North York Moors walking guide Cicerone Cicerone | 9781852849511

This guidebook describes 50 circular day walking routes in the North York Moors. The moors offer no great height but cover seven regions; the Tabular Hills, Hambleton Hills, Cleveland Hills, Northern Moors, High Moors, Eastern Moors and Cleveland Coast. There is also a four-day route following the classic Lyke Wake Walk. Seasons: Spring and autumn are ideal to explore the North York Moors. Weather an issue on unsheltered moorland in winter; and accommodation is busy in summer. Centres: Great Ayton, Helmsley, Hutton-le-Hole, Pickering, Whitby, Osmotherley, Scarborough, Thisk, Guisborough. Difficulty: Varied walks from 4 to 14 miles. Exposed moorland walks to coastal strolls. Must See: Rievaulx Abbey, Kilburn white horse, industrial archaeology, the high moors, coastal path Whitby – Robin Hood’s Bay.