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North Yorkshire

View from Beacon Hill Summit – Scarth Wood Moor loop from Potto

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Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

View from Beacon Hill Summit – Scarth Wood Moor loop from Potto

Hard

12

hikers

View from Beacon Hill Summit – Scarth Wood Moor loop from Potto

07:58

28.6km

520m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

1.83 km

Swainby Village

Highlight • Rest Area

Picturesque village with easy roadside parking. Fast flowing beck through the centre of the village with 2 small road bridges and a few wooden pedestrian bridges over it. Benches along …

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2

1.97 km

Holy Cross Church, Swainby

Highlight • Historical Site

A beautiful beck, gorgeous historic bridges, an impressive 19th century church (Holy Cross), ruins of a castle nearby (Whorlton Castle) and slightly ridiculously beautiful views almost right from High Street: …

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3

7.22 km

View of the Vale of Mowbray from Under the Ash Tree

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely spot for a break directly next to the footpath with a good view over the Vale of Mowbray.
Beware sometimes there is cattle.

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4

7.83 km

View from Swinestye Hill

Highlight • Forest

Beautiful views over South Wood from Swinestye Hill (even if its name does not evoke beauty and aesthetics!) - on a clear sunny day, you can see all the way to Yorkshire Dales from here.

Tip by

5

8.57 km

View from Beacon Hill Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fantastic, far-reaching views over Arncliffe Wood to one side, and over Scarth Wood Moor to the other from here.

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6

8.80 km

Scarth Wood Moor

Highlight • Natural

Great views from the top of the moor and several footpaths and bridleways to route from, including through Arncliffe Wood. There is a path that drops directly down from Beacon …

Tip by

7

14.3 km

Upper Oakdale Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

This little and picturesque reservoir is no longer used by the water company Yorkshire Water for water supply; having reduced the amount of water in it, they nonetheless left it …

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8

19.2 km

Swainby Shooting House

Highlight • Historical Site

Isolated stone shooting house on Whorlton Moor that dates from the 19th century. Useful landmark as it is visible from miles around.

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24.0 km

Scarth Nick

Mountain Pass

B

28.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.3 km

5.16 km

2.14 km

1.62 km

407 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.70 km

6.11 km

5.78 km

4.75 km

1.87 km

1.46 km

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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