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North Yorkshire is your go to activity destination all year round. Find out how you can hit the heights of adventure and get your adrenaline fix.
Climb to new heights
The North Yorkshire landscape with its rocky gritstone outcrops, sheer cliffs and limestone rockfaces, is a great destination for outdoor climbing. The southern dales in particular has some superb routes to tackle whether you are looking for trad climbing, sports climbing or bouldering.
Limestone cliffs including Malham Cove, Gordale Scar and Kilnsey offer some of the most challenging climbs in England plus stunning scenery on your ascent. The North York Moors has a mix of sandstone and limestone crags such as the Wainstones and Highcliffe Nab, and bouldering is popular at Brimham Rocks in Nidderdale.
Discover what is under your feet
Go from scaling the heights above ground to exploring a magical underground world. The Yorkshire Dales National Park has more than 2500 known caves – The Three Counties System is approx. 55 miles long and is the longest cave system in the UK.
For experienced cavers and potholers, there are many of these limestone systems to explore with magnificent chambers such as Gaping Gill.
An activity hub in scenic surroundings
How Stean Gorge is Upper Nidderdale is the perfect place for those who love outdoor activities. Here you can try many different activities including gorge scrambling, abseiling and one of only three via Ferratas in the UK.
How Stean Gorge also offers climbing, canoeing, paddleboarding and caving days out at various venues within the Yorkshire Dales. Test your limits and enjoy some amazing outdoor activities and adventures in this beautiful part of North Yorkshire.
Go with the flow
North Yorkshire offers a wide range of water-based activities on its coast, rivers and lakes. The Yorkshire Coast has some epic surfing including at Cayton Bay, Humanby Gap and Scarborough. Cayton Bay provides great surfing all year round and has three breaks; Pumphouse, Bunkers and The Point while Scarborough’s North Bay has some powerful waves to ride.
Many rivers and bodies of water are suitable for paddleboarding including the River Nidd at Knaresborough, Semerwater in the Yorkshire Dales, and West Cliff beach in Whitby.
At the North Yorkshire WaterPark near Scarborough, you can try a range of different water sports including paddleboarding, wakeboarding, kayaking and sailing. Grimwith Reservoir in the Dales is another venue for watersports, run by a local club.
Off road pedal Power
Get to grips with the landscape by putting one tyre in front of the other and taking on one of our gnarly mountain bike routes. Embrace the physical challenge of a climb or hire an e bike for a more assured climb and take a moment to soak in the view once reach the summit, before you take on a different challenge with the descent. Explore our MTB routes to start planning your next big ride across North Yorkshire's rugged hills.
We have a number of businesses offering mountain bike hire and guiding as well as some of the most rewarding trails in the country.
Are you inspired to visit? Find out more about all the different activities you can try in North Yorkshire on our activities page.
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