The Grey Panthers
22 June 2005, - Staithes to Skinningrove


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11.6 miles.

Explorer Map No OL27, - North York Moors Eastern Area.

A delightful cliff top walk between two very contrasting villages. Staithes is a natural magnet for the tourists, whilst Skinningrove retains much of its association with an industrial past.
Although the walk involves a total ascent of about 1400 ft, the only section which presented any real difficulty was the descent into Skinningrove along the Cleveland Way. This section of path is rematkably steep, and is over stones laid as a pathway. In wet weather, these could be very slippery.


Memory Map
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(Overlay made with Version 4 of Memory Map)


Start from Staithes public car park, above the village "proper". (NZ78113018546).
Descenfd into Staithes by the main road, and cross the Staithes Beck by the footbridge.
Ascend up the road through Cowbar and follow the waymarked Cleveland Way to Skinningrove.
Cross the Kilton Beck using the road bridge (NZ7139320027) and walk up the main street in Staithes towards the Mining Museum (NZ7120119289).
Just in front of the Mining Museum you will find the footpath for the Cleveland Street. Curiously, this took a little bit of map-reading to manage to follow correctly.
Continue along the Cleveland Street to Hummersea Lane (NZ721193). Turn left to Hummersea Farm, and then return to the Cleveland Way and Staithes.




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