Cycle Ride (Skelton - Guisborough) 10miles

BIKE - Giant "Boulder" mountain bike
Date - 16th August 2010 (9am)
Distance to Guisborough - 10 miles. (the longer , quiet route!)

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Brotton by-pass. Quite a steep hill. About 1 mile.


Top of the hill. View of Huntcliffe and the North Sea


Nice panoramic view looking back over Teesside and the North Sea.


. . . . . and looking back over Skelton


Kiltonthorpe Lane, heading West towards Guisborough.


Kiltonthorpe Lane and the last remaining iron ore slag heap!


Down into the woods . . . . . nice!


About half way now.


Lindale village.

Downhill to the village of Margrove.


Margrove Park.


Slapewath and the busy A171, the Middlesbrough - Whitby road.


Cycle path on the old railway line near Guisborough


Entering Guisborough


Guisborough. Westgate, the main shopping area

Cycle Ride (Skelton - Redcar) 8 miles

BIKE - Giant "Boulder" mountain bike
Date - 27th July 2010 (9am)
Distance to Redcar- 8 miles

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Saltburn Lane, Skelton. Heading North, 2 miles to the sea.


Saltburn Lane, approaching Saltburn.


Saltburn beach and pier. The North Sea.


Saltburn sea front


Past Hazelgrove caravan park


By the Saltburn-Middlesbrough railway line, approaching Marske.


Coast road to Redcar. Corus (ex. British Steel) on horizon


Approaching Redcar and the beach on the right.


Redcar. End of the coast road.


Destination! Redcar High Street.



And back home. Saltburn Lane railway bridge.

Cycle ride from Skelton (Cleveland) to Middlesbrough

BIKE - Giant "Boulder" mountain bike
Date - 6th July 2010 (morning)
Distance to Middlesbrough- 16 miles

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View from The Hills, Skelton. Looking towards the North Sea.


Footpath to Skelton Green


The village of Charltons on the A171 - Middlesbrough to Whitby moors road.

Path of the old railway - now the Guisborough branch walkway

Have to cross the Middlesbrough - Whitby railway line here

Not a right of way and have to lift the bike over the fence

Hope the farmer is not about. "Get orff moi laaand!"

Destination, Kashmiri Foods, Middlesbrough. Stock up on Indian spices.
And samosas for lunch!

Nunthorpe.

Back home, time for a rest