Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

Today, Angela and I did another leg of The Cleveland Way – Sutton Bank to Osmotherley. It was a 12.5-mile walk mostly in the rain and mist so views were limited. This was a shame because this section does have fabulous views.

The car park at Sutton Bank was empty when we arrived early in the morning. Shortly after setting off we passed a viewing point and information board entitled ‘The finest view in England’ – apparently the poet Wordsworth stood here and was inspired to write one of his poems. Today however, the view was obscured by mist.

Occasionally, we got a tantalising glimpse through the mist.

The initial part of the walk was along the top of the escarpment with the rain blowing in horizontally. It was so frustrating to know we were missing the views. A brief stop for a scotch egg boosted my morale.

Our next port of call was through Boltby Forest – we were pleased to reach here because we were partially sheltered from the wind and rain.

The bracken was changing to autumnal colours and looked strikingly vivid.

After leaving the forest we entered moorland and at the start there was a sign about fire risk. The North York Moors suffered from serious fires this summer.

I enjoyed the moorland section today, the path was good and I felt a sense of openness and space.

After a good few miles across the moorland we headed down a path towards Osmotherley – it had stone flagstones and was extremely slippery! We took our time descending.

The final couple of miles to Osmotherley was a series of ascents and descents – not what you need after at the end of the walk.

We arrived at Osmotherley soaked to the skin and picked up Angela’s car to take me back to Sutton Bank to pick up my car. As per yesterday my phone had no signal and proved the final frustration of the day.

Tomorrow, we will be doing the next leg of The Cleveland Way – Osmotherley to Clay Bank. We are looking forward to it.

Happy Walking!😊🚶