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Potto

View from Beacon Hill Summit – Scarth Wood Moor loop from Potto

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United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Hambleton

Potto

View from Beacon Hill Summit – Scarth Wood Moor loop from Potto

Hard

hikers

View from Beacon Hill Summit – Scarth Wood Moor loop from Potto

07:58

28.7km

510m

Hiking

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

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.83 km

Swainby Village

Highlight • Rest Area

Picturesque village with easy roadside parking. Fast flowing beck through the centre of the village with 2 small road bridges and a few wooden pedestrian bridges over it. Benches along …

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1.97 km

A beautiful beck, gorgeous historic bridges, an impressive 19th century church (Holy Cross), ruins of a castle nearby (Whorlton Castle) and slightly ridiculously beautiful views almost right from High Street: …

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6.18 km

Arncliffe Wood

Forest

7.30 km

View of the Vale of Mowbray from Under the Ash Tree

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely spot for a break directly next to the footpath with a good view over the Vale of Mowbray.
Beware sometimes there is cattle.

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7.91 km

View from Swinestye Hill

Highlight • Forest

Beautiful views over South Wood from Swinestye Hill (even if its name does not evoke beauty and aesthetics!) - on a clear sunny day, you can see all the way to Yorkshire Dales from here.

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8.65 km

View from Beacon Hill Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fantastic, far-reaching views over Arncliffe Wood to one side, and over Scarth Wood Moor to the other from here.

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8.88 km

Scarth Wood Moor

Highlight • Natural

Great views from the top of the moor and several footpaths and bridleways to route from, including through Arncliffe Wood. There is a path that drops directly down from Beacon …

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14.4 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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19.3 km

Swainby Shooting House

Highlight • Historical Site

Isolated stone shooting house on Whorlton Moor that dates from the 19th century. Useful landmark as it is visible from miles around.

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24.0 km

Scarth Nick

Mountain Pass

28.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.4 km

5.16 km

2.14 km

1.62 km

407 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.77 km

6.11 km

5.78 km

4.75 km

1.87 km

1.46 km

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Wednesday 1 July

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View from Beacon Hill Summit – Scarth Wood Moor loop from Potto

Swainby Village

Holy Cross Church, Swainby

View of the Vale of Mowbray from Under the Ash Tree

View from Swinestye Hill

View from Beacon Hill Summit

Scarth Wood Moor

Upper Oakdale Reservoir

Swainby Shooting House

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