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

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

Moderate

4.0

(3)

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

03:30

12.2km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.03 km

Stone Path and Standing Stone, North York Moors

Highlight • Viewpoint

3.16 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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3.38 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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4.12 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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4.73 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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5.33 km

Lady Chapel (Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Grace)

Highlight • Religious Site

Lady Chapel (or The Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Grace) is a place of Marian devotion and pilgrimage. For many centuries, Christians have visited this chapel on a Sunday …

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6.77 km

Cod Beck Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Picturesque and smooth sounding.

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7.79 km

Cod Beck Reservoir

Lake

8.48 km

Western Lyke Wake Stone (Start of Lyke Wake Walk)

Highlight • Trail

Fairly unobtrusive stone post, only a few yards off the road. This is the western Lyke Wake Stone, which is an acceptable end/start point for the Lyke Wake Walk, although …

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9.47 km

Scarth Nick

Mountain Pass

12.2 km

End point

Parking

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