THE NORTH YORK MOORS - A Northern Coast to Coast Walk: From St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay - page 109

Clay Bank Top is an idyllic spot. The bluebell woods of Ingleby Bank
stand on one side, with Bilsdale stretching far away on the other. It is here
that walkers will need to decide what to do for the night. Those with tents
on their backs will have no problem finding a suitable pitch before too long,
but others seeking creature comforts may be dependent on a pick-up ser-
vice, or the benevolence of local traffic in response to a projecting thumb!

Clay Bank Top to Glaisdale

Distance 27.25km (17 miles)

Height Gain 310m (1015 feet)

With nothing more than a short pull on to Urra Moor to cause any exertion, the walk
to Glaisdale, perhaps longer than some might like, is surprisingly effortless, for quite
a long time following the line of the old Rosedale Ironstone Railway, and providing the
fastest section of the whole walk. Very few signs of civilisation will be encountered
along this stretch until the Lion Inn at Blakey Ridge, and nothing beyond that until
Glaisdale is reached. From Clay Bank Top the walk continues to the highest point on
the North York Moors, Botton Head on Urra Moor.