This walk starts at the Gribdale Gate Car Park near Great Ayton and goes to Captain Cook’s Monument on Easby Moor and then continues in a clockwise direction to Roseberry Topping.
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The Cleveland Way – Sutton Bank to Osmotherly (18 km)
From Sutton Bank, the Cleveland Way continues northwards along the western edge of the North York Moors National Park. There are excellent views including the “Finest View in England” encountered shortly after starting out. This even has its own viewing platform. Views from here stretch across the plains towards the distant Pennines. The route follows part of the Hambleton Drove Road for a few miles. This is an ancient upland thoroughfare. The final part of…
Read MorePickering Castle – 13th Century Motte and Bailey Castle
The 13th Century Pickering castle is only a short walk away from the town centre and railway station. It is compact and quite well preserved.
Read MoreCentenary Way – 13. Abbey Plantation to Crowsdale Wood
This short three and a half-mile section of the Centenary Way goes along the West and East Heslerton escarpments. Most of the walk is through arable fields and the occasional woodland plantation.
Read MoreCentenary Way – 7. Firby to Malton via Low Hutton
Leaving the hamlet of Firby, this is an easy walk on the Centenary Way on quiet country roads and riverside paths with a total distance walked of 5.6 miles. Along the way, it passes through Jeffry Bog nature reserve and past a hundred-year-old suspension bridge.
Read MoreCentenary Way – 4. Sheriff Hutton to Huskit Hill via Terrington
Leaving Sheriff Hutton behind, this 6.2 mile section of the Centenary Way starts in farmland in the Vale of York and climbs gently into the Howardian Hills.
Read MoreCentenary Way – 3. Strensall to Sheriff Hutton
This short three-mile section of the Centenary Way crosses arable farmland and pastures. The highlight of the walk is undoubtedly the ruins of Sheriff Hutton Castle,
Read MoreCentenary Way – 14. Crowsdale Wood to Staxton Wold Farm
This section of the Centenary Way crosses farmland at the foot of the Wolds escarpment before climbing back up to the Wolds at Staxton. The total distance walked is 5.7 miles.
Read MoreCentenary Way – 1. York to Earswick
The first section of the Centenary Way heads out of York and takes you to the village of Earswick on the outskirts of York. After a short walk through the middle of York, the route joins the footpath running alongside the River Foss.
Read MoreCentenary Way – 2. Earswick to Strensall
This section of the Centenary Way journeys through the suburbs of York following the River Foss all the way.
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