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Name:Danby Beacon
Hill number:16870
Height:301m / 988ft
Parent (Ma):2832  Gisborough Moor
RHB Section:37: The River Tees to The Wash
County/UA:North Yorkshire
Catchment:Esk (Whitby), Catchment Boundaries
Class:Tump (300-399m), Clem
(Tu,3,Cm)
Grid ref:NZ 73607 09279
Summit feature:base of tall metal beacon on tumulus
Drop:68m
Col:233m  NZ711110  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 94
(1:25k) OL27N
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 103 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Easy verge parking 30m SW of the beacon. Beacon has been in place since 2008 and replaced an old wooden beacon which disintegrated & eventually fell down.gerrybowes05/04/2023
nice views not much of a walk from car park!grumpy09/01/2023
Pleasant moor and a shame a longer walk was not required.clivevilla15/09/2022
Drove up to find the geocache. I would have walked if it was sunny, but it wasn'tRowanP02/05/2022
A doddle with great views.Campbell Singer28/01/2022
Just a few steps. Good views.Barbara Singer28/01/2022
Drive straight up!Roguestorm14/01/2022
1 of 5 on 22 mile bike ride straight up the hill from Danby car park. Killer climb after not been in the saddle for 18 monthsThe-Z-Man18/07/2021
I'm doing all the Beacon Hill / beacon (something) summits - this one is a classic - because there is a physical beacon brazier and 360 degree views. 10/10M3WDD05/07/2021
We decided to drive round the National park from Scarborough to complete all the Ma and Hu. By the time we came off Guisborough Moor Pete, the driver, had had enough but I put Tumptation his way and he couldn't resist the detour off the A171 to bag this- 1 min from the parking and I nicer hill than the Ma, with great views of Eskdale and Loftus and 3 Painted Lady butterflies hill-topping the HP.pwheeler09/06/2021
Danby Beacon from GR: NZ 73693 09256ronaldo33307/11/2020
Danby Beacon from GR: NZ 73693 09256Hippster07/11/2020
We parked at t-junction south of the hill and followed deeply rutted trail up to summit, we previously bagged this hill in 2011 but never ascended it properly and as Siss Cross Hill nearby was on fire we decided to re-do this one. Last hill of the day, earlier we bagged Eston Nab and The Howe. Cloudy/drizzly.DanTrig23/10/2020
Disappointed because for years I have thought this was a distant cross. Beacon was nice. No walk as car park right next to pillar.Argentum6624/10/2019
Adjacent car park - hill, trig pillar, benchmarks, boundary stone, fingerpost. Something for everyone!jonglew06/09/2019
A Grand Tour similar to Bramley’s. A cracking viewpoint in a wonderful moorland setting.Nick Down131/08/2019
Grand tour of Beacon, Toposcope and TrigBramley22/04/2019
Ice on road meant we couldn't get up to parking by beacon, instead car parking opposite site of old radar station at 731096 and walked up road.CreakingHiker30/01/2019
Bagged after visit to NYMR. Easy winRamblingpaul11/05/2018
Cool and sunny.Dugswell225/11/2017
Bagging the trig.BigJ07/10/2017
A bank holiday stroll. Golden Plover and Wheatear in evidence.mrs_ts701/05/2017
Easy drive up after visiting Siss Cross Hill. Visited beacon, trig point and viewfindercitygent12/09/2016
Summed up perfectly by ijpowell's log as '100% satisfaction for zero effort' as we too drove across the vast lonely moors up to this fine viewpoint. Looks like perfect cycling country on lonely moorland roads with steep climbs up and down into the green valleys.Chris Pearson28/07/2016
Great views.berksbantam14/07/2016
Here for the trigpoint. TP:UK log: Nice easy roadside trig with a lovely viewpoint and beacon. Busy wee spot with plenty of parking.thejackrustles09/06/2016
Fancied a walk (!), so came up from Oakley Walls Farm. With Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie.Dangerous Dave05/06/2016
With Jo, Danby Beacon and trig. Weather; cloudy, light breeze, mild, good visibility.amblerbob20/08/2015
Lovely drive up to the beacon from the valley. Great views and interesting summit. 100% satisfaction for zero effort.ijpowell04/06/2015
We parked about 10m from summit with our pasties :) then Joe, Tom and me bagged the top. Great views all around from up here.fnem26/05/2015
By roadhead. Trig and indicator as well as the 'beacon' itself - an ornate metal basket on top of a twenty foot metal pole.Aye Jimmy20/05/2014
Easy parking and a 30 second walk!moorsman06/04/2014
Drove up to the top with Liz, who waited in the car while I ran to the beacon itself.DanHolme31/08/2013
Circular walk from Lealholm.Good views.With Bridget and Oscar.catman06/01/2013
With Catman and Oscar.rosiebridge06/01/2013
With Bridget and Catman.oscarrosie06/01/2013
Trig bagging expedition: Pike Hill Moss, Danby High Moor, Danby Rigg and Danby Beacon.DanTrig01/09/2011
Parked on road verge at NZ 73617 09253. Visited tumulus, view indicator and trig pillar. An easy bag to be sure but they aren't all like this, nor should be!David Gradwell27/10/2010
Trig, Hill and Cache. Not much walking involved.Walker Dan10/10/2009
With Tony, Sophie and Nic. Cycled Glaisdale-Lealholm-Danby Beacon-Danby (Danby Show!)-Glaisdale.zoob12/08/2009
trig S4255vegibagger16/05/2004
pleasant summit, fine & popular viewpt, toposcope. rdside summit RHW28/09/2002
LDWA Cleveland 100.ADT30/05/1993
during Esk Valley Walk,from Castleton to Grosmont with Linniejoseph mitchell09/08/1989
Walked and cycled past when youngerbrandybordeauxblank
Sprog30/09/2023
Tony S29/09/2023
Lorna S29/09/2023
softsquare19/08/2023
daveyf200117/07/2023