7.6 miles
Outdoor Leisure Map OL26, - North York Moors (Western Area)
This walk starts from St. Hilda's Church in Danby Dale.
After descending into Danby Dale, the Esk Valley Walk footpath is
followed into Castleton and continues in Esk Dale to Danby.
From Danby the Esk Valley Walk is followed to the Moors Centre.
From the Moors Centre steps are retraced part of the way until taking
the footpath to Ainthorpe.
From Ainthorpe the return to St. Hilda's Church is made via Rowan
Tree farm in Danby Dale.
For a Memory Map overlay of the walk described, please select the above
link.
(Overlay made with Version 5 of Memory Map)
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Start from St. Hilda's Church, Danby (NZ695 062). There is a parking
area for cars outside the church.
If you do drive to the church, it is recommended that you approach via
Longlands Lane, rather than Wandels Lane. The latter is a single track
road with no passing places.
Take the footpath from the church Northwards over the meadow. When you
reach the lane, turn left and descend the hill on the road.
At the bottom of the hill, take the Esk Valley Walk footpath on the right,
and follow this all the way to High Castleton.
From Castleton follow the Esk Valley Walk footpath down into Esk Dale
and then up to the path through Danby Park wood.
Continue into Danby itself and onwards to the Moors Centre.
Retrace your steps from the Moors Centre to Easton Lane.
Here take the footpath to Ainthorpe.
In Ainthorpe. turn left and follow the road to Bramble Carr Farm, and
continue onwards to Rowantree Farm.
From here continue on the footpath to Tofts lane and St. Hilda's Church.