The Grey Panthers

A very pleasant circular walk that starts from the Sutton Bank Visitor Centre.
The walk starts by heading South along the Cleveland Way, past the White Horse hillside carving.
The route continues past Scotch Corner above Oldstead, and through Oldstead village itself, until heading for High KIlburn and Kilburn using a rather muddy track.
From Kilburn there is then a steady climb (of about 600 ft) to arrive back at Sutton Bank again.

For a Memory Map overlay of the walk described, please select the above link.
(Overlay made with Version 5 of Memory Map)

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Park at the Sutton Bank Visitor Centre (SE51661 83075). Parking fee applies. Toilets available.
Cross over the A170 (CARE) to follow the Cleveland Way Southwards along the edge overlooking the Vale of York.
Continue until you reach the minor road at Low Town Bank.
At this point there is a small car park. From the car park a Permissive Footpath runs parallel to the road.
Where this footpath forks, with the left hand path taking you back to the road, take the right hand path which takes you to High Town Bank Road, - a farm track. Head North until you come to where a track on your right meets the road.
Head down the track, past the chapel at Scotch Corner, and make for the village of Oldstead.
Head South through Oldstead, past the Black Swan Restaurant, to Beckside Farm
Just past the farm is a track on your right (warning, VERY muddy!) that takes you to High Kilburn.
From High Kilburn, continue along the road and then footpath, to KIlburn.
From Kilburn follow the road Northwards.
Turn left at the road junction.
Just past the small car park is a footpath on your right that runs beside the road.
Continue uphill until you come to another car park on your left. Cross the road into this car park, then take the track that is straight ahead of you. This track takes you back to the Cleveland Way and Sutton Bank, - after another fairly steep ascent.