| Lyke Wake Walk | |
|---|---|
 Live Moor: looking west across Scugdale towards Near Moor (left of centre, mid-distance) and the start on Scarth Wood Moor (at centre, on the horizon) | |
| Length | 40 mi (64 km) |
| Location | North Yorkshire, England |
| Designation | Long-distance footpath |
| Trailheads | Scarth Wood Moor, Osmotherley Beacon Howes/Ravenscar |
| Use | Hiking |
| Highest point | Botton Head, Urra Moor, 1,489 ft (454 m) |
| Lowest point | Scugdale Beck, 410 ft (120 m) |
| Difficulty | Moderate to strenuous |
| Season | Year round |
| Hazards | Bad weather |
The Lyke Wake Walk is a 40-mile (64 km) challenge walk across the highest and widest part of the North York Moors National Park in North Yorkshire, England. The route remembers the many corpses carried over the moors on old coffin routes and the ancient burial mounds encountered on the way; the name derives from a lyke, the corpse and the wake - watching over the deceased. Its associated club has a social structure, culture and rituals based on the walk and Christian and folklore traditions from the area through which it passes.