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

Author Highlight

“Together the three trails open up a wonderfully rich and varied landscape of cultivated countryside, intricate networks of sales, wild heather moorlands and dramatic cliff coastline, peppered with dozens of interesting little towns and villages.”

-  Paddy Dillon, author of The Cleveland Way and Yorkshire Wolds Way

CONTENTS

OS map key

Overview map

Introduction

Brief History

Wolds, Moors and Coast

Travel to Yorkshire

Travel around Yorkshire

Accommodation

Food and Drink

Money

Tourist Information Centres

Information Websites

Maps of the Routes

When to Walk

Daily Schedule

Rescue Services

Trail Officer

The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail

Day 1   Hessle to South Cave

Day 2   South Cave to Goodmanham or Market Weighton

Day 3   Goodmanham or Market Weighton to Millington

Day 4   Millington to Thixendale

Day 5   Thixendale to Sherburn

Day 6   Sherburn to Filey

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

The Tabular Hills Walk

Day 1   Scalby Mills to Levisham

Day 2   Levisham to Hutton-le-Hole

Day 3   Hutton-le-Hole to Helmsley

The Cleveland Way National Trail

Day 1   Helmsley to Sutton Bank

Day 2   Sutton Bank to Osmotherley

Day 3   Osmotherley to Clay Bank

Day 4   Clay Bank to Kildale

Day 5   Kildale to Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Day 6   Saltburn-by-the-Sea to Sandsend

Day 7   Sandsend to Robin Hood's Bay

Day 8   Robin Hood's Bay to Scarborough

Day 9   Scarborough to Filey

Appendices

Appendix 1      Route Summary

Appendix 2      Useful Information

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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