Lordstones & Kirby Bank - Route.
Distance: 2¾ miles
Time: 2 hours 00 minutes
Grade: easy/moderate
Map: OS Explorer OL26 - North Yorkshire Moors, Western Area
Start Point: Lordstones Country Park, Carlton Bank, Chop Gate
Grid Reference: NZ 524 030
Nearest Post Code: TS9 7JH
| Serial | Distance | Grid Reference | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 0.00 miles | NZ 524 030 | From the Lordstones Cafe Car Park, follow the signs for 'Additional Parking', with the cafe to the left, continue to through the barrier to the finger post, signed the Cleveland Way. Continue straight ahead through a gate, and bear right to the Lordstones. |
| 02 | 350 yards | NZ 525 030 | From the Lordstones, retrace the path back to the Cleveland Way finger post, and turn left along the well defined path. |
| 03 | 600 yards | NZ 527 031 | At the fork in the track, bear right continuing along the Cleveland Way over Cringle Moor, (The trail on the left is the return leg). |
| 04 | 0.71 miles | NZ 543 033 | Continuing along the Cleveland Way, ascend steadily up Kirby Bank to the Holiday Fellowship commemorative rock chair and viewing point. |
| 05 | 1.32 miles | NZ 543 033 | Climb steadily up Kirby Bank, to a track on the left just before the stream, turn left to head west over Busby Moor. |
| 06 | 2.15 miles | NZ 530 034 | Continue along the path bearing left, to a 4 way finger post, go straight ahead, down the bank through the heather then through the woodland. |
| 07 | 2.44 miles | NZ 527 031 | Continue through the woodland to a junction (see serial 3 above), and turn right. |
| 08 | 2.60 miles | NZ 525 030 | Follow the path back to the start at Lordstone Cafe Car Park, passing the Lordstones on the right. |
| 09 | 2.75 miles | NZ 524 030 | Finish at the Lordstone Cafe with a drink and a snack. |