Ousegill Bridge – Stork House Ruins loop from Nawton Towers Estate

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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: July 31, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

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2.92 km

Ousegill Bridge

Highlight • Structure

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

Highlight • Bridge

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

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

Highlight • Historical Site

13.9 km

Rudland Rigg Junction: Westside Road and Monket House

Highlight • Trail

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

Highlight • Summit

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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