Walk the Cleveland Way by Train
Photo: James F. Carter, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
The Cleveland Way is a horseshoe route through the North York Moors, rising over heather moorland, wooded ridges and the Cleveland Hills before dropping to a dramatic coastline at Whitby, Robin Hood's Bay and Scarborough. Kildale, Saltburn, Whitby and Scarborough stations give train access to sections of the trail.
There are 8 stations within 2.6 miles of the Cleveland Way National Trail.
The route passes 53 DoBIH-listed peaks, the highest being Urra Moor - Round Hill at 455m.
The Cleveland Way in brief
- Length
- 109 miles (175 km)
- Time to walk it
- About 9 days
The time is for the whole route; you can also walk it a section at a time.
Walk it in sections: station to station
Day walks along the Cleveland Way, each from one station to another. Miles are along the trail.
| Section | From | To | Along the trail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battersby (1.2 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot) off) | Saltburn | 17.3 mi |
| 2 | Saltburn | Sleights (2.3 mi (about 3 mi on foot) off) | 19.8 mi |
| 3 | Whitby | Scarborough (0.3 mi (about 0.4 mi on foot) off) | 21.5 mi |
| 4 | Scarborough (0.3 mi (about 0.4 mi on foot) off) | Filey (0.9 mi (about 1 mi on foot) off) | 7.4 mi |
Cleveland Way train stations
In the order the route reaches them.
- Battersby1.2 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- Kildale0.1 mi (about 0.1 to 0.2 mi on foot) · closestSilver walking rating
- Great Ayton1.1 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- Saltburn0.1 mi (about 0.2 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Sleights2.3 mi (about 3 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Whitby0.2 mi (about 0.2 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Scarborough0.4 mi (about 0.4 to 0.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Filey0.9 mi (about 1 mi on foot)
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
Good to know
How long is the Cleveland Way?
The Cleveland Way is 109 miles (175 km) long.
How long does it take to walk the Cleveland Way?
About 9 days for the whole route. You can also walk it a section at a time, from one station to the next.
Where does the Cleveland Way start and finish?
It starts at Helmsley and finishes at Filey Brigg.
More of Cleveland Way
Photo: Mr Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
Photo: Pauline E, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph
Photo: Bill Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph