Cleveland Way National Trail
171 km / 106 miles
The Way climbs to the North York Moors at Sutton Bank, where there is a short extension to the Kilburn White Horse, and then heads north along the western edge of the high heather moors to Osmotherley from where it follows tracks along the northern escarpment to Greenhow Moor. It turns over Kildale Moor, Roseberry Topping and Guisborough Moor to leave the North York Moors National Park and to reach the coast at Saltburn-by-the-Sea then following a varied and undulating coastal path southwards along clifftops, sands and passing several harbours and resorts.
This roughly horse-shoe shaped trail has led to the development of suggested routes linking the start and finish including the waymarked Tabular Hills Link Walk (48 miles). Relevant publications for the link are listed. The Cleveland Way and Yorkshire Wolds Way meet at Filey, enabling a longer continuous route on National Trails.
Cleveland Circles enables the route of the Cleveland Way to be walked as circular day-walks.
The waymarked Cleveland Street Walk (11 miles), which is included on OS mapping, connects Guisborough with Loftus (and easy access to the coast/Cleveland Way National Trail), crossing the Cleveland Way National Trail inland at Slapewath to provide alternative options.
The LDWA National Trails Register offers certificates for completers of several British National Trails.
See also E-Routes (E2).
Details:
Path Type
National Trails (England & Wales)
Waymark
National Trail Acorn
Attributes
National Trail (England and Wales); Coastal; Moorland
Start
SE612838 - Helmsley, N Yorkshire
Finish
TA130815 - Filey Brigg, N Yorkshire
Open Date
1969
Web Sites
Publications, Badges and Certificates:
Paperback
Cleveland Way and the Yorkshire Wolds Way (British Long Distance) (Cicerone Press - 2016)
Paperback
Cleveland Way Map Booklet: 1:25,000 OS Route Mapping (British Long Distance) (Cicerone Press - 2016)
Certificate
Certificate for National Trails (Long Distance Walkers Association - 2009)
Paperback
Cleveland Way (National Trail Guides) (Aurum Press - 2012)
Guidebook + Map Flap
Cleveland Way (Rucksack Readers - 2012)
Illustrated Map
Map of England and Wales Walking Routes (Arty2 Ltd - 2010)
Paperback
Cleveland Circles (Dales Court Press - 2006)
Paperback
National Trails: The National Trails of England, Scotland & Wales (Cicerone Press - 2007)
Paperback
Big Walks of Great Britain (Summersdale Publishers - 2007)
Paperback
Cleveland Way Companion (Hillside Publications - 1992)
Paperback
Link Through the Tabular Hills Walk (North York Moors National Park - 1998)
Booklet
Cleveland Way (John Merrill Foundation - 1992)
Leaflet
Cleveland Way (Natural England - 1996)
Badge & Certificate
Badge & Certificate for Cleveland Way National Trail (John Merrill Foundation)
Badge
Badge for Cleveland Way National Trail (North York Moors National Park)
Leaflet
Cleveland Street Walk (Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council - 1999)
Badge
Badge for Cleveland Way (Lyke Wake Company Limited)
Paperback
Big Walks of the North (Summersdale Publishers - 2010)
Badge
Badge for National Trails (Walk Unlimited)
Certificate
Certificate for National Trails (Walk Unlimited)
Maps:
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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):
Other Paper Maps:
Harvey Map (Stripmap)
Cleveland Way (Harvey Maps - 2017)
A-Z Adventure Atlas
Cleveland Way Adventure Atlas (Geographers' A-Z Map Co - 2017)
Digital Maps:
Digital Mapping (25k Scale)
Cleveland Way 1:25k & 1:50k (Satmap - 2009)
Walking Support Providers:
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Baggage Handling (Sherpa Van Project)
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Guided and Self-Guided Walking Holidays (Northwestwalks)
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Guided Walking Holidays (HF Holidays)
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Self-Guided Walking Holidays (Macs Adventure)
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Self-Guided Walking Holidays (Contours Walking Holidays)
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Self-Guided Walking Holidays (Where2Walk)
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Walking, Hiking and Cycling Holidays (Mickledore Travel Ltd)
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Walking, Hiking and Cycling Holidays (Brigantes Accommodation & Baggage Courier Service)
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Walking, Hiking and Cycling Holidays (Discovery Travel)
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Baggage Handling and Self-Guided Walks (Load Off Your Back)
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Self Guided Walking Holidays (BookmyTrail)
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Self-Guided Walking Holidays (Absolute Escapes Ltd)
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Baggage Handling and Self Guided Walks (Celtic Trails Walking Holidays)
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Walking, Hiking and Cycling Holidays (Let's Go Walking! Ltd)
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Baggage Handling (Walkers Friend)
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Baggage Handling and Self-Guided Walks (Walking Holiday Company)
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Self-Guided Walking Holidays (Wandering Aengus Treks)
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Self Guided Walks and Baggage Handling (Weather Goat Walks)
Accommodation within 5 Km of this Path:
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Connected Paths:
National Trails (England & Wales)
Paths Marked on OS mapping
Significant un-waymarked paths
Other Paths
Abbey Trail; Coastliner Way; Coastliner Way - Malton to Whitby; Esk Valley Walk; Eskdale Way; Hambleton Hillside Mosaic Walk; Inn Way...to the North York Moors; Joining The Seas; Lake Pickering Circuit; North of England Way; North Sea Trail (British North East Coast Section); One Week Coast to Coast Trek; Shining Lights of the North Way; St Hilda's Way; St. Bernard’s Way; Tabular Hills Walk; Three Ridings on Foot; Whitby Abbeylands Walk; Whitby Way; White Rose Way; Wild Yorkshire Way
Click to show 18 more Other Paths
Click to show 18 more Other Paths
Anytime Challenges
Bilsdale Circuit; Hambleton Hobble; Headland Walk; Langbaurgh Loop; Lyke Wake Walk; Newlands Way; North Yorkshire Moors Challenge Walk; Rosedale Circuit; Samaritan Way; Scarborough Rock Challenge; Seahorse Saunter; Shepherd's Round; Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn); White Rose Challenge Walk
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Downloads:
GPS Exchange Format Route File
MemoryMap Route file
Tracklogs Route file
Route Profile:
170.9 Km (106.2 miles)
5,031 m (16,506 ft) ascent
448 m (1,470 ft) maximum height
5,031 m (16,506 ft) ascent
448 m (1,470 ft) maximum height
