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Robin Hood's Bay to Ramsdale, How Dale & Stoupe Brow
Robin Hood's Bay is one of the astounding sights of Yorkshire's coast and attracts thousands of visitors annually to its steep streets,...


East Harlsey to Kirby Sigston & West Harlsey
The rolling countryside between the Hambleton Hills and Northallerton is little frequented by walkers yet it deserves exploration for its...


Saltburn to Marske
This walk starts with a tour of Saltburn before heading up the beach to Marske. The beach is used for the return route, though the walk could be continued to Redcar from which there are frequent trains and buses back to Saltburn. Distance : 6 miles Time : 3 hours Grade : easy Conditions : good. Refreshments : Saltburn & Marske OS Explorer Map 306 Originally published : 16 March 2001 Saltburn is a planned holiday resort, the work of industrialist Henry Pease, who in 186l exten


Felixkirk to Boltby & Kirkby Knowle
Felixkirk is described by Edmund Bogg in his 'Vale of Mowbray' of 1910 as "a rare gem in a delightful setting, lying mainly in a sort of...


Egton to Beck Hole & Egton Bridge
Egton is one of the highest villages in Eskdale and from its slopes there are spectacular views of the dale below and the deeply wooded tributary valleys that join it from the south, all to be explored on this 10 mile route. Distance : 10 miles Time : 5 hours Grade : moderate Conditions : well signed paths, 1 long and 2 short climbs Refreshments : Egton, Beck Hole, Egton Bridge OS Explorer Map OL27 Originally published : 12 June 2009 We start from the car park, (GR 808067),


Stokesley to Great Ayton & Great Broughton
There's a lot of leisurely walking possible in exploring the gentle grasslands in the triangle between Stokesley, Great Ayton and Great...


Danby Church to White Cross & Great Fryup Dale
In his famous 'Forty Years in a Moorland Parish' the renowned Canon John C Atkinson, for 53 years vicar of Danby, described his first...


Swainby to Scarth Nick & Osmotherley
In his delightful 'Rambles in Cleveland' of 1901, M. Heavisides says of Swainby that "it is yearly sought out by many a weary, jaded...


Runswick Bay to Roxby & Staithes
Runswick Bay is one of the prettiest villages along Yorkshire's coast and makes a good starting point for a walk inland across the four...


Osmotherley to Chequers, Scarth Nick & Mount Grace Priory
Lying on the Cleveland Way, Osmotherley, the start of this 7 mile walk, is nowadays very much a walker's village with an outdoor shop, a...


Scawton to Byland & Rievaulx Abbeys
For centuries huge flocks of sheep have pastured the rich grasslands on the dip slope of the limestone Tabular Hills. The monastic orders exploited them first in the Middle Ages followed by the new landowners after the abbeys were dissolved. Sheep farming is still important today as you are bound to see on this 11 mile walk which uses the old route between Byland and Rievaulx , two of the wealthiest Cistercian houses. Distance : 11 miles (13 including Rievaulx) Time : 6 hours


Rosedale Abbey to Hamer House & the valley of the Hartoft Beck
Situated at the mid point of the valley, Rosedale Abbey is the only village in the 9 mile long Rosedale. It is named for the nunnery...


Hawnby to Moor Gate, Arden & Gower Dale
Hawnby is the centre for many outstanding walks of infinite variety. Here the valleys of the Rye and its tributaries support fertile...


Newton under Roseberry to Captain Cook's Monument
The car park in Newton under Roseberry is always busy with walkers aspiring to scale the 1051 feet of Roseberry Topping. Beyond the Topping, however, the open moors invite further exploration. Distance : 6 miles Time : 3 hours Grade : moderate Conditions : well signed moor and field paths; steep drop from Monument Refreshments : Newton and Great Ayton OS Explorer Map OL26 Originally published: 22 February 2008 This 6 mile walk follows popular paths and heads for Captain C


Saltburn to Skelton & Brotton
This 9 mile walk starts from the car park in Old Saltburn near to where Skelton Beck flows into the sea. Distance: 9 miles Time: 5 hours...


Robin Hood's Bay & Fyling Park
One of the prettiest coastal villages in England, Robin Hood's Bay attracts thousands of visitors each year to its steep narrow streets of huddled houses perched on the edge of a wide, sweeping bay. Distance : 8 miles Time : 4 hours Grade : moderate Conditions : field paths and well made tracks Refreshments : Robin Hood's Bay OS Explorer Map OL27 Originally published: 30 November 2007 Behind the village is a broad semicircle of farmland where settlement began and it is this f


Sutton Bank to Boltby
One of the finest stretches of the Cleveland Way runs high above the limestone cliffs in the south west corner of the National Park....


Lealholm to Egton Bridge & Glaisdale
This 9 mile walk (4.5 miles if the train or bus is taken) in beautiful mid-Eskdale at first follows the valley side with enchanting,...


Hutton-le-Hole to Lastingham & Douthwaite Dale
"A charming little place to find in a green hollow of the moors, it is all up and down with a scurrying stream winding among houses...


Castleton into Westerdale
In the heart of the National Park the verdant pastures of Westerdale or the upper reaches of the valley of the Esk are surrounded by...
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