Tripsdale and Urra Moor

The full hill day: 11.1 miles and 400 metres of climbing, over five hours, up the lonely side valley of Tripsdale and out on to Urra Moor for Round Hill, at 454 metres the highest point in the National Park. Start from the village hall car park at Chop Gate in Bilsdale, on the B1257 between Helmsley and Stokesley, where parking is free with a donation box. Tripsdale Beck gives the only reliable water so fill up early, the moor is grouse ground with free-roaming sheep, and leads are required on the open moor from 1 March to 31 July for ground-nesting birds.