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Thimbleby Bank Forest Path – Big Wood, Oak Dale loop from Thimbleby

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Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Thimbleby Bank Forest Path – Big Wood, Oak Dale loop from Thimbleby

Moderate

5.0

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21

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Thimbleby Bank Forest Path – Big Wood, Oak Dale loop from Thimbleby

02:19

8.05km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

952 m

Thimbleby Bank Plantation

Forest

2

1.73 km

Thimbleby Bank Forest Path

Highlight • Forest

My photos don't do this track justice, as they are seem too bright. On the day it felt much dimmer inside the forest, which gave it quite an atmosphere. The …

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3

1.83 km

Enchanted Forest Path

Highlight • Trail

4

2.40 km

View of the Yorkshire Dales

Highlight • Viewpoint

5

2.65 km

Big Wood, Oak Dale

Highlight • Forest

Public footpath from Thimbleby Bank to Big Wood feels off the beaten track, with sections ranging from coniferous plantation to thin tracks through dense vegetation and then opening out into …

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2.89 km

Big Wood

Forest

7

3.28 km

Old Shepherd's Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

8

5.45 km

Osmotherley Village Green and Medieval Cross

Highlight • Monument

Osmotherley is a small village with a café, pub & toilets. The Cross on the green is medieval and has been used as a meeting and preaching place for many …

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9

5.51 km

The Queen Catherine Hotel

Highlight • Pub

One of three pubs in the village of Osmotherly.

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B

8.05 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.03 km

3.00 km

1.22 km

789 m

Surfaces

3.15 km

1.90 km

1.26 km

1.22 km

347 m

164 m

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Monday 12 October

17°C

7°C

30 %

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