Walks in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a massive county, and as such it contains some truly beautiful landscapes - the North Yorkshire Moors and the Yorkshire Dales lie fully or partly within the county's borders. There is a short but beautiful patch of coastline that includes some picturesque towns and villages, including Whitby, Staithes, Ilkley, Grassington and many more.

As can be expected, it is a walker's paradise. Many trails pass through the county - the Pennine Way tickles its western edge, whilst the Dales Way starts its journey in Ilkley. Part of the Cleveland Way runs along the coast. It features some beautiful lowland walking and some hard, unyielding moorland. The latter can be unforgiving places in poor weather.

It is truly a jewel of a county, and one that does not get the attention it deserves in comparison with the Derbysire Peaks or the Cumbrian Lakes.

Below is a map showing all the walks that I have completed in North Yorkshire.

Completed walks in North Yorkshire

Limestone pavement and a rainbow.

The view east from Cowhouse Bank.

List of walks in North Yorkshire

Walk No.	Description	Distance (miles)
1036	Leeds and Liverpool Canal: Gargrave to Burnley	22.3
1035	Leeds and Liverpool Canal: Saltaire to Gargrave	21.9
1029	Ebor Way: York to Wetherby	23.3
963	Cleveland Way: Robin Hood's Bay to Filey Brigg	25.3
962	Cleveland Way: Boulby Cliffs to Robin Hood's Bay	21.2
961	Cleveland Way: Kildale to Boulby Cliffs	22.9
960	Cleveland Way: Oakdale Upper Reservoir to Kildale	22.1
959	Cleveland Way: Helmsley to Oakdale Upper Reservoir	21.0
716	A circular walk from Rosedale around Wheeldale Moor	17.4
715	A circular walk from Rosedale to Hutton-le-Hole	20.8
714	A circular walk from Helmsey to Rievaulx Moor	20.2
659	Swarthgill to Sedbergh	20.0
658	Grassington to Swarthgill	18.0
657	Ilkley Moor to Grassington	18.9
627	Horton in Ribblesdale to Kingsdale via Ingleborough and Whernside	14.1
607	High Moor to Knaresborough	10.6
606	Rain Stang to High Moor	20.2
605	Burnsall Fell to Rain Stang	19.1
604	Ilkley to Burnsall Fell	21.0
568	York to Selby	15.2
239	Cayton Bay to Flamborough North Landing via Filey	16.9
238	Robin Hood's Bay to Cayton Bay via Scarborough	18.7
237	Runswick Bay to Robin Hoods Bay	14.9
236	Redcar to Runswick Bay	17.2
39	Keld to Baldersdale	15.0
38	Hawes to Keld	12.9
37	Horton in Ribbesdale to Hawes	14.0
36	Malham to Horton in Ribbesdale	14.7
35	East Marton to Malham	9.2
34	Ponden to East Marton	13.4

This was a total of 542.4 miles in 30 walks (an average of 18.07 miles per walk).

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