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Cleveland Way: Day 2

High Paradise Farm to Beak Hills (17 miles)

Monday 13th September 2021

My first day on the Cleveland Way had offered quite a challenge. A long drive from early in the morning. Heading for somewhere new. Finding a place to park and safely leave my car for several days. Dealing with the thoughts and fears that can surround the reality of venturing off alone.

But I’d overcome all of this to make it to my first night of camping at High Paradise Farm. The next morning, I would pack away my kit and resume my walk across the North York Moors.

Cleveland Way: Day 1

Helmsley to High Paradise Farm (14.5 miles)

Sunday 12th September 2021

At long last and after much delay, I had made it to the edge of the North York Moors and was ready to take on the Cleveland Way! 109 miles to cover, spread across seven-days of walking and with six-nights of camping. Carrying all of my camping gear in the rucksack behind me, along with enough food to see me through the adventure.

Month in Review: August 2021

As we approach the end of September, this might be an important time to write about August’s walks, before those lingering memories are forgotten!

Finding Exmoor’s ‘How’ Cairns

Searching for the Joaney How and Robin How cairns on Exmoor and not far from Dunkery Beacon.

Tuesday 24th August 2021

This would be my final walk of a three-day weekend down on Exmoor, ahead of my final night of camping at Halse Farm. I drove to Webber’s Post for the beginning of this one. I’d been up Dunkery Beacon many times but for now, I wanted to find a couple of named cairns from the OS Map.