A guidebook to the Cleveland Way and Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trails and the Tabular Hills Walk. All set within the North York Moors National Park, these straightforward routes can be walked individually in about 1 week or combined to form a long-distance walk of 405km (252 miles) taking 3 weeks.

The Cleveland Way wraps its way around the national park covering 117km (110 miles) between Helmsley and Filey. The route is presented in 9 stages between 15 and 28km (10–17 miles) in length.

• Also contains route descriptions of the Yorkshire Wolds Way (130km, 80 miles) and the Tabular Hills Walk (80km, 50 miles)
• Contains step-by-step description of the route alongside 1:50,000 OS maps 
• Includes a separate map booklet containing OS 1:25,000 mapping and route line for the Cleveland Way
• The book features a trek planner that highlights information about accommodation, facilities and public transport along the route
• GPX files available to download

Map key

Overview map

Cleveland Way trek planner

Route summary table

Introduction

Planning your trip

Daily schedule

When to walk

Getting to Yorkshire

Getting around Yorkshire

Accommodation

Tourist information centres

Food and drink

Money

Planning day by day

Using this guide

Maps of the routes

Waymarking

Rescue services

Trail officer

All about Yorkshire

Brief history

Wolds, moors and coast

The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail

Stage 1 Hessle to South Cave

Stage 2 South Cave to Goodmanham or Market Weighton

Stage 3 Goodmanham or Market Weighton to Millington

Stage 4 Millington to Thixendale

Stage 5 Thixendale to Sherburn

Stage 6 Sherburn to Filey

Stage 7 Filey to Scalby Mills (via the Cleveland Way)

The Tabular Hills Walk

Stage 1 Scalby Mills to Levisham

Stage 2 Levisham to Hutton-le-Hole

Stage 3 Hutton-le-Hole to Helmsley

The Cleveland Way National Trail

Stage 1 Helmsley to Sutton Bank

Stage 2 Sutton Bank to Osmotherley

Stage 3 Osmotherley to Clay Bank

Stage 4 Clay Bank to Kildale

Stage 5 Kildale to Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Stage 6 Saltburn-by-the-Sea to Sandsend

Stage 7 Sandsend to Robin Hood’s Bay

Stage 8 Robin Hood’s Bay to Scarborough

Stage 9 Scarborough to Filey

Appendix A Useful contacts

Seasons

All year round, though winter can be bleak and wet on the moors.

Centres

Scarborough, Whitby, Filey, Helmsley, Osmotherley

Difficulty

Suitable for all: the trails are divided into sections ranging from 2-12 miles. There are some isolated stretches.

Must See

Yorkshire's Heritage Coast; Ryedale Folk Museum; Rievaulx Abbey; Whitby; historic villages; moorland scenery

November 2025

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