Esk Valley Walk, North York Moors

Name: Esk Valley Walk
Address: North York Moors, United Kingdom

#19 among attractions in North York Moors

Hiking, Hiking trail

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Facts and practical information

The Esk Valley Walk is a long distance footpath in North Yorkshire, England. The route first follows a loop on the North York Moors to the south of Castleton, then shadows the River Esk on its journey to the North Sea. Waymarking uses the symbol of a leaping salmon, with yellow arrows denoting footpaths and blue arrows bridleways. ()

Length: 35 miCoordinates: 54°27'54"N, 0°56'24"W

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North York Moors United Kingdom

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Day trips

Esk Valley Walk – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lion Inn, Gisborough Priory, Roxby Hall, Ruther Cross.

5.3 miS
Nightlife
Lion Inn, Kirkbymoorside
136 min walk • The Lion Inn is a public house at Blakey Ridge, near Kirkbymoorside, in North Yorkshire, England. The building was completed between 1553 and 1558, and has been used as an inn for four centuries, sitting adjacent to a road across the moors between Castleton and Hutton-le-Hole.
6.5 miNW
Historical place, Monastery
Gisborough Priory, Guisborough
167 min walk • Gisborough Priory is a ruined Augustinian priory in Guisborough in the current borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England.
6.7 miNE
Ruins
Roxby Hall, Staithes
172 min walk • Roxby Hall is a former manor house or castle in the town of Roxby, North Yorkshire, England. Only one ruined corner and earthworks of Roxby Hall remains in a field adjacent to St.
6.6 miNW
Archaeological site
Ruther Cross, Guisborough
170 min walk • Ruther Cross is the shaft of an old stone cross in Guisborough in Redcar and Cleveland, England. It stands close to the point where the old road Ruthergate used to cross Hutton Lane. The cross was designated Grade II listed in April 1984.
4.6 miNE
Dam
Scaling Dam Reservoir, North York Moors
118 min walk • Scaling Dam Reservoir is a freshwater man-made lake on the edge of the A171 road in North Yorkshire, England. The reservoir is near to the hamlet of Scaling Dam from where it derives its name, and was built in 1958.
1.8 miE
54°27'58"N • 0°53'47"W
The Moors National Park Centre, Danby
45 min walk • Visitor center, National park, Scenic walking areas
3.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Pinkney and Gerrick Woods, North York Moors
95 min walk • Pinkney And Gerrick Woods is a 62.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire, England notified in 1954. SSSIs are designated by Natural England, formally English Nature, which uses the 1974–1996 county system.
4.3 miW
Monastery
Basedale Priory, North York Moors
110 min walk • Basedale Priory or Baysdale Priory was a priory in North Yorkshire, England located 8 miles East from the parish church of Stokesley. It was a house of Cistercian nuns established in the 12th century and suppressed in 1539.
4.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gisborough Moor, North York Moors
107 min walk • Gisborough Moor is a moor in England's North York Moors, lying to the south of the town of Guisborough. The summit is a broad flat ridge, with the highest point at the southern end, some 1 mile south of a trig point.
2.6 miNE
Tunnel
Woodsmith Mine Tunnel, North York Moors
66 min walk • The Woodsmith Mine Tunnel is a 23-mile long tunnel that will stretch between Woodsmith Mine at Sneatonthorpe near Whitby in North Yorkshire and the Wilton International complex on Teesside, England.
6.7 miNW
Universities and schools
Prior Pursglove College, Guisborough
170 min walk • Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form College is a sixth form college with sites in Guisborough and Stockton-on-Tees. The college is a result of a merger between Prior Pursglove College and Stockton Sixth Form College in May 2016.

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How to get to Esk Valley Walk by public transport?

The nearest stations to Esk Valley Walk:

Train

Castleton Moor (8 min walk)
Danby (30 min walk)