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Gormire Lake – View from Sutton Bank Junction loop from Boltby

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United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Hambleton

Boltby

Gormire Lake – View from Sutton Bank Junction loop from Boltby

Moderate

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Gormire Lake – View from Sutton Bank Junction loop from Boltby

03:14

11.2km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

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Parking

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336 m

Stone Bridge in Boltby Village

Highlight • Bridge

Boltby is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the edge of the North York Moors National Park.

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5.58 km

Gormire Lake

Highlight • Natural

This is a tranquil and majestic lake that is surrounded by lush woodland. As there are no rivers or streams flowing into the lake, it is thought to be fed by an underground spring and drained by a limestone channel. The lake is extremely popular with wild swimmers as the water is very clean, there are no currents and surprisingly warm. So, if you are hiking through the nature reserve, a quick dip could be a glorious addition to your day.

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5.95 km

Gormire Lake and Garbutt Wood Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

This peaceful woodland nature reserve is complete with a fresh lake and dramatic cliffs rising from the treetops. From 1,001 feet (305 m) above sea level on the cliff top, the reserve tumbles 492 feet (150 m) to Lake Gormire. Above the cliff, you'll find bilberry and heather moorland. Below, you'll find a predominately birch, oak and holly woodland with lichens, mosses and ferns thriving, as well as flowers such as fleabane, ragged robin and common spotted orchid.

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8.51 km

View from Sutton Bank Junction

Highlight • Trail

This is the point where you can turn right for the longer Fort route (blue) and Paradise trail (red), or turn sharp left to head back to the visitor centre and car park on the shorter blue loop. It's well worth pausing here a while because the views to the east are absolutely incredible.

If you're following bridleways rather than the marked cycle routes, there's a handy fingerpost here with directions.

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8.51 km

View of North York Moors from the Cleveland Way

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a great access point to jump onto the Cleveland Way from Cleveland Road. There is a car park a few hundred metres away to ditch the vehicle. This also happens to be an exceptional viewing point to enjoy the scenes of North York Moors

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11.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.71 km

2.06 km

863 m

274 m

254 m

Surfaces

4.01 km

2.49 km

1.87 km

1.63 km

551 m

313 m

274 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Saturday 11 July

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Gormire Lake – View from Sutton Bank Junction loop from Boltby

Stone Bridge in Boltby Village

Gormire Lake

Gormire Lake and Garbutt Wood Nature Reserve

View from Sutton Bank Junction

View of North York Moors from the Cleveland Way

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