Route Guide: Baysdale.
Distance: 13.5 Miles - 5.5 miles on-road, 8 miles off-road.
Difficulty: Hard.
Time: 3 hours.

From Kildale, head west and take the first road on your left which 
follows the Cleveland Way. This climbs due south, then south-east, 
up onto Warren Moor. The road presents a steep climb at first, 
becoming more gradual as you follow it round to the right, heading 
south again. After 2 miles on tarmac the road turns sharp left, and 
you continue straight ahead along the bridleway directly in front of
you. Follow this in a straight line up onto Battersby Moor for around 
0.5 miles. You then turn left, leaving the Cleveland Way, and heading 
south-east over Ingleby Moor towards Armouth Wath.
After about 0.5 miles you cross a small beck and then climb again. Go 
straight over the junction of tracks on what is now called the Flagged
Road. Before descending and crossing the beck at Armouth Wath, look 
across to the other side of the valley and spot the bridleway rising 
around the side of the hill and turning northwards - this will help 
you head in the right direction from the bottom of the beck, where 
you will lose sight of the track briefly. Basically you need to climb 
up from the beck in more or less a straight line from the direction 
you descended on the other side, then turn left to head north.
You now cross Baysdale Moor almost due north. After another 1.5 miles 
the track parts and the bridleway you follow veers left to arrive at 
the plantation to the east of Baysdale Abbey. Follow the bridleway 
along the margins of the woodlands, until it turns sharp right away 
from the woods. You will see an old fence in front of you up the hill, 
heading right to left for the small summit of Holiday Hill. Cross the fence, 
skirting to the south of the hilltop and follow the bridelway east.
You are now heading towards Skinner Howe Cross Road and crossing 
Great Hograh Moor, which can be very muddy after rain - keep to the 
centre of the track to avoid further erosion. Take care approaching 
Great Hograh Beck, as you will need to cross the beck on foot and there is a 
sharp drop off just before the beck. Climb up again onto Great Hograh Moor 
crossing it eastwards then descending slightly as you cross Little Hograh Moor. 
Still descending, you will come to John Breckon Road, a tarmac surface, which 
connects with the road heading north-west out of Westerdale.
Turn left and then left again and follow this road north-west, 
descending to Hob Hole. Cross the ford and follow the road as it gets 
steeper. Go straight over the crossroads of tracks and start the hard 
climb up across Kildale Moor. Follow this road over the moor and then 
begin the descent towards Kildale. After crossing the railway you 
enter Crag Bank Wood. On the other side of the wood turn left onto 
the road which takes you back into Kildale and the start point.

This route was downloaded from:
Mountain Bike Extreme - http://www.mtbe.co.uk