saltwick, the lighthouse and the fog signal, with a bus back.
Moderate
Bridestones and Dovedale Griff
Sandstone rock stacks, heather moor and an ancient oak wood in a National Trust reserve.
Moderate
Staithes to Port Mulgrave
Cliff path from a fishing village to an abandoned ironstone harbour with the best fossils on the coast.
Moderate
Byland Abbey and Mount Snever
Abbey ruins, a climb through woods to an observatory folly and a return past the Kilburn White Horse road.
Moderate
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.
Moderate
Danby Beacon and the Moors Centre
Riverside path, a climb to the beacon and a return over Oakley Walls with the Esk Valley spread out below.
Moderate
Hawnby Hill and Easterside
Two whaleback hills in the quiet western dales with views to the Cleveland Hills and Bilsdale.
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.
Moderate
Ravenscar to Hayburn Wyke
Cliff path south to a waterfall beach, back along the old railway through woods.
Moderate
Lilla Cross from Jugger Howe
A crossing of Fylingdales Moor to the oldest Christian monument on the moors, with sea views the whole way.
Moderate
Blakey Topping from Saltergate
The rim of the Hole of Horcum, then across the moor to a conical hill with standing stones.
Moderate
Highcliff Nab and Guisborough Forest
Forest tracks to a rocky viewpoint over Guisborough, the sea and the whole northern moor edge.
Before you set off
Walking safely on the moors
The moors are high, open and exposed. Weather can change quickly and phone signal is patchy in the dales. A few basics keep a good day good.
- Carry an OS map (Explorer OL26 and OL27 cover the park) and know how to use it.
- Take waterproofs and a warm layer even in summer.
- Check tide times for any coastal walk that uses the beach.
- Keep dogs on leads near livestock and during ground-nesting season, March to July.
- Tell someone your route if you are heading onto the high moor alone.