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Moors, Dales, Coastlines, and Historic Routes

From the limestone landscapes of the Yorkshire Dales to the heather moorland of the North York Moors and the dramatic coastline of the North Sea, North Yorkshire contains a diverse network of routes, landscapes, and places shaped by geology, history, and centuries of movement through the land. Trails such as the Coast to Coast Path, Cleveland Way, Dales Way, and Pennine Way reveal many of these environments, while landscapes including the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North York Moors National Park, Nidderdale National Landscape, and the Yorkshire Heritage Coast showcase some of the county's most distinctive natural environments.

Long-distance routes pass through upland terrain, river valleys, woodland, coastline, farmland, and historic settlements, linking places that have shaped the character of North Yorkshire for generations. Together, these routes and landscapes reveal the character of the county while providing opportunities to explore at a slower pace through self-guided travel and independent exploration.

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Trails

Coast to Coast Path

Sea-to-sea National Trail crossing northern England between St Bees and Robin Hood's Bay, linking the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, and North York Moors through mountains, valleys, and moorland.

Cleveland Way

National Trail linking the North York Moors and Yorkshire coast between Helmsley and Filey, following moorland ridges, coastal cliffs, fishing villages, and historic landscapes.

Dales Way

Walk the Dales Way from Ilkley to Bowness-on-Windermere through riverside valleys, limestone dales, traditional villages, and the landscapes of Yorkshire and Cumbria.

Landscapes

Yorkshire Dales National Park

Limestone valleys, upland trails, waterfalls, and routes including the Pennine Way, Dales Way, Coast to Coast Path, and Ribble Way in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

North York Moors National Park

Heather moorland, coastal paths, historic villages, and routes including the Cleveland Way, Coast to Coast Path, Lyke Wake Walk, and Esk Valley Walk.

Nidderdale National Landscape

Heather moorland, reservoirs, countryside trails, and routes including the Nidderdale Way, Six Dales Trail, and Ripon Rowel Walk through Nidderdale National Landscape.