Beak Hills ~ Medium Walk

Distance: 4.5 miles   Time to complete walk: 3 hours

Safety Tips:  Some of the route can be very overgrown - a walking stick is essential to make a way through the foliage.  Do not attempt the walk after heavy rain- some of the walk is on the bottom ridge of the hill and the path becomes muddy after rain.  Look out for cyclists/motorbikes on the beginning of the walk as the route is popular with bikers.

Another walk from the popular Lordstones country park. Arrange this around starting or finishing the walk at the Lordstones café for a bite to eat. The views on the walk offer terrific views of Roseberry Topping in the distance and the surrounding countryside.

 

The Beak Hills Walk

 

Getting There

 

From Middlesbrough, go up Ormesby Bank and at the roundabout at the top, take the second exit towards Stokesley which is the A172. Follow the road and at the next roundabout take the first left turn past Strikes garden centre. Continue on the A172 until you come to another roundabout. At this roundabout take the third exit to Carlton. Follow the road and look for a left turning to Carlton. Drive through Carlton and look for a left turning signed to Lordstones.

This is Carlton Bank and is very steep. At the top turn left into the Lordstones car park which has ample parking spaces.

 

 

Map of the Beak Hills walk

 

The Walk

 

From the Lordstones café turn left as if you were coming out of the café.

Walk between trees and turn right onto the open grass. Take the path to the right heading towards the hill ahead.

 

 

Follow the path on the right

 

When you come to the two stone walls and a sign for the Cleveland Way, follow the left path which goes around the base of the hill instead of ascending it.

 

 

Take the path to the left

 

Follow this path through trees and then follow it around the base of the hill until you come to a 5 bar gate.

 

Keep on the track

 

Go through the 5 bar gate

 

Continue around the hill base there are brilliant views of the countryside around (you are at point 1 on the map) Eventually you will meet a stone path descending from the right.

 

 

Roseberry Topping in the distance

 

 

 

Meet the stone path descending from the right

Join the path and follow it on to the left.

 

Follow the path to the left

Follow the path until you reach two stone posts before the path continues forward before a gully

 

Head towards the stone posts

 

Turn right at the stone posts

 

Turn right at the stone posts and follow the path to another five bar gate.

 

 

 

Go through the 5 bar gate

 

Look for a marker post by a stone wall and follow this to the left and look for a sign to Beak Hills which points to the right.



 

Follow the post marker ahead

 

Turn right and follow the path signposted to Beak Hills

 

Continue on this path through fields heading towards the farm in the distance. (You are at point 2 on the map)

 

 

 

Keep on the path ahead

 

 

Go through gates and through the farm. At the end of the farmhouse look for a gate to the right. Go through this gate and another gate shortly ahead.

 

 

 

Go through the gate at the end of the farm buildings

 

Go through another gate

 

Descend the field and head towards another gate.

 

 

 

Head towards the gate in the field

 

Head across another field and look for another gate to the right in the field.

 

 

Gate to the right in the field

  

Follow the direction of the arrow which indicates to follow the next field to its right hand corner and in the direction of the trees. Look for a hidden gate to a footbridge on your right. 

 

 

Gate to the right

 

Go through the gate onto a footbridge

 

Now for the tricky bit. The path will be overgrown, however you can still make the path out. You need to be heading upwards and diagonally. Use your walking stick to thrash out a path. It is a short ascent and you will soon come to a fence and a stile at the top.

 

 

Keep on the track in an upwardly direction

 

Stile at the top of the climb

 

Walk ahead with the fence on your left and then turn left and head towards High Cringle House. Meeting a path follow it to the right and head toward two stiles in close proximity with each other.

 

 

 

Walk ahead across the field







 

 

Go over the stiles

 

Head towards the farmhouse and out of the farm on a path to the right of the farm which follows ahead passing Cringle Lodge on your right (You are point 3 on the map)

 

 

Go past Cringle Lodge

 

Head towards the road and the sound of the infrequent traffic.

 

 

Follow the road ahead

 

When you reach the road, turn right and follow this road (you are at point 4 on the map), for a while until you return to the Lordstones café turning on your right.

 

 

Turn right onto the road back to Lordstones café

 

 

Lordstones Country Park

 

 

Lord Stones Country Park is a café, restaurant, shopping and camping destination idyllically situated in the North York Moors National Park with the following on offer:
- Serving a variety of locally sourced produce with homemade soup, sandwiches, light dishes and hearty food served daily.
- A relaxed, informal 'Grill' serving the finest Bilsdale Beltie beef, locally sourced lamb and herb fed chicken cooked over a charcoal grill.
- A variety of local produce from Bilsdale Beltie beef, preserves and homemade pies and cakes, as well as some convenience items.
- A covered camping experience that offers spacious timber camping lodges for families situated amongst small ponds in a unique site.
- A designated camping area that is sheltered with trees and has the use of a purpose-built, timber-constructed amenity block with toilets and showers for use.

 

Find out more here: http://lordstones.com/