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2018.04.08 - Coach ramble 'A' group walk. - Great Ayton (church, along Rd / River Leven, High Green), ~ENE to Rye Hill, E side of Rigg Quarry, ~NNE to Roseberry Topping, CLEVELAND WAY (Hutton Moor, South then East side of Highcliffe Farm, Highcliffe Nab, Guisborough Woods, ~NW / N / ~E through Spa Woods, U turn then ~W along A171 Rd, ~N across rd at ~NZ641159, up and around 'quarry', ~N / ~E / ~NNE to Skelton Green, ~N thru Skelton, under Saltburn Railway Viaduct, follow (mainly above) Skelton Beck to Saltburn-by-the-Sea (beach) - leaders Judy Gathercole and Susan Rushworth - Sunday

Note - Captain Cook's Monument a 16m high obelisk (seen from several places on in walk) is not on the walk. The obelisk is on Easby Moor which is about 3km ~ East of  Great Aryton on Map 'Northing' NZ100

River Leven

Captain James Cook as a 16 year old boy - statue as described below on High Green

High Green

leaving for Roseberry Topping

Monument to Captain Cook on Easby Moor (not on our route) seen in distance

Roseberry Topping to left

Roseberry Topping to right

row of terraced houses? visible to mid left

starting up Roseberry Topping

group photo - some missing

starting down Roseberry Topping

a zoomed in shot of Captain Cook's monument on Easby Moor

well sign posted routes

Highcliffe Farm seen from the South

Highcliffe Farm seen on the way to Highcliffe Nab

Highcliffe Nab

Farm or scrapyard?

we crossed the A171 road and climbed up on the right side of this feature and then left along the top.

Aury Hill Farm? on Airy Hill Lane

Railway Viaduct over Skelton Brook - check use on web - possibly only for mining ore?

Formal Italian Gardens in the Valley Gardens near Saltburn-by-the-sea

cleaning boots - tourist 'train' behind

Saltburn Scar at back

Pier on Saltburn Sands

Victorian Hotel on higher level above the 'cliffs'

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