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An account of the trail in
northern England, starting in St. Bees on the Irish Sea and ending
in Robin Hood's Bay on the North Sea.
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Day
Eleven - 21 miles, 3200 feet ascent
Ingleby Cross to Blakey
After the
previous boring day between Richmond and Ingleby, the path from
Ingleby to Blakey is a welcome contrast. Here, it joins the Cleveland
Way and climbs to high points again. Several times. Paving stones
provide a sort of sidewalk in the sky, with wonderful views of
the valleys. But all this comes at a price: There is 2,700 feet
of ascent crossing five hills in the 12 miles between Ingleby
and Clay Bank Top. This would be a good place to stop.
I continued on another 10 miles to the
400-year-old Lion Inn at Blakey, crossing a desolate moor on
a disused railway path before arriving at the inn, tired and
footsore.
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