North York Moors
One of the largest continuous expanses of heather moorland in England, rising to 454 m at Round Hill on Urra Moor and meeting the sea in high cliffs between Staithes and Scarborough. Walking is on broad moorland tracks, deep green dales and coastal paths, including the Cleveland Way National Trail.
- Country
- England
- Area
- 1,434 km²
- Designated
- 1952
- Listed hills
- 0
Access in this park
The moorland plateau is largely mapped CRoW open access land; the dales and coast rely on the rights-of-way network. Wild camping needs the landowner’s permission.
Conditional Right to roam (England): Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land.
Conditional Wild camping (England): Permission needed — except on the Dartmoor commons.
Designation as a park creates no right of access in itself — the law of England applies inside the boundary, and park byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override the general position. This is general information, not legal advice. Full detail: access rights in England · check a specific grid reference.
No listed summits inside the boundary
Our hill list is built from the established British hill lists — Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds, Wainwrights, Hewitts, Nuttalls and county tops — and no summit inside North York Moors National Park qualifies for one of them. This is moorland and coast rather than mountain country. The park’s high point, Round Hill on Urra Moor, reaches 454 m — a Marilyn on prominence, but well short of the 2,000 ft (609.6 m) floor the Hewitt and Nuttall lists use, and not a county top.
That is a statement about our dataset, not about the walking. For hills grouped by survey area, browse regions, or see every peak we track.
Long-distance paths through North York Moors
9 waymarked long-distance routes cross the park boundary. Distances are for the whole route, not just the section inside the park.
| Route | Total length | Countries |
|---|---|---|
| King Charles III England Coast Path National Trail | 2282 km · 1418 mi | England |
| Coast to Coast Walk National Trail | 303 km · 188 mi | England |
| Cleveland Way National Trail | 172 km · 107 mi | England |
| The Inn Way | 133 km · 83 mi | England |
| Ebor Way | 123 km · 76 mi | England |
| Tabular Hills Walk | 79 km · 49 mi | England |
| Lyke Wake Walk | 65 km · 40 mi | England |
| Esk Valley Walk | 61 km · 38 mi | England |
| Three Ridings on Foot | 34 km · 21 mi | England |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); park crossings computed by OpenFell against the ONS park boundary. See all UK long-distance paths.
Plan a walk here
- Walking-time calculator — Naismith with terrain and fitness corrections.
- Daylight safety planner — set your turnaround against sunset.
- Access checker — what a specific grid reference allows.
- Access rights in England — roaming, paths, camping and dogs in detail.
- Safety notes — conditions change fast; build in margin.