Guidan two

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Walked this route from Guisborough to Danby on a classic changeable spring day. It's pretty well signposted the whole way following various established walking routes. And you get some really good views of the sea and the other nearby dales as you go through the route. Definitely good enough to be part of the network.

Some things for you to consider if you're having a go
- there is one quite tricky stile right at the end, as you approach Danby (see first photo) where you have to climb up some stone steps. If you are using a pushchair or wheelchair, you might be better continuing along the road (and up the hill) rather than veering off right onto the footpath.
- it's pretty boggy in places, so just be careful when you get onto the moors if it's been raining a lot in previous weeks.
- there was evidence that sheep had been running through the fields but we saw none.
- there is a fairly long section where you walk along a B road. It is relatively quiet (maybe a car every couple of minutes) and there's room to step off onto the grass, but it's also a road at national speed limit so some cars did come past quite fast.
- there's not really any places to stop once you leave Guisborough. I came across maybe 1 bench (at the top of the first climb our of Guisborough Forest). And when you get to Danby you have the choice of 2 pubs to visit if you want some food, drink or warmth while you wait for a train (the service is very infrequent, 1 train every 2-3 hours in each direction).
- the most difficult bit was at the very beginning, going through Guisborough forest. The GPX file is ever so slightly off at high zoom level but I've tried to illustrate with a screenshot. Basically you'll arrive at a cross roads from the North, after walking up what look like forestry roads. There will be a bit of a crossroads where the obvious options look to be East or West, but the GPX file is saying to go South/ SouthEast. There is a path there, and it is a bit of a scramble, but it is do-able with right footwear and decent level of fitness. Alternative would be to take a slight detour along proper maintained paths: turn east, then do a 180 turn when you meet the cleveland way.

Walked this route on an overcast spring day and really enjoyed it. It's quite a varied route, starting out on a quiet road and an old railway line out of Guisborough (near the famous priory, which is well worth a look before you start), uphill through a wood, before emerging out onto the moors and into the national park, where I saw lots of grouse. There is a section towards the end where you have to walk a couple of alongside a fairly busy road, but you can generally see the cars coming from some distance away and step off onto the fairly wide grass verge. I do wonder if there might be a better off-road route for this section. The route then goes through another pretty woodland before ending up in Danby. The route was a bit squelchy in places on the moors, and off road for most of the way, so wouldn't be accessible to people with buggies or using standard wheelchairs, but as a walker it wasn't too challenging a route, and was fairly well signposted within the national park and easy to follow.

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