The Cleveland Way, established in 1969, is both an interesting and a beautiful path. It stretches for over 100 miles from Helmsley, on the southern edge of the North York Moors National Park, to Filey on the east coast.
The way passes through two very distinct types of landscape. From Helmsley to Saltburn-by-the-Sea, it traverses classic moorland scenery, through forests and along escarpments, giving the walker panoramic views over the Cleveland Hills and the rest of the National Park. The other half of the route, from Saltburn-by-the-Sea to Filey, follows a dramatic coastline and runs along the top of some of the highest sea cliffs in the country.
The Hardmoors 110 Ultramarathon follows the dramatic Cleveland Way National Trail encircling the North York Moors and the Cleveland Heritage coastline. Commencing in Filey, competitors will have a time limit of 36 hours to complete the 110 mile single stage trail race, following the stunning Cleveland Heritage coastline visiting the seaside resort of Scarborough, the old smuggling town of Robin Hood’s Bay, Dracula’s Whitby, Staithes, Runswick Bay and Saltburn, before passing through the beautiful Cleveland Hills and the North York Moors before finishing in the market town of Helmsley.
We generally do not record FKTs set in races, since the race websites keep track of those. Supported FKTs on the Cleveland Way are likely to be set in the race. Currently (August 2020) the CR is 19h45m49s set by Jacob Snochowski on August 23, 2020 (previously 19h53m38s, set by Jason Millward on May 7, 2017 (trip report).)
