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Ousegill Bridge – Stork House Ruins loop from Nawton Towers Estate

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United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Ryedale

Farndale West

Ousegill Bridge – Stork House Ruins loop from Nawton Towers Estate

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Ousegill Bridge – Stork House Ruins loop from Nawton Towers Estate

05:27

19.1km

420m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

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Parking

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2.92 km

Ousegill Bridge

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A gorgeous bridge over Ouse Gill, a tributary of Hodge Beck. Set in the stunning Bransdale moorlands. I've seen this beautiful stone bridge described by others as "photogenic". There is …

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5.25 km

Bridge Over Hodge Beck

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A picturesque bridge over the tranquil Hodge Beck. There are good opportunities to rest on the grass here on the beck's banks and let time flow slower.

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5.71 km

Stork House Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Stork House is an ex-farmhouse, abandoned since 1970s. It is in the beautiful Bransdale, the quietest of all the dales in the south of the North York Moors National Park.

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9.71 km

Bransdale Ridge

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Killer gradient and very muddy in winter, path churned up by sheep hooves

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11.3 km

Historic Church in North York Moors National Park

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13.9 km

Rudland Rigg Junction: Westside Road and Monket House

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Junction between Ouse Gill Head (northwest) and West Gill Head (southeast). Continue north or south along Rudland Rigg, descend west into Bransdale or east into Farndale.

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16.1 km

Westside Road Summit

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It is pleasing to reach this summit on Westside Road, but it is not the end of the climbing. To reach this location you need to constantly climb. There was …

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16.1 km

Trig Point S6745, North York Moors

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19.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.48 km

7.53 km

2.18 km

958 m

Surfaces

7.96 km

7.62 km

3.19 km

231 m

136 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Monday 18 May

16°C

7°C

97 %

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Ousegill Bridge – Stork House Ruins loop from Nawton Towers Estate

Ousegill Bridge

Bridge Over Hodge Beck

Stork House Ruins

Bransdale Ridge

Historic Church in North York Moors National Park

Rudland Rigg Junction: Westside Road and Monket House

Westside Road Summit

Trig Point S6745, North York Moors

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