Evening Adventure Walk
Thursday 22nd February 2024 from 17:00pm to 20:30pm
Clay Bank Car Park - Forestry Commission
Great Broughton, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS9 7JA
To coincide with the North York Moors National Park “Dark Skies Festival“, come with us on an evening adventure walk to see the Moors at night. Starting from the car park at Clay Bank on the B1257 near Stokesley, we will use the famous Cleveland Way to go over Hasty Bank to the Wainstones. We return through the woods on forest tracks. On Hasty Bank, you can see out over industrial Teesside on one side and the dark, moody moors on the other.
Your evening adventure walk starts late afternoon, just as the sun goes down, and finishes early evening. It is a moderate walk, approximately 6km long, with a height gain of 350m, taking about 3.5 hours. Because the top of Hasty Bank and the Wainstones is open, please come dressed in warm, comfortable clothing. Bring waterproofs (jackets and trousers), along with hats and gloves. The ground can be muddy, so walking boots or wellies are the preferred footwear. Don’t forget a drink and some snacks. We will provide head torches if you need them.
Suitable for children eight years and over. We are dog-friendly, so please bring the pooch! All dogs must be on a lead and used to walk the distance.
This event is part of the <a class=”link” href=”/events/north-york-moors-dark-skies-festival-2024/”>North York Moors Dark Skies Festival 2024</a> which occurs from the 9th of February to the 25th of February.
Please note that this has already taken place on 22/02/2024
Event organiser
North York Moors National Park is organising this event
Please contact North York Moors National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Thu 22nd Feb
Local light pollution
Clay Bank Car Park - Forestry Commission is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Clay Bank Car Park - Forestry Commission
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