Scotland
Affric Kintail Way
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- On trail 17.2 mi 27.7 km
- Walking time 7–8 h
- Ascent 400 m 1,300 ft
- Descent 500 m 1,650 ft
- Difficulty Moderate
Open moor to the Lion Inn, then down into Glaisdale.
Section 11: Clay Bank Top to Glaisdale map
Cross-check: Coast to Coast route description on National Trails . The walk is taken from that page, checked 12 October 2026. Miles on our line are measured between these ends on the imported path. Where a walking guide uses the same two ends, its miles are from walkcoasttocoast.co.uk, also checked 12 October 2026.
The walk
The Cleveland Way climbs from the road onto Urra Moor and Round Hill, then follows a disused railway to Bloworth Crossing. There the Coast to Coast leaves the Cleveland Way and stays on the railway line across the moor to the road at the Lion Inn. From Blakey Ridge it crosses to Glaisdale Rigg and drops into Glaisdale. On our line this is 17.2 miles (27.7 km), with 400 m (about 1,310 ft) of climb. A walking guide ends its next stages at Blakey Ridge and then at Grosmont, not at Glaisdale, so those stage miles are not this section.
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Start of section
Clay Bank Top
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Bloworth Crossing
The path arrives on the old railway, then leaves the Cleveland Way and continues toward Blakey.
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The Lion Inn
The moor meets the road at the inn on Blakey Ridge before the path turns down toward Glaisdale.
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End of section
Glaisdale
Section 11: Clay Bank Top to Glaisdale overview
The ground
- Moor, a dismantled railway, a ridge road, then a track down to the village.
A long exposed moor, then a descent to a village. Less climb than the scarp before it, and a long way across open ground. The Lion Inn is on the way, not the section end.
Stops
Refreshments
- The Lion Inn at Blakey Ridge is on this stretch
- and it is the night on the 15-day and longer plans. The section ends in Glaisdale at the Arncliffe Arms
- the night on the 10-day plan
Toilets
- No source used for this section names a public toilet
Before you go
Opposite direction
Glaisdale to Clay Bank Top
Walked the other way, you climb out of Glaisdale to the Lion Inn, cross Urra Moor, and finish at the B1257 on Clay Bank Top.
End of section
Clay Bank Top
Clay Bank Top to Glaisdale FAQ
Is the Lion Inn the end of this section?
No. The official section ends in Glaisdale. The Lion Inn is the stop on the ridge, and the night on the 15-day and longer plans. The Arncliffe Arms is the bed on the 10-day plan, which stops in Glaisdale.
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