What are good first walks in North York Moors?

Roseberry Topping (3.5 km, easy), Falling Foss and May Beck (4.3 km, easy) and Sutton Bank and the Kilburn White Horse (5 km, easy). They're the shortest of our routes here that aren't graded hard.

Can I get to walks in North York Moors without a car?

Yes: 5 of our 10 routes here start somewhere you can reach by train, bus or ferry, including Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay, Captain Cook's Monument from Great Ayton and Helmsley to Rievaulx Abbey.

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Walks in the North York Moors

Heather moorland, deep dales and a dramatic coastline in North Yorkshire.

10 walks

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Easy · New

Roseberry Topping

Newton under Roseberry

3.5 km · 250 m · 1.5–2 h

Moderate · New

The Hole of Horcum and Levisham Moor

Saltergate

9.6 km · 190 m · 2.5–3.5 h

Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur, Sutton Bank, Yorkshire

Easy · New

Sutton Bank and the Kilburn White Horse

Sutton Bank

5 km · 100 m · 1.5–2 h

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Moderate · New

Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay

Whitby

9.7 km · 80 m · 2.5–3 h

Moderate · New

Captain Cook's Monument from Great Ayton

Great Ayton

6.8 km · 290 m · 2–3 h

Path from May Beck to Falling Foss, Sneaton

Easy · New

Falling Foss and May Beck

Sneaton

4.3 km · 130 m · 1–1.5 h

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Moderate · New

Helmsley to Rievaulx Abbey

Helmsley

13.1 km · 280 m · 3.5–4.5 h

Easy · New

The Farndale daffodil walk

Farndale

6 km · 90 m · 1.5–2 h

Moderate · New

Mallyan Spout and Beck Hole from Goathland

Goathland

5.5 km · 150 m · 1.5–2 h

Moderate · New

Staithes to Runswick Bay

Staithes

5.1 km · 90 m · 1.5–2 h

Guides featuring North York Moors

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Guide · 10 walksWinter walks that don't need an ice axeTen hills that give you a proper winter day, big skies, frost and all, without the snow and ice that turn walking into mountaineering.

North York Moors at a glance

10 routes.

Good first walks

Roseberry Topping · 3.5 km · 250 m
Falling Foss and May Beck · 4.3 km · 130 m
Sutton Bank and the Kilburn White Horse · 5 km · 100 m

By train, bus or ferry

Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay · 9.7 km · 80 m
Captain Cook's Monument from Great Ayton · 6.8 km · 290 m
Helmsley to Rievaulx Abbey · 13.1 km · 280 m