Kildale to Skinningdale

 September 11th

A fairly violent thunderstorm last night, luckily after supper, cleared the air a bit and it was quite windy today as well so the  walking was good even though it was still hot.

A climb up through the woods brought me to the Captain Cook memorial and a brisk cooling wind.

Up to the memorial 

Captain Cook's Memorial 

Rosebury Topping was the next landmark,  a walk out and back, without the pack, to this great viewpoint.

Rosebury Topping 

A view from Rosebury Topping 

Continued along the top of the escarpment overlooking Guisborough.

Then down to Slapewath and a welcome café for brunch.

The Chase Café 

Over Airy Hill and down to Skelton then through a nice wooded valley to Saltburn-by-the-sea.

Skelton (in the distance)

Railway Viaduct over the valley

A wonderful cliff top path south to Skinningrove. 

There is obviously a problem here as the Samaritans have put encouraging notes along the cliff edge.

The Charm Bracelet 

A lovely campsite with a café/pub just down the road to complete the day.

19 miles walked

950 meters ascent