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

For National Trails website alerts see 'Cleveland Way Interactive Map (National Trails UK)' below.


UPDATE November 2021: There is a very short permanent diversion at the eastern end of Mount Pleasant North, Robin Hood's Bay due to coastal erosion. This takes users across Rocket Post Field and down an accessible ramp to join a short stretch of the Cinder Track as the route enters Robin Hood's Bay. Further information is available on the National Trails website. It is not proposed to amend our GPX files at the present time.

January 2026: The Cleveland Way cliff path immediately south of Robin Hood's Bay was closed on January 5th 2026 and diverted inland via Middlewood Farm, the cinder (old railway) path, and Mark Lane.

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

See also E-Routes (E2).

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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 - 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] Outdoor Scott - Guide to Walking the Cleveland Way [blog] A walker's journal - The Cleveland Way [blog] Griffmonster - Cleveland Way posts [blog] Chris Stuart's Walks - Cleveland Way [blog] Cleveland Way - Filey to Helmsley [YouTube video] Cleveland Way [YouTube video] National Trails - Cleveland Way Interactive Map Waypoint51 - Cleveland Way

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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook	Cleveland Way  (Trailblazer  - 2024 )
Guidebook	Cleveland Way and the Yorkshire Wolds Way  (Cicerone Press  - 2024 )
Guidebook	Cleveland Way  (Rucksack Readers  - 2021 )
Guidebook	Cleveland Way : National Trail Guide  (Aurum Press (an imprint of Quarto)  - 2019 )
Guidebook	Cleveland Circles  (Dales Court Press  - 2006 )
Guidebook	Tabular Hills Walk  (North York Moors National Park  - 2004 )
General Interest Book	National Trails : 19 long-distance routes through England, Scotland and Wales  (Cicerone Press  - 2015 )
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 )
Other	National Trail mug  (Trails Shop )
Guidebook	Cleveland Way  (Dalesman  - 1997 )
General Interest Book	Tales from the Big Trails  (Vertebrate Publishing  - 2021 )
General Interest Book	Big Trails: Great Britain & Ireland  (Vertebrate Publishing  - 2020 )
Guidebook	Trekking the Cleveland Way: two-way trekking guide  (Knife Edge Outdoor Guidebooks  - 2023 )

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