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Inn Way to the North York Moors
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Inn Way to the North York Moors

Area: North York Moors
Region: North Yorkshire Moors
County: Yorkshire
Website: http://www.innway.co.uk
Activities:
Walking


Details: The Inn Way...to the North York Moors.
by Mark Reid

The walk takes 6 days to complete and is 89 miles (143km) in length following a circular route. During the Inn Way to the North York Moors you will stop at 31 traditional Yorkshire pubs all with there own unique style and flavour. The walk starts in the delightful market town of Helmsley before visiting places such as Kirkdale, Esk Dale, Bilsdale, Blakey Ridge, the Hambleton Hills before ending back at Helmsley.

The route covers some of the very best paths and tracks in the North York Moors and you will discover many picturesque villages and scenery. Ranging from the vibrant expanses of purple heather moorland, hidden valleys and windswept ridges to the dramatic glacial meltwater channels.

Guide Book & Maps
The walk is signposted by the National Park Authority, however it is not waymarked so you will need to purchase the official guide book to complete this walk. There are two maps which cover the entire route and show the countryside in great detail.

North Yorkshire Moors Explorer Map - Western Area (Let's Stay Recommended) - Buy Now!
North Yorkshire Moors Explorer Map - Eastern Area (Let's Stay Recommended) - Buy Now!
The Inn Way...to the North York Moors (Let's Stay Recommended) - Buy Now!

Day 1: Helmsley to Hutton-le-Hole - 14 miles.

Helmsley's 'impregnable' castle, a thatched inn at Harome, the Vale of Pickering, Kirkdale's Saxon Minster, forest tracks and hidden mills, a Surprise View across the North York Moors and arguably the prettiest village in England.

Day 2: Hutton-le-Hole to Levisham - 13 miles

Lastingham's Holy wells and unique Norman crypt, brewing barrels of beer at Cropton, Roman training camps, the spectacular glacial gorge of Newton Dale and the evocative sound of a steam train's whistle.

Day 3: Levisham to Egton Bridge- 15 miles

Precipitous cliffs and breath-taking views across Newton Dale, expansive heather moorland and Bronze Age burial mounds on Two Howes Rigg, a famous TV policeman, the ancient game of quoits, a classic country pub at Beck Hole and the village missed by the Reformation

Day 4: Egton Bridge to Rosedale Abbey - 15 miles

Paved pannierways through ancient woodland, a 'romantic' stone packhorse bridge, the pretty village hidden' amongst the twigs', a dramatic bird's eye view of Great Fryup Dale, walking over paved trods across the moors - the Motorways of the Middle Ages, ironstone relics and railways and the ruins of Rosedale ' s Priory.

Day 5: Rosedale Abbey to Hawnby - 16 miles

The secluded valleys of Farndale and Bransdale, heather-clad ridges, the mill built by a multi-lingual Reverend, the 16th century thatched Spout House pub in Bilsdale, England's most unusual cricket pitch and the Tale of Two Villages of Hawnby.

Day 6: Hawnby to Helmsley - 16 miles

The Tabular Hills of Ryedale, a hidden nunnery at Arden Hall, primeval oak forests, the ancient drovers' road of Hambleton Street, a Celtic hill fort, the finest view in England across the Vale of York and the magnificent monastic ruins of Rievaulx.

Reproduced with permission of Mark Reid, author of "The Inn Way" series of walking guidebooks. "The Inn Way" is a registered Trademark of Mark Reid.


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