Section 2 of 4, Esk Valley Walk
Glaisdale to Oat Mill Hill
12 miles (19.4 km). About 4½ hours, moderate.
Start: NZ 776 058. Finish: NZ 853 073. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 437 m of climbing and 507 m of descent; highest point 117 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Glaisdale.
- Station
- Glaisdale, 700 m from the start. Directions NZ 783 055
- Car parks
- Car park, 660 m from the start. Directions NZ 773 052Car park, 820 m from the start. Directions NZ 784 054
Getting back
The section finishes at Oat Mill Hill.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Sleights Shops, 1.3 km away (Directions); Sleights station, 1.6 km away (Directions).
Planning the Esk Valley Walk
- Planning the whole trail: northyorkmoors.org.uk.
- Baggage transfer: the services listed for the trail.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 53%, gravel and tracks 21%, earth, rock and mud 21%.
About 52% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 6 stiles, 2 kissing gates, 32 gates, 1 stream crossing, 10 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 68 m in a kilometre (1 in 15), starting 4.6 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Walked it? Log it
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this section: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.