The Esk Valley Walk is a
long distance footpath in
North Yorkshire
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,
England
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. The route first follows a loop on the
North York Moors to the south of
Castleton, then shadows the
River Esk on its journey to the
North Sea
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. Waymarking uses the symbol of a leaping salmon, with yellow arrows denoting footpaths and blue arrows bridleways.
From
Castleton the route leads to Danby Dale, Rosedale Head and Blakey Ridge. It then passes through the remains of
Esklets, a medieval
sheep farm, and on to
Westerdale and, passing Castleton once more,
Eskdale proper. Next it reaches
Danby, including the Moors National Park Centre located just outside Danby, and then climbs to Danby Beacon. From here it leads to Leaholm,
Glaisdale
Glaisdale is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England, within the North York Moors National Park.
It lies at on the River Esk, between the villages of Lealholm and Egton Bridge, west of Whitby, an ...
,
Egton Bridge
Egton Bridge is a village in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies within the North York Moors National Park, on the River Esk, between the villages of Glaisdale and Grosmont, about six miles south-west of Whitby, an ...
and
Grosmont, the terminus of the
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England, that runs through the North York Moors National Park. First opened in 1836 as the Whitby and Pickering Railway, the railway was planned in 1831 by Georg ...
. The final section passes through
Ruswarp
Ruswarp village lies within the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. It is around from Whitby, at the junction of the B1410 and B1416 roads, on the River Esk and the Esk Valley Line, with trains stopping at Ruswarp railway s ...
to reach the end of the route at the old port of Whitby.
See also
*
Yorkshire Esk Trail
The Yorkshire Esk Trail, also ''Yorkshire Esk Way'', is a 32-mile scenic walk, normally to be covered in three stages, that follows the course of the River Esk in North Yorkshire, from its sources in Westerdale to the sea in Whitby. The route ...
References
External links
North York Moors National ParkNorth York Moors National Park
Esk Valley WalkEsk Valley Walk
Personal account of walking the Esk Valley
Egton Bridge to Sleights walk
Footpaths in North Yorkshire
Long-distance footpaths in England
North York Moors
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