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Upper Oakdale Reservoir – Big Wood, Oak Dale loop from Square Corner

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United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Hambleton

Osmotherley

Upper Oakdale Reservoir – Big Wood, Oak Dale loop from Square Corner

Easy

4.3

(6)

hikers

Upper Oakdale Reservoir – Big Wood, Oak Dale loop from Square Corner

01:24

4.77km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

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Parking

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785 m

Upper Oakdale Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

This little and picturesque reservoir is no longer used by the water company Yorkshire Water for water supply; having reduced the amount of water in it, they nonetheless left it …

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1.36 km

Old Shepherd's Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

1.76 km

Big Wood

Forest

1.99 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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2.24 km

View of the Yorkshire Dales

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.47 km

Cleveland Way at Black Hambleton

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Car park at Square Corner, get there early or it will be full. Great track up the side of Black Hambleton where you can access Arden Great Moor, or simply …

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4.72 km

Square Corner Car Park, Thimbleby Moor

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Square Corner might just be a car park, but this is a car park to end all car parks! On Thimbleby Moor, with views of the Black Hambleton hill to …

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4.77 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.04 km

1.27 km

434 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.40 km

1.35 km

912 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

19°C

11°C

72 %

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Upper Oakdale Reservoir – Big Wood, Oak Dale loop from Square Corner

Upper Oakdale Reservoir

Old Shepherd's Hut

Big Wood, Oak Dale

View of the Yorkshire Dales

Cleveland Way at Black Hambleton

Square Corner Car Park, Thimbleby Moor

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