Skelton Tower Viewpoint – Hole of Horcum Bridleway loop from Goathland

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Skelton Tower Viewpoint – Hole of Horcum Bridleway loop from Goathland

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Skelton Tower Viewpoint – Hole of Horcum Bridleway loop from Goathland

04:58

40.3km

710m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.75 km

Simon Howe Bronze Age Cairn

Highlight • Viewpoint

At Simon Howe (260 m), you will see a cairn and a ring of stones, but what they used to be and for what purpose is apparently 'shrouded by the …

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10.6 km

Newtondale Halt Picnic Area

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14.6 km

Skelton Tower Viewpoint

Highlight • Monument

Skelton Tower is a great photographic opportunity in its own right. From there views over the North Yorks Moors Railway can be had. A good spot for a refreshment break …

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15.7 km

Viewpoint

20.1 km

Levisham Wood

Forest

21.7 km

Levisham Mill

Highlight • Monument

It might be easy to miss, but this is a water-powered corn mill, with a charming great water wheel on the side of the building.

It's in a picturesque and …

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25.3 km

Dundale Griff

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a great spot to choose several routes from

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27.0 km

Seavy Pond

Lake

28.0 km

Hole of Horcum Bridleway

Highlight • Natural Monument

Can be a bit bleak across the moors on a cloudy day but when the sun is out it is glorious

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28.6 km

Hole of Horcum

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Hole of Horcum is a 120 m deep, 1.2 km wide natural amphitheatre sunk into the valley of Levisham Beck. Legend has it that it was created by a …

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37.8 km

Two Howes Cairns

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In The Old Norse 'howe' is a hill or a mound. These two here both have cairns and are about a minute's walk from one another. In the distance here …

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40.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.9 km

13.6 km

4.89 km

4.67 km

1.21 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.4 km

9.32 km

4.26 km

3.60 km

2.51 km

2.18 km

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

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Wednesday 21 October

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3°C

13 %

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Skelton Tower Viewpoint – Hole of Horcum Bridleway loop from Goathland

Simon Howe Bronze Age Cairn

Newtondale Halt Picnic Area

Skelton Tower Viewpoint

Levisham Mill

Dundale Griff

Hole of Horcum Bridleway

Hole of Horcum

Two Howes Cairns

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