Day 4 of my treadmill travels along the Cleveland Way is a day late I'm afraid. The reason for that is yesterday's rain, which resulted in me ending my three week run of not going out when I went for a real walk from home. But I've been back on the virtual road this morning...
To be honest, today's 10.25 mile section was pretty boring, although it started and ended quite well.
The moment I set off, the treadmill raised itself to the maximum incline and stayed that way for over a mile when the uphill slope finally began to ease off. At around two miles into the walk, I passed what I assume is the trig point marking the highest spot on the North York Moors. It was a little way off, but it can just be made out in the middle of the image:
Seasons can change quickly in virtual worlds and the lush purple heather of two days ago was now brown, which meant that the moors had a drab washed-out look about them. At somewhere around the four mile point, I passed a pair of monoliths. The OS map marks this spot as Burton Howe, which I believe is the site of a round barrow:
The track continued in an almost straight line for a few miles before views of the lowlands began to appear. Somewhere along this barely changing stretch, the rough track became a tarmacked track and then a narrow road. So the second half of the walk was entirely on tarmac.
Having spent about two hours looking at thousands of very similar images on my treadmill screen, it was something of a relief to begin the descent to the picturesque village of Kildale - enjoying the scenery and looking at the nice houses!
I can see from the map that shortly after setting off tomorrow I'll be passing Captain Cook's Monument. Sounds good...