Cleveland Way National Trail

Cleveland, N Yorkshire

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 horseshoe-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.

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 route can be completed as a series of circular day walks using the 'Cleveland Circles' guide.

The National Trails website now includes a 'Google Trekker' journey along the route - see www.nationaltrail.co.uk/cleveland-way/google-trekker

The LDWA National Trails Register offers certificates for completers of several British National Trails.

See also E-Routes (E2).

Strider News - August 2021 (Publication Update)

Rucksack Readers now have an updated version of their guide to the Cleveland Way. This new second edition has larger-scale mapping, several route updates and 95 colour photos and comes in a pocket-friendly format, with perfect binding instead of concealed wiro.

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Details:

Path Type:	National Trails (England & Wales)
Waymark:	National Trail Acorn
Attributes:	National Trail (England and Wales) Challenging Coastal Moorland
Start:	SE612838 - Helmsley, N Yorkshire
Finish:	TA130815 - Filey Brigg, N Yorkshire
Open Date:	1969
Web Sites:	National Trails - Cleveland Way Moorland Challenge - Cleveland Way Welcome to Yorkshire - National Trails Welcome to Yorkshire - Routes & downloadable maps Pete's Trip Reports - Cleveland Way [blog] Cleveland Way parts 1-6 [YouTube video] BBC news : the Cleveland Way celebrates 40 Trailplanner - Cleveland Way [blog] 10 Adventures - Cleveland Way Guide Camino Adventures - The Cleveland Way : moors, meandering and a mini Matterhorn [blog] A walker's journal - The Cleveland Way [blog] Griffmonster - Cleveland Way posts [blog] Chris Stuart's Walks - Cleveland Way [blog]

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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook	Cleveland Way : National Trail Guide  (Aurum Press (an imprint of Quarto)  - 2019 )
Guidebook	Let's Walk the Cleveland Way  (Walk Unlimited  - 2018 )
Guidebook	Walking the Cleveland Way and the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trails  (Cicerone Press  - 2016 )
Guidebook	Cleveland Way  (Rucksack Readers  - 2021 )
Guidebook	Cleveland Circles  (Dales Court Press  - 2006 )
Guidebook	Tabular Hills Walk  (North York Moors National Park  - 2004 )
Guidebook	The National Trails : 19 long-distance routes through England, Scotland and Wales  (Cicerone Press  - 2015 )
General Interest Book	Big walks of the north  (Summersdale Publishers  - 2010 )
General Interest Book	Big walks of Great Britain  (Summersdale Publishers  - 2007 )
Badge	Badge for Cleveland Way National Trail  (North York Moors National Park )
Badge	Badge for National Trails  (Trails Shop )
Badge	Badge for Cleveland Way  (Lyke Wake Company Limited )
Certificate	Certificate for National Trails  (Long Distance Walkers Association )
Certificate	Certificate for National Trails  (Trails Shop )
Guidebook	Walking the Cleveland Way and the Missing Link  (Cicerone Press  - 1989 )
Other	National Trail mug  (Trails Shop )
Other	Cleveland Way hiking t-shirt  (Trails Shop )
Guidebook	Cleveland Way  (Dalesman  - 1997 )

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