Aysgarth – Bolton Castle loop from Aysgarth

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Carperby-Cum-Thoresby

Aysgarth – Bolton Castle loop from Aysgarth

Moderate

5.0

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Aysgarth – Bolton Castle loop from Aysgarth

04:32

15.7km

400m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Yorkshire Dales National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

30 m

Aysgarth

Highlight • Settlement

In caberby you can find beautiful pub, you might know if to watched All creatures great and small

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916 m

Platinum Jubilee Beacon, Carperby

Highlight • Historical Site

The beacon was put here by the Carperby and Thoresby Parish Council for the late Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee (2022). They picked the right place, too, as you will …

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3.73 km

Sweet William Shooting Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

An excellent viewpoint from Sweet William shooting hut

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9.21 km

Black Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Solitude, sightlines and a superb valley panorama, Black Hill gives big Wensleydale views following a fairly short climb out of Castle Bolton, so well worth the effort.

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10.9 km

Millennium Stone (Millennium Cross), Castle Bolton

Highlight • Monument

11.0 km

Bolton Castle

Highlight • Castle

Fun fact: It's where James proposed to Hellen on All Creatures Great And Small. Even if you don't want to propose enjoy the castle, the gardens and the falconeer show.

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12.4 km

Intake Plantation

Forest

13.3 km

Medieval Track to Castle Bolton

Highlight • Trail

Apparently, the track that leads west from Castle Bolton to Askrigg has been here since the medieval times, perhaps even earlier, as there are pre-historic artefacts on the way.

Walking-wise, …

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15.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

2.27 km

1.29 km

194 m

Surfaces

6.58 km