Blakey Ridge to Grosmont
Stage 15 of 16 on the Coast to Coast Path, walked west-to-east, this is the penultimate day and the gentlest of the North York Moors crossing: roughly 13.25 miles (21.25 km) that lose far more height than they gain (it begins at the 404 m Lion Inn and finishes near sea level at Grosmont, so the day is a long net descent). From the lonely Lion Inn on Blakey Ridge the route follows the moor road over Rosedale Head and Danby High Moor, passing the wheel-head cross known as Fat Betty, before crossing Glaisdale Moor and easing down Glaisdale Rigg into the wooded Esk valley. From Glaisdale, with its 1619 packhorse Beggar's Bridge, the day becomes a delightful low-level stroll on the Esk Valley Walk through East Arncliffe Wood, across the Egton Bridge stepping stones and along an old toll road to Grosmont, northern terminus of the steam-hauled North Yorkshire Moors Railway. It rates moderate rather than hard: the moor top is exposed and can be bleak in cloud, but underfoot it is mostly good track, lane, woodland path and riverside, a welcome change after the Cleveland Hills. The Coast to Coast Path was designated a fully waymarked National Trail in 2026.

Blakey Ridge to Grosmont