Walks of Northern England

Lovely walks in the North of England can be found on this page. All content is free to download including map, GPS route and statistics. Explore the rugged fells, dramatic coastlines, wild moorlands, and historic landmarks across the North of England.

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Northern England Walking Routes Index

Walk Route	Miles	Description
Spurn Head Easy	1.4	Along sandy beaches rounding the head of a narrow spit of land.
Sunderland Point Easy	1.7	Wading birds and an old harbour at the mouth of the River Lune.
Warkworth, River Coquet and Mill Walk Wood Easy	2.2	A riverside walk to a medieval stronghold and a hidden hermitage.
Duddon Bridge and Furnace Wood Easy	2.5	A woodland and open country walk in south-west lakeland.
Saltburn by the Sea Easy	3.0	Along the Cleveland Coast, a walk on the clifftop above Saltburn by the Sea.
Tynemouth and North Shields Easy	3.0	Along the mouth of the River Tyne from a ruined abbey to a fishing quay.
Chipping and the Fells of Bowland Easy	3.1	Walking along picturesque quiet country lanes in the heart of Lancashire.
Rivington Gardens and Rivington Pike Easy	3.3	Through the Lever Estate to the summit of Rivington Pike.
Holy Island Easy	3.4	An exploration of Lindisfarne, complete with fishing village, castle and priory ruins.
Blanchland, Pennypie, Baybridge and River Derwent Easy	3.4	Explore an elegant Northumberland village set in wild moorland.
Elsdon and the Mote Hills Easy	3.4	Around a village on the Scottish borders with a violent past.
Richmond Castle and Easby Abbey Easy	3.4	A medieval town, a forbidding castle and a ruined abbey.
Skipton and Stirton Easy	3.4	An historic market town and wool centre with an imposing castle.
Slaidburn, Easington and the Forest of Bowland Easy	3.5	Strolling in a forest of royal hunts and a million oaks.
Grassington, Linton Falls and Linton Easy	3.5	Through the dramatic limestone landscape of the Yorkshire Dales.
Harrogate Royal Pump Room, Valley Gardens and Birk Crag Easy	3.5	Around the buildings and public gardens of a northern spa town.
Blackstone Edge Moderate	3.6	Exploring the wild moorland on the edge of industrial Manchester.
Alston, Bleagate and South Tyne Trail Easy	3.6	Ramble by woods and streams through the South Tyne Valley.
Berwick upon Tweed Easy	3.6	Beside a river estuary and through a fortified Elizabethan town.
Askham and Lowther Castle Easy	3.7	A pleasant ramble around Cumbria's largest private country park.
Elterwater, Loughrigg Tarn, Skelwith Bridge and Elter Water Easy	3.7	A short Lakeland walk that visits two very different lakes.
Port Mulgrave and Runswick Bay Moderate	3.7	A cliff top walk along a heritage coast to a beautiful village.
Morpeth Easy	3.7	A town that bears witness to centuries of border raids.
Stainforth, Stackhouse and Stainforth Force Easy	3.8	Through the Ribble valley to Stainforth Bridge.
Bainbridge, Askrigg and Worton Easy	3.9	A gentle walk around the stone walls and lofty fells of Wensleydale.
Harbottle, Drake Stone, Harbottle Lake and Low Alwinton Moderate	4.0	Woodlands, moors and a river valley on the edge of a National Park.
Halifax, Piece Hall, Beacon Hill and Shibden Hall Moderate	4.1	Highlights of Halifax and Magna Via, following an ancient roadway to a timbered hall.
Bamburgh Castle, Budle Point and Newtown Hill Easy	4.3	From a picturesque castle, a coastal and country walk along Northumberland's Heritage Coast.
Flatts Lane Country Park, Eston Moor and Eston Nab Moderate	4.4	The hollow hill, above Eston Moor's old iron mine, woodland and wildlife thrive.
Heptonstall, Hebden Dale, Gibson Mill and Midgehole Moderate	4.4	Along old Pennine trade routes and through a fabulous wooded valley.
Cow Green Reservoir and Cauldron Snout Moderate	4.4	Through a nature reserve to one of Durham's finest waterfalls.
Ravenglass and Muncaster Mill Easy	4.5	To a steam railway, a castle known as Shakespeare's Fool and a working watermill.
Low Bradfield and High Bradfield Moderate	4.5	These peaceful villages were once witness to a devastating local tragedy.
Craster, Embleton Bay and Dunstanburgh Castle Easy	4.5	From a fishing village to a ruined castle on the Northumberland coast.
City of Durham and the River Wear Easy	4.5	A northern cathedral city walk on the banks of the River Wear.
Rydal and Dove Cottage Moderate	4.5	Along an old coffin road between two of Wordsworth's homes.
Barnard Castle, River Tees and Egglestone Abbey Easy	4.6	A riverside route from a historic market town to a spectacular abbey ruins.
Hart and High Throston Easy	4.7	A figure of eight walk centered on a church of Saxon origins.
Barley, Pendle Hill and Lower Black Moss Reservoir Moderate	4.7	A walk up Pendle Hill and over Lancashire's moorlands.
Helmshore, Musbury Heights and Musbury Tor Moderate	4.7	A moorland walk in a former textile area above the Rossendale valley.
Hooton Pagnell and Brodsworth Easy	4.8	Very different country houses, each in a picturesque village.
Bollington, White Nancy, Kerridge Hill and Macclesfield Canal Moderate	5.1	A bracing walk to a vantage point over the Cheshire Plain.
Goathland, Beck Hole and Darnholm Moderate	5.1	Heritage railways and waterfalls in superb moorland countryside.
Holmfirth, Wooldale, Hole Bottom, Jackson Bridge and New Gate Moderate	5.2	Last of the summer wine country, a walk through a deep Pennine valley.
Little Salkeld, Lacy's Caves, Glassonby, Long Meg and her Daughters Easy	5.2	The Vale of Eden, unspoilt countryside in north-east Cumbria.
Ilkley and Ilkley Moor Moderate	5.3	A walk across open moor with breathtaking views on the edge of a famous Yorkshire town.
Osmotherley and Cod Beck Moderate	5.3	A country walk round a nonconformist village and to a picturesque reservoir.
Hurworth-on-Tees and Croft-on-Tees Easy	5.3	Exploring the countryside in which Lewis Carroll grew up.
Anglezarke, Yarrow, Rivington and High Bullough Moderate	5.4	Exploring naturalised Victorian reservoirs on the edge of moorland.
Hartside, Medieval Village and Linhope Spout Moderate	5.6	Prehistoric, Roman and medieval remains in wild fell country.
Hesket Newmarket, Caldbeck and Whelpo Easy	5.7	A riverside walk with a remarkable gorge below the northern fells of Cumbria.
Milnthorpe, Hazelslack and Beetham Easy	5.7	Through villages, parkland and woodland to an historic church.
Rosthwaite, Watendlath and Stonethwaite Hard	5.7	A walk in a gem of a Lake District valley with breathtaking views.
Lancaster, River Lune and Glasson Dock Easy	5.8	A walk along an old railway line beside an estuary.
Housesteads Fort and Hadrian's Wall Moderate	5.8	Exploring rugged Northumberland around Housesteads Fort and Hadrian's Wall.
Melbourne, Thornton and Pocklington Canal Easy	5.9	A wildlife walk through a varied lowland landscape.
Sutton Bank and the White Horse of Kilburn Moderate	6.0	Walking around the rugged Sutton Bank escarpment.
Hornby, Wray, River Wenning and River Lune Easy	6.1	A walk with two castles and a quiet village where industry once thrived.
Rivelin Valley Easy	6.2	Through the valley where Sheffield's cutlery industry began.
Wirral Country Park, Caldy and Thurstaston Easy	6.3	A gentle walk to superb views of the Dee Estuary and surrounding countryside.
Levens Bridge, River Kent and Sedgwick Easy	6.5	From Levens Hall along the route of the old Lancaster and Kendal canal.
Burton upon Stather, Julian's Bower and Alkborough Easy	6.5	Along an inland cliff top beside the River Trent to an ancient village.
Hornsea and Hornsea Mere Easy	6.7	Discover a wildfowl lake and a Georgian seaside town.
Welburn, Castle Howard and Coneysthorpe Moderate	7.0	Along the edge of a great estate to see follies and historic buildings.
Kirknewton, Hethpool Linn and Yeavering Bell Moderate	7.1	Upland country, a waterfall and a hill fort in the Cheviot Hills.
Uppermill, Saddleworth, Diggle, Castleshaw, Delph and Dobcross Moderate	7.2	A walk exploring gritstone villages on the edge of Saddleworth Moor.
Hawes, Sedbusk, Pike Hill and Hardraw Moderate	7.2	A walk on the moors near a market town in the Yorkshire Dales.
Whitby, Abbey, Saltwick Bay and Cliffs Moderate	7.4	This cliff top walk begins from a town rich in history.
Ashworth Moor, Naden Brook, Cheesden Brook and Deeply Vale Moderate	7.5	An exploration of the remains of small scale industry in spectacular wooded gorges.
Huggate, Frendal Dale and Pasture Dale Moderate	7.5	A village, farms and wildlife in Britain's most northerly chalk country.
Malham, Gordale Scar, Malham Tarn and Malham Cove Moderate	7.5	Through a limestone landscape to a dramatic dry waterfall.
Cartmel, Holker Hall, Cark and Hampsfell Moderate	7.7	A south Cumbria walk around a promontory featuring historic buildings and Morecambe Bay.
Hutton-le-Hole, Spaunton, Lastingham and Appleton-le-Moors Moderate	7.7	Picture postcard villages on the edge of the North York Moors.
Bingley, Five Rise Locks, Saltaire and Shipley Glen Moderate	7.8	Walking by Britain's longest artificial waterway to a popular wooded ravine.
Captain Cook's Monument, Great Ayton and Roseberry Topping Moderate	7.8	Through the countryside where Captain Cook spent his childhood.
Hessle, Humber Bridge, Far Ings Nature Reserve and Barton Waterside Easy	7.9	From a country park to a nature reserve across the Humber Bridge.
Formby, Sefton Coastal Footpath and Formby Point Easy	7.9	Seek out rare species where land and sea battle for supremacy.
Wentworth, Wentworth Woodhouse, Nether Haigh, Hoober and Elsecar Moderate	8.0	From the home of earls to the iron works that provided their wealth.
Haworth, Bronte Waterfalls, Stanbury and Oakworth Moderate	8.5	A beautiful walk around the country that inspired Wuthering Heights.
Scalby, Yorkshire Coast Path and Cloughton Moderate	8.9	Explore a spectacular coast and the remains of a famous railway.
Kilnsea and Spurn Head Moderate	9.0	There and back on the full length of a narrow spit of land on the edge of Yorkshire.
The Simonside Hills Walk Hard	9.0	A dramatic hike through the remote Simonside Hills in Northumberland.
Marple, Strines, Brook Bottom, Marple Bridge and Compstall Moderate	9.3	A waterside and countryside ramble around the empire of a Georgian industrialist.
Flamborough and Flamborough Head Moderate	10.0	A walk around a historic headland and smuggler's haunts.
Ulverston, Ulverston Sands, Bardsea and Birkrigg Common Moderate	10.0	The fascinating history, natural landscape and wildlife of a corner of Furness.
Mallerstang: Aisgill, Outhgill and Pendragon Castle Hard	10.2	Trains, Waterfalls and solitude in a valley among the fells.
Bishop Auckland, Binchester, Vinovia Roman Fort and Escomb Moderate	10.6	From a 12th century palace to a Roman Fort and out of the way Saxon church.
Silverdale, Warton Crag and RSPB Leighton Moss Moderate	11.1	Through rugged coastal countryside to an historic county seat.

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