Cleveland Way
| Cleveland Way | |
|---|---|
 Away at Live Moor |
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| Data | |
| length | 176 km |
| location | northern UK |
| Markers | stylized upright white acorn on a brown background |
| Starting point | Helmsley 54 ° 14 '48 " N , 1 ° 3' 16" W. |
| Target point |
Filey 54 ° 13 ′ 0 ″ N , 0 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ W. |
| Type | Long-distance hiking trail |
| Height difference | 454 m |
| The highest point | Urra Moor, 454 m in the North York Moors |
| Lowest point | Filey , sea level |
| Level of difficulty | light |
| season | all year round |
| particularities | Half of the way follows the North Sea coast, the other crosses the high moors. Must-see buildings Rievaulx Abbey and Whitby Abbey . |
Map with all coordinates: The Cleveland Way is a walking route in Great Britain . Inaugurated on May 24, 1969 as the second National Trail in the country, it is part of the North York Moors National Park, opened in 1952 .
The national park covers 1,435 square kilometers of coastal region, hill country and raised bog plains. A dense network of paths with a total length of 2250 kilometers runs through the national park. The Cleveland Way alone is 109 miles or 176 kilometers long.
landscape
A special characteristic of the Cleveland Way is its scenic diversity. Extensive (high) moors alternate with forest sections and valleys with extensive hills and mountain ranges. There are also rugged, sometimes wild cliffs and sandy beaches along the east coast.
The western part of the Cleveland Way stretches across the largest moorland in England . Especially in late summer, in August and September, the surface of the region is colored purple when the heather is in bloom. The huge moor landscape was created by plantings after the formerly lushly forested region was cleared in the Stone and Bronze Ages.
In stark contrast to this are the almost 80 kilometers long coast between Saltburn-by-the-Sea and Filey . Steep cliffs, yellow beaches and smugglers' huts line the North Sea coast, which has a long industrial past. Because the extraction of mineral resources such as iron ore and alum , but also jet , have been a lucrative alternative to smuggling and fishing for many decades.
It's hard to imagine that this remote region was once an industrial hub. At the so-called “Blowarth Crossing”, the remains of a street and a railway line still meet today. Both testify to the days when the iron ore deposits in the moor were exhausted and transported to the steel works in Teesside for further processing.
The Cleveland Way is lined with evidence of centuries past. These include historical graves from the Stone and Bronze Ages ( long cairn by Street House , menhirs ) as well as ancient path markings in the raised bog, the remains of Roman signal systems along the coast, but also a large number of abbeys and castles . There are also ancient farm lanes, those broad lanes such as Hambleton Drove Road , which, before the railroad was introduced, well-paid herdsmen drove sheep and cattle from Scotland to the lucrative markets in the south of England.
The North York Moors are also known as the home of the explorer James Cook . He grew up on a small farm not far from the distinctive "Roseberry Topping" and attended school in Great Ayton when he was young . Based on Cook, who was slain in Hawaii in 1799, is Whitby in particular , where his famous ships Endeavor , Resolution , Discovery and Adventure were launched.
More photos
At Cunstone Nab
Step-Stone Bridge
literature
- Ulrike Katrin Peters, Karsten-Thilo Raab: England: Cleveland Way , Conrad Stein Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-89392-550-3
