Suitability The Rail Trail is designed to be enjoyed on foot, so 4 it should not be used by cyclists or horse Rail Trail riders. Largely gentle A linear railway line ramble gradients and from Goathland to Grosmont good quality surfaces, suitable for all-terrain mobility scooters 3 and wheelchairs with assistance. The final section, from Esk Valley Mine to Grosmont, includes a steep ascent and descent, unsuitable Getting here for most wheelchairs. Train to Grosmont – Please keep eskvalleyrailway.co.uk or #840 your dog on Coastliner bus to Goathland – a lead, especially if traveline.info there are sheep or Length cattle in the field. And 2 31/2 miles (5.6km) bag or bin your dog’s Time poo – any public bin 21/2 hours will do. Start/finish Goathland Station YO22 5NF 1 NZ 836 013 Map Crown copyright and database rights 2020. Ordnance Survey 100021930 Ordnance Survey OL26 Refreshments The Rail Trail is best walked one 1 Start in the moorland village of Goathland, Beck Hole way and combined with a trip Goathland – the Rail Trail starts at the & Grosmont on the North Yorkshire Moors vintage station, just outside the village. Toilets Railway between Grosmont and 2 A slight detour from the trail leads to Goathland & Grosmont Goathland – nymr.co.uk. The trail the hamlet of Beck Hole and its pub. is clearly signposted along its full length – just follow the finger 3 There’s also road access to the trail, and posts, signs and waymarkers. limited parking, at Esk Valley hamlet. 4 The trail ends in the railway village of Grosmont. Follow the Rail Trail

The Rail Trail follows the original route of one of the 9 Grosmont Ironworks country’s earliest railways, first opened in 1835 as Explore what was once a busy a horse-drawn (later steam) line between Pickering, START ironworks in what is now the Grosmont, Goathland and Whitby. GOATHLAND STATION leafy National Park car park. The railway connected this quiet valley to the wider world and industries soon sprang up along the route Fo ow the to exploit its natural resources, such as ironstone and RAIL TRAIL whinstone. In the 1860s the section between Grosmont 8 St Matthews Church and Goathland was re-routed to follow what is the Grosmont’s church is a local current line of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Since Buy the history information hub and then nature has reclaimed the line of the original railway, Rail Trail play zone. and peace and tranquillity now prevail. guidebook from A walk from Goathland to Grosmont local outlets to get Information panels at each site tell you more of the END the most from GROSMONT story. the walk IRONWORKS 8 1 Goathland 1 9 Incline The slope here 3 Beck Hole was too steep for Explore a charming village horses or engines, with a quaint riverside pub. so an ingenious counter-balance system was 7 Esk Valley Mine 7 Visit the ironstone mine site, 3 constructed. around which the hamlet of Esk 2 Valley was built. 6 5 4

2 Combs Wood A fascinating mining site, now 6 Murkside Mine 5 North Bridge sitting quietly among the trees. See what happens when Discover what 4 Twin Arch Bridge Beware – uneven ground. calcining (roasting) the power of the The Rail Trail crosses the ironstone gets too hot. river can do to the Murk Esk river on one of the grandest of man- most impressive bridges in made structures. the National Park.