Walk: 11:30am to 2:30pm - 5 miles and 500ft of ascent
Not a long walk today, but as we'd walked the majority of the Cleveland Way between Sandsend and Filey (about 35 miles) we wanted to complete the last section. Our earlier walks had either been point-to-point with a trip on public transport to get us back to our starting point, or like today a loop taking in part of the Cinder Track and some other sections of the beautiful North Yorkshire countryside.
Conditions were a little sticky today, and there wasn't a great deal of sea breeze to keep you cool, however thankfully it was dry if not sunny so you couldn't really complain. It was the sort of conditions where you dreaded the rain coming as the last thing you wanted to do in such humid conditions was to don a coat, it would have been like walking in a sauna!
Anyway, after a short 20 minute drive we arrived in Ravenscar and parked up close to the National Trust visitor centre which sits right next to the Cinder Track providing a welcome rest point for those walking the Cleveland Way. For those that don't know the history of Ravenscar it worth clicking here to read the history of the area as it could have been so different.
We walked along Station Rd to join the Cinder Track right next to the remains of Ravenscar Station, one of the many small stations that sat alongside the old railway track from Scarborough to Whitby. We headed south along the track, much of which had suffered significantly more erosion than other sections but was still easy walking and solid underfoot. Our target was the junction near Meetinghouse Farm where we could take the same path out to the coast that we did a few days ago, however this time we were to head north on the Cleveland Way back in the direction of Ravenscar.
This section of the coast is quite different to much of the rest of the Yorkshire coast as the steep vertical cliffs are replaced by long steep heavily wooded slopes down to the sea, and as Ravenscar is the highest point on the Cleveland Way coastal section these drops offer a fantastic vista down to the sea. Part way along the path we came upon an old look-out post used in wartime, and just set a little higher behind it the remains of an old radar station; Now protected buildings I think I read.
After cutting back inland we lunched at the Ravenscar Tea Rooms which was a lovely traditional tea-room run by a lovely couple. It was busy without being overly busy and I had home-made quiche and salad, and Donna had ham & cheese toasties and salad, plus we shared a bowl of chips. Plus, we just could resist the home-made crumbles, I had plum and Donna went for rhubarb. They were divine and were a lovely ending to a nice steady walk.
Not a long walk today, but as we'd walked the majority of the Cleveland Way between Sandsend and Filey (about 35 miles) we wanted to complete the last section. Our earlier walks had either been point-to-point with a trip on public transport to get us back to our starting point, or like today a loop taking in part of the Cinder Track and some other sections of the beautiful North Yorkshire countryside.
Anyway, after a short 20 minute drive we arrived in Ravenscar and parked up close to the National Trust visitor centre which sits right next to the Cinder Track providing a welcome rest point for those walking the Cleveland Way. For those that don't know the history of Ravenscar it worth clicking here to read the history of the area as it could have been so different.
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