It won’t be long now before I begin the long drive up in to the north-west of England. In all my ten years of walking, I’ve never once set foot in the Lake District proper (unless you count a stop at Tebay services on the way up to Scotland back in June…). This trip could be interoperated as a bit of a celebration for my decade of hiking around the UK.
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Cleveland Way: Day 3
Beak Hills to ‘Wild Camp’ (21 miles)
Tuesday 14th September 2021
After two nights of camping across the North York Moors, I was really starting to settle in to my walk along the Cleveland Way. This third day would be my longest of the week and by the end of it, I’d almost be clear of the moorland section and ready to step on to the coastline in Day 4.
Oh and, unless something would change suddenly, I’d be wild camping at the end of it! In an area I’d not visited before.
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This week’s #adventureprompts piece is all about an adventure that didn’t go as according to plan… Which for me, is going to describe my first proper “adventure” as an adult. I thought I’d written about this before but cannot find it on these pages.
‘Tell us about an adventure which didn’t go to plan, but perhaps was all the richer for it.’
Planning the Cleveland Way
Having now booked a week off work, it’s pretty much official that I’ll be walking the Cleveland Way National Trail in June 2020.
In this post, I’ll be looking at my plans and daily itinerary for tackling the trail. With three months to go and this being a part of the country I’ve not previously explored, a lot could change between now and then!
Walks With Olly 