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Dog-friendly walks in Castleton

Boots on. These are the Castleton walks worth the drive, with lead rules and livestock warnings marked.

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Castleton to Commondale Moor Round

Castleton · YO21 2DA
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5.4MILES
2:27TIME
190mCLIMB
85%OFF-ROAD
Off-lead allowed Livestock — leads on

A 5.4-mile circuit with 190 metres of ascent and about two and a half hours, lifting straight out of the village onto Commondale Moor before returning down the old moor road to the Esk; the climb is steady rather than steep but the moor top is boggy in every month with an R in it. It starts by the shops at the top of Castleton, where there is free roadside parking, and Castleton Moor station on the Esk Valley line sits at the bottom of the hill for anyone arriving by train. Commondale Beck gives a drink near the halfway point and the moor is broad, open, off-lead country, but sheep roam loose across the whole of it and this is grouse moor, so leads go on for the open sections from 1 March to 31 July.

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Danby Dale and Castleton Rigg

Castleton
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6.4MILES
2:55TIME
210mCLIMB
75%OFF-ROAD
Livestock — leads on

Six and a half miles with 210 metres of climbing, roughly three hours, along the whaleback of Castleton Rigg and back down through the field paths and stiles of Danby Dale; the ridge is exposed and the dale bottom stays soft into early summer. Start in Castleton village, which has roadside parking and a station on the Esk Valley line at the foot of the hill. There is little water on the ridge so carry some, several of the dale stiles are the narrow squeeze sort that a big dog will need lifting over, and leads are required on the open moor from 1 March to 31 July as well as through the grazed fields lower down.

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Westerdale Head and Ledging Hill

Castleton · YO21 2DA
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10.5MILES
4:43TIME
300mCLIMB
85%OFF-ROAD
Off-lead allowed Livestock — leads on

A 10.5-mile moorland round with 300 metres of ascent and roughly four and three quarter hours, heading up Westerdale to the springs where the Esk rises at Esklets and swinging west over Ledging Hill before the long return; this is remote ground, the paths fade on the tops and it should not be attempted in poor visibility without a map. It starts at Castleton village, where roadside parking is free and Castleton Moor station is on the Esk Valley line, and there is nothing at all in the way of shops or shelter once you leave Westerdale village. The infant Esk and the moor becks give water throughout and the ground is wonderfully open for a dog to range, but this is grouse moor with free-ranging sheep and important ground-nesting bird habitat, so leads on the moor from 1 March to 31 July.

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