7.85 miles.
Outdoor Leisure Map No 26 - North York Moors Western Area
This walk is basically the one shown as Walk No 15 in
the book "The Cleveland Hills" by Tom Scott Burns.
There is some moorland walking across Whorlton Moor (a compass needed
if the visibility is bad).
Otherwise, the walk uses farm roads and tracks, and returns via the
well-paved Cleveland Way.
No particular difficulties.
For a Memory Map overlay of the walk described, please select the above
link.
(Overlay made with Version 4 of Memory Map)
The starts from the Lord Stones Cafe Car Park on top of Carlton Bank
(NZ52450299).
Initially follow the road and Cleveland Way West.
Where there is a clear fork in the route, take the South path. Follow
this for a mile or so to Brian's Pond. Descend into Scugdale at Barker's
Crags and follow the well defined path to Scugdale Hall.
Turn left on the road at Scugdale Hall to High House.
Pass through the "yard" of this house, and turn right at the
end of the yard at the footpath sign.
Follow the footpath across fields and beside the Scugdale Beck.
Cross the Beck at a footbridge, for Holiday House Farm.
From Holiday Farm follow the track and road to Fog Close Farm.
Take the path to Snotterdale Plantation and return to Carlton Bank via
the Cleveland Way.