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Many visitors to the moors are engaged in outdoor pursuits, particularly Walking ; the parks has a network of Rights-of-way almost 2300 km (1400 miles) in length, and most of the areas of open moorland will be open access under the Countryside And Rights Of Way Act 2000 . Popular named walks included the Cleveland Way , which circles the moors, and has a section along the coast; and the Lyke Wake Walk , which leads directly across the heart of the moors. The area also offers opportunities for Cycling , Mountain Biking , and Horse-riding . The steep escarpments that define the edges of the park on three sides are used by several Gliding clubs. There are few major settlement within the National Park; the town of Whitby (just outwith the Park boundary) is often regarded as the capital of the North York Moors. Whitby is linked to Middlesbrough via a railway along the Esk Valley . The Esk Valley Line itself links with the North Yorkshire Moors Railway , one of Britain’s most popular and picturesque Preserved Railways , at Grosmont . The moors have a not changed much in the past 50 years, and are often used a backdrop to British Television programmes and Films , one of the most famous being the popular ITV series, Heartbeat . The North Yorkshire Moors Railway was used for scenes in the recent Harry Potter films. LIST OF HILLS IN THE NATIONAL PARK
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