Ingleby Incline Base – Ingleby Incline Drum House loop from Battersby

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Ingleby Incline Base – Ingleby Incline Drum House loop from Battersby

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Ingleby Incline Base – Ingleby Incline Drum House loop from Battersby

04:28

15.6km

330m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.59 km

Ingleby Incline Base

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A site of a remarkable engineering feat: the steep track up the moors here was once a railway track (built in 1860s) connecting Battersby Junction (main line) with the Rosedale …

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5.08 km

Greenhow Plantation

Forest

5.88 km

Ingleby Incline Drum House

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Ingleby Top is the location at the very top of Ingleby Incline from where the ironstone material was transported from the Rosedale Mines to industrial Teesside. The Drum House allowed …

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6.05 km

Bench With View of Ingleby Incline

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The steep 1 in 5 Ingleby Incline was where trucks on the Rosedale Railway would be hauled up the slope to a height of 1,200 feet above sea level using …

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7.37 km

Bloworth Crossing

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Bloworth Crossing used to be a railway crossing. The railway line (carrying iron ore) ran from Battersby to Rosedale for 11 miles. These days, it is a cycling and walking/hiking …

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9.42 km

Burton How Summit

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Burton How 432.3m P16.9 (1418ft) (Hill ID: 505956) [JNSA s4485]
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North York Moors National Park Definitive List summit

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9.43 km

Burton Howe Bronze Age Burial Mound

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This Bronze Age tumulus was trenched by R Close in 1956. The inner and outer of the three courses of kerb stones are on edge. To the SW of the …

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11.4 km

Tidy Brown Hill Summit

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Tidy Brown Hill 397.7m P11.9 Hill ID New [JNSA s5666]
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12.3 km

Battersby Plantation

Forest

15.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.1 km

3.35 km

190 m

Surfaces

7.12 km

4.55 km

1.97 km

1.52 km

221 m

207 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

12°C

8°C

55 %

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Comments

July 26, 2023,Ingleby Incline

If you are after a walk that packs a punch with a steep ascent and descent, gives you unrivalled views across the North York Moors and where you are unlikely to meet another soul then this is the one for you! Starting either from Battersby Junction Station or at the roadside at bank foot as we did here, head towards …

May 27, 2023,Greenhow Bank

This is a circular tour starting and finishing at Bank Foot, near Ingleby Greenhow where there is limited parking for two or three cars.
There is a wonderful scarecrow by the side of the Forestry Commission road where the tour starts. The road is initially flat and provides easy walking. After Incline Cottages on the left the path starts to …