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Upper Oakdale Reservoir – Black Hambleton Summit Cairn loop from Nether Silton

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United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Hambleton

Over Silton

Upper Oakdale Reservoir – Black Hambleton Summit Cairn loop from Nether Silton

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Upper Oakdale Reservoir – Black Hambleton Summit Cairn loop from Nether Silton

05:08

17.7km

450m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Guest House

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3.17 km

Thimbleby Bank Plantation

Forest

5.11 km

Big Wood

Forest

6.08 km

Upper Oakdale Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

This little and picturesque reservoir is no longer used by the water company Yorkshire Water for water supply; having reduced the amount of water in it, they nonetheless left it …

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6.85 km

Cleveland Way at Black Hambleton

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Car park at Square Corner, get there early or it will be full. Great track up the side of Black Hambleton where you can access Arden Great Moor, or simply …

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8.62 km

Black Hambleton Summit Trig Point

Highlight • Summit

Great views of Hambleton Hills from up here, but even greater is the fact that, if you find yourself here on a clear day, you could - by looking to …

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9.17 km

Black Hambleton Summit Cairn

Highlight • Summit

Just off the track that leads south from Square Corner car park, up a very steep incline just to the west of Hambleton End, and continues on towards Arden Great …

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10.6 km

View of White Gill Head

Highlight • Natural Monument

A fabulously dramatic place that is worth stopping for on what is known as Hambleton Street, a part of the Cleveland Way long-distance trail.

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10.8 km

View of Kepwick Moor and White Gill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Classic Cleveland Way, great quality track for walking or cycling, fabulous views over Kepwick Moor to the west. Continue north and turn west to cross Black Hambleton and then down …

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11.3 km

Whitestone Scar on Kepwick Moor

Highlight • Viewpoint

Classic and well-trodden part of the Cleveland Way, just on the west side of Arden Great Moor with very long views to Hambleton in the west.

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11.8 km

Site of Limekiln House Inn and View of the Vale of Mowbray

Highlight • Monument

There is a stone erected here to mark the site and ruins of Limekiln House Inn (late 19th century), now only bumps on the ground betray what used to be …

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17.7 km

End point

Guest House

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

3.20 km

2.85 km

407 m

Surfaces

7.65 km

3.77 km

2.78 km

2.37 km

762 m

400 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Sunday 12 July

21°C

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Upper Oakdale Reservoir – Black Hambleton Summit Cairn loop from Nether Silton

Upper Oakdale Reservoir

Cleveland Way at Black Hambleton

Black Hambleton Summit Trig Point

Black Hambleton Summit Cairn

View of White Gill Head

View of Kepwick Moor and White Gill

Whitestone Scar on Kepwick Moor

Site of Limekiln House Inn and View of the Vale of Mowbray

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