Kirby Stone Waymarker – Bransdale Mill loop from St Nicholas's

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Kirby Stone Waymarker – Bransdale Mill loop from St Nicholas's

Moderate

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Kirby Stone Waymarker – Bransdale Mill loop from St Nicholas's

02:40

9.25km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

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110 m

Historic Church in North York Moors National Park

Highlight • Historical Site

187 m

St Nicholas Church, Cockayne

Highlight • Settlement

It's worth making a stop at the beautiful village of Cockayne. You'll probably be tempted to with me urging you just by looking at the settlement from above on Bransdale …

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1.29 km

Shaw Ridge Summit

Highlight • Summit

Shaw Ridge 409.9m P14.7 (1345ft)
County of Yorkshire Definitive List Summit

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2.58 km

Marking the old road Waingate, between Kirkbymoorside and Stokesley. Not marked on the Ordnance Survey map, but can be seen on the North Yorks rights of way map (maps.northyorks.gov.uk/connect/analyst/mobile/#/main?mapcfg=Out_and_About) marked as "Stone Post".

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3.25 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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8.26 km

Bransdale Mill

Highlight • Historical Site

Eerie, isolated and empty in the winter. When approaching from Shaw Ridge in the east, be careful of the steep and worn stone steps that descend down to the mill, …

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9.18 km