Staithes, north on clifftop Cleveland Way, inland through fields, woods and the villages of Dalehouse and Newton Mulgrave. Back to the coast at Runswick Bay, and return to Staithes on the cliffs again.

This is one of the best, combining quiet countryside, ancient seaside villages and spectacular sections along some of the highest cliffs in the country.

Start in the pay and display car park in Staithes. It's a couple of quid for five hours, but you'll probably need more time so it's going to vcost you more than £4 for 24 hours. But it's worth it ... honest.

Walk down the hill into the village of Staithes, and look out for an alleyway on the left next to a cafe that leads to the footbridge over the beck into Cowbar. Turn left and head up the hill out of the village before following the course of the old road along the top of the cliffs and inland towards the A174. To your right are great views of the North Sea, and to your left is Boulby Mine, the only potash mine in the country.

At the A174, next to Red House Farm, turn left for a hundred yards or so and take care as you cross it before turning right down a narrow lane that descends through woods to a steam crossed by a footbridge alongside a ford.

Turn left along a narrow road to Dalehouse, and as the road turns left after a junction, look out for a footpath on the right. Stay on this for about a mile as it goes through thick woods, a steam on your right for most of the time. Eventuallty, the path climbs to the left out of the woods, when you skirt a field, trees on your right, and follow the track until it meets a minor road. Turn left past a farm and through Newton Mulgrave back to the A174. Again, take care as you cross the busy road, turn right and follow the verge for a couple of hundred yards before turning left over a stile and crossing a couple of fields to the road into Runswick Bay.

●Runswick Bay from the top road ... it was pouring down.

Go down the hill to the outstanding village itself and try to Royal Hotel. The beer could be worse, and they sell scratchings and not bad food. The views from the tables outside the front can be spectacular.

Turn left out of the pub and take the steps on your left up past a series of small houses and cottages. A stiff climb takes you up to the top road, where you gain acess to the Cleveland Way through a hotel car park (it is signed), and following this past Port Mulgrave and back to Staithes couldn't be easier. It would also be difficult for it to be more spectacular, but take great car when the path skirts to cliff edges.

●Port Mulgrave from the Cleveland Way (still raining).