Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 21 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: North York Moors National Park
Location: Thornton-Le-Dale, Ryedale, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom
Dalby Forest is a vast and magical woodland in the North York Moors National Park. The forest provides a habitat for many species of wildlife such as badgers, roe deer and nightjars. A designated Dark Sky Discovery Site, you can see the Milky Way with the naked eye at night time here, too. With 13 walking trails, six cycling trails, four running trails, a shop, visitor centre, plus more, there is plenty to keep you entertained.
October 19, 2021
Dalby Forest has multiple car parks. Would recommended not parking in the main car park but driving 700m on to the overflow as good start to routes but out of the way of pedestrians and cyclists. Multiple parking stations. If you forget there is one on the way out with a layby to park the car.
If you have dogs would be careful of ticks.
June 3, 2022
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