Boggle Hole – Peak Alum Works ruins loop from Ravenscar

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Boggle Hole – Peak Alum Works ruins loop from Ravenscar

Moderate

4.8

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108

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Boggle Hole – Peak Alum Works ruins loop from Ravenscar

03:56

13.9km

300m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

2.24 km

Brickyards Alum Quarry Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Next to the disused Brickyards Alum Quarry, just outside Ravenscar, there's a wonderful picnic table, beckoning you to stop here for a break, with truly marvelous views along the coast …

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4.57 km

View of Robin Hood's Bay from Stoupe Brow

Highlight • Viewpoint

7.83 km

Boggle Hole

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Bogglehole YHA. What a brilliant little place this is, hidden away from the chaos of all the nearby coastal towns with a private cove, cafe, and accommodation available. A must see to appreciate this gem of a place.

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7.96 km

Cayton Bay Beach and Cliffs

Highlight • Viewpoint

8.64 km

Stoupe Beck and Stoupe Beck Sands

Highlight • Beach

A mini-Boggle Hole, just 600m south of Boggle Hole itself. Small bridge across the beck and easy pedestrian access to the beach.

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10.9 km

Boardwalk Stream Crossing

Highlight • Bridge

Just to the west of the Peak Alum Works and does what it says on the tin - keeps your feet dry!

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11.0 km

Peak Alum Works ruins

Highlight • Monument

At this site of an old alum factory, The National Trust and Heron Recreation have put up display boards about the works. Alum is not exactly aluminium, by the way! …

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12.0 km

View of Robin Hood's Bay from Ravenscar

Highlight • Trail

Fabulous views north, and if you are headed that way, then the coastal public footpath is much more enjoyable than the Cinder Track, although the latter is lined by mature …

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13.9 km

End point

Parking

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