THE NORTH YORK MOORS - A Northern Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay - page 104

Continue steeply down the track, and at the bottom, at a junction, go
left and then almost immediately right (signposted) just before a gate. A
fine path now follows the edge of Clain Wood, which contains spreads of
bluebell and wood sorrel, both ancient-woodland indicator species.
After almost 1km (0.6 miles) look for a stile on the left giving into a field.
A grassy track leads down the field to a gate, beyond which lie the ford
and footbridge at Piper Beck. Soon join a narrow lane, turning left across
Scugdale Beck, and shortly passing Hollin Hill Farm, walking up to a T-
junction at Huthwaite Green.
Cross the road here to a gate to the right of a telephone box (the last
chance to phone for accommodation/pick up before Clay Bank Top), and
take the enclosed path leading uphill towards Live Moor Plantation. At a
gate you step outside the plantation boundary, to follow a fence round to
another gate to re-enter the forest below a steep flight of cobbled steps
clambering upwards to Live Moor. Keep ahead at an intermediate forest
trail to a final gate giving access to the open moor. There is no respite
just yet from the uphill toil, as the path tackles the shoulder of Round Hill.
But then, at last, it finds easier ground, and lopes off energetically through
acres of glorious heather (and a few sprouts of bell heather) in the direc-
tion of distant Carlton Moor.
Taking a breather on the seat above Swainby
From Live Moor the onward route is hardly in doubt, being paved the
whole way, crossing Gold Hill and the edge of Faceby Bank to plod on up
the broad, heathered expanse of Carlton Moor.