The Grey Panthers
25 January, - Kildale, Great Ayton & Battersby
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10.3 miles

Explorer Map OL26 - North York Moors Western Area

A walk that starts in the peaceful village of Kildale, and climbs up to Captain Cook's Monument via the Cleveland Way.
The route descends into Great Ayton from the monument by a very steep path, which in wet weather is also slippery.
Great care is needed on this path.
Great Ayton was, of course, Captain Cook's "home town" and the village is well worth wandering through.
From Great Ayton, field footpaths take you to first Easby and then Battersby village. The return to Kildale is along field footpaths.
Although there is only one steep, and tricky, descent, the field footpaths can be very muddy in wet weather.
Otherwise, this is a delightful ramble through countryside that is almost literally on the doorstep of industrial Teesside.

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Start from the railway station car park in Kildale (NZ60469 09545), - no charge, toilets and picnic bench in the car park.
From the station, head back towards Kildale. By the little tea shop, immediately turn left up the farm road.
Continue up the farm road past Bankside Farm, until you come to the footpath sign indicating where the Cleveland Way leaves this farm track. (A sharp left turn).
Follow the Cleveland Way footpath to Captain Cook's Monument on Easby Moor.
From the monument head Westwards along the footpath to Great Ayton (the footpath passes through two old stone gate posts).
Continue Westwards to follow the very obvious footpath until you reach the bridge over the railway line.
(WARNING : the footpath is very steep, and can be slippery, as you descend).
Over the railway line, turn right to follow the track to Brookside Farm.
From Brookside Farm take the minor road into Great Ayton.
In Great Ayton, walk along the centre of the village past the Captain Cook Schoolhouse Museum.
Just past here there is a small park with a waterfall and a red painted cast iron vintage urinal. Turn left into this park, then take the field footpaththat takes you Aouth Eastwards to Woodhouse Farm and Easby.
In Easby, take the field footpath South Eastwards to Battersby Junction.
From here, take the field footpath to Battersby village.
When you leave Battersby village (at the sharp left hand bend) take the field footpath to Low Farm, and then Park Farm.
From Park Farm, follow the fieldfootpath to the minor road brom Baysdale Abbey to Kildale, and once on the Great Ayton - Kildale Road return to your starting point.