Big Wood, Oak Dale – Upper Oakdale Reservoir loop from Over Silton

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England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Hambleton

Over Silton

Big Wood, Oak Dale – Upper Oakdale Reservoir loop from Over Silton

Moderate

4.3

(7)

hikers

Big Wood, Oak Dale – Upper Oakdale Reservoir loop from Over Silton

02:59

10.2km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

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1.83 km

Thimbleby Bank Plantation

Forest

2.60 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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2.70 km

Enchanted Forest Path

Highlight • Trail

3.28 km

View of the Yorkshire Dales

Highlight • Viewpoint

3.53 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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3.77 km

Big Wood

Forest

4.16 km

Old Shepherd's Hut

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4.74 km

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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5.50 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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5.50 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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10.2 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.92 km

2.87 km

414 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.75 km

3.88 km