The North York Moors. Paddy Dillon

      

      About the Author

      Paddy Dillon is a prolific walker and guidebook writer, with over 90 guidebooks to his name and contributions to 40 other titles. He has written extensively for many different outdoor publications and has appeared on radio and television.

      Paddy uses a tablet computer to write his route descriptions while walking. His descriptions are therefore precise, having been written at the very point at which the reader uses them.

      Paddy is an indefatigable long-distance walker who has walked all of Britain’s National Trails and several major European trails. He lives on the fringes of the Lake District and has walked, and written about walking, in every county throughout the British Isles. He has led guided walks and walked throughout Europe, as well as in Nepal, Tibet, Korea, Africa and the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the US. Paddy is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild and President of the Backpackers Club.

      Other Cicerone guides by the author

      Glyndwr’s Way

      Mountain Walking in Mallorca

      The Cleveland Way and the Yorkshire Wolds Way

      The GR20 Corsica

      The GR5 Trail

      The Great Glen Way

      The Irish Coast to Coast Walk

      The Mountains of Ireland

      The National Trails

      The North York Moors

      The Pennine Way

      The Reivers Way

      The South West Coast Path

      The Teesdale Way

      The Wales Coast Path

      Trekking in Greenland

      Trekking in Mallorca

      Trekking in the Alps

      Walking and Trekking in Iceland

      Walking in County Durham

      Walking on Madeira

      Walking in Menorca

      Walking in Sardinia

      Walking in the Isles of Scilly

      Walking in the North Pennines

      Walking on Arran

      Walking on Gran Canaria

      Walking on Guernsey

      Walking on Jersey

      Walking on La Gomera and El Hierro

      Walking on La Palma

      Walking on Lanzarote and Fuerteventura

      Walking on Malta

      Walking on Tenerife

      Walking the Galloway Hills

      THE NORTH YORK MOORS

      50 WALKS IN THE NATIONAL PARK

      by Paddy Dillon

      JUNIPER HOUSE, MURLEY MOSS,

      OXENHOLME ROAD, KENDAL, CUMBRIA LA9 7RL

      www.cicerone.co.uk

      © Paddy Dillon 2019

      Second edition 2019

      ISBN 9781783627387

      First edition 2005

      Reprinted 2008, 2011 and 2015 (with updates)

      ISBN 9781852844486

      ISBN 0902363875

      Printed by KHL Printing, Singapore

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.

       © Crown copyright 2019 OS PU100012932

      Updates to this Guide

      While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. Any updates that we know of for this guide will be on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk/951/updates), so please check before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time. We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to [email protected] or by post to Cicerone, Juniper House, Murley Moss, Oxenholme Road, Kendal, LA9 7RL.

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      Front cover: Looking across Bilsdale from high on Rievaulx Moor (Walk 8)

      CONTENTS

       Map key

       Overview map

       INTRODUCTION

       Brief history of the moors

       North York Moors industries

       Getting to the North York Moors

       Getting around the North York Moors

       Accommodation

       Food and drink

       When to walk

       Maps of the routes

       National park visitor centres

       Tourist information centres

       Emergency services

       Using this guide

       THE TABULAR HILLS

       Walk 1 West Ayton, Hackness and the Forge Valley

       Walk 2 Hackness, Broxa and Whisper Dales