Cleveland Way

Helmsley to Filey Brigg 177km/110 miles

Horseshoe-shaped route around the northern edge of the North York Moors to Saltburn, then a section along coastal tracks south via Whitby and Scarborough, forming part of European path E2.  The whole route is accessible by public transport.

The Link through the Tabular Hills connects with the Way at Helmsley and the coast near Scalby, completing the circuit with a more direct waymarked route of 77km/48 miles.

The coastal section of the Cleveland Way is part of the North Sea Trail, a European project to create better access to the North Sea coast in all the surrounding countries.

For information on easy access sections including advice for visually impaired walkers, contact the National Trail Office.

Connects with Blue Man Walk (via Tabular Hills Link), Coast to Coast Walk, Ebor Way, Esk Valley Walk, Eskdale Way, Langbaurgh Loop, Rosedale Circuit, Tees Link (E2: see Teesdale Way), Yorkshire Wolds Way (E2)

Local authorities North Yorkshire, Redcar and Cleveland

Tourist Information Centres

• Filey 01723 512204
• Great Ayton (seasonal) 01642 722835
• Guisborough 01287 633801
• Helmsley 01439 770173
• Ravenscar National Trust Coastal Centre (seasonal, not accommodation) 01723 870138
• Robin Hoods Bay 01947 885900
• Saltburn 01287 622422
• Scarborough 01723 373333
• Sutton Bank 01845 597426
• Whitby 01947 602674

Click here to find bed & breakfast accommodation on this path.

Luggage Carriers and Accommodation Booking

• Brigantes
• Coast to Coast
• Sherpa Van

Holiday providers include Coast to Coast, Contours, Discovery, Freedom, Walking Holidays Britain, Walking Women

Public transport. For more on public transport in the North York Moors, including buses to points on the coast, click here.

Explorer maps OL26, OL27, 301
Landranger maps 93, 94, 99, 100, 101
The Way is marked on recent editions of these maps.
Strip map The Cleveland Way, ISBN 1 871149 09 6. Footprint £3.50.
Whole route at approx 1:36 000 to 1:63 360 scale with additional notes on features and facilities along the way. Last updated 1992.

Publications

• Cleveland Way National Trail Guide by Ian Sampson, ISBN 1 85410 854 9.  Aurum Press £12.99. Order here!
  Official route guide with OS 1:25 000 map extracts, clear route description, background information and some practical details. Describes route from Helmsley to Filey.
• Cleveland Way Accommodation and Information Guide. Order here!
  Accommodation and facilities on route
• Six of the Best Along the Coast using the Cleveland Way. Booklet of six shorter circular walks connecting with the coastal section of the Way, with background details, OS map extracts. £2.95 + p&p from North York Moors National Park.
• The Cleveland Way and The Yorkshire Wolds Way with the Tabular HIlls Walk by Paddy Dillon, ISBN 1 85284 447 7. Cicerone £12.
  Good value compact guide covering three linking trails, described as a continuous walk from Hessle (Hull/Humber Bridge) on the Yorkshire Wolds Way to Filey, the Cleveland Way to Scalby Mills, the Tabular Hills link to Helmsley and the Cleveland Way from Helmsley to Saltburn, back to Scalby Mills and on to Filey. Includes some background, practical information and OS 1:50 000 map extracts. [07/05]
• Cleveland Way Companion by Paul Hannon, ISBN 1 870141 17 2. Hillside Publications £6.50 + 50p p&p
  Alternative guide with detailed maps and route description.
• The Cleveland Way by John Merrill, ISBN 0 907496 70 9. Walk & Write £4.95
  Route guide.
• The Link through the Tabular Hills Walk, ISBN 0 907480 44 6. £3.95 + £1.25 p&p from North York Moors National Park Information Centres.
  Guide to the Tabular Hills link, with OS 1:25 000 map extracts, route description and accommodation and services guide in compact booklet. Describes the route from Helmsley to Scalby.
• Discover the North Yorkshire Coast exploring the Cleveland Way and North Sea Trail. A 10-minute DVD celebrating the coastal section of the Way through Staithes, Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay. £4.99 + p&p from North York Moors National Park.

• Cleveland Way National Trail Officer c/o North York Moors National Park, The Old Vicarage, Bondgate, Helmsley, York YO62 5BP, tel 01439 770657
  www.nationaltrail.co.uk/clevelandway