Another interesting spot I learned about from Ian Johnston´s book Durham Rocks. It looked like quite a long walk from Baybridge having studied the map but on a rainy and foggy Sunday (what a contradiction!) I gave it a first try. Weather was really awful and I abandoned round about half way. The fog was so thick that I could only guess how close I got to Beldon Cleugh. See first two photos.

The second attempt was more successful. Weather was spectacular. I followed the same route leaving Baybridge picnic site, going up a tarmaced road past Newbiggin Hall and following the wide track along the ridge.The tree is above the track just after you pass the Farm. This time it was splendid weather. What a difference to the trip a few days earlier. I was able to see Hunstantworth church in the distance and took photos of Cross Hill Farm where Rosalind´s ancestors lived. (photos 4 and 5).

 I ventured down from the track to take photos of the meandering Beldon Burn below which soon after is joined by another small burn and from than on called the Derwent. A bit further up are remains of an old mine. I was tempted but did not walk down thinking of my original target. The red kite circling above was fantastic. Finally I reached the point where you can take a right turn and come to Beldon Cleugh. I was able to identify it by the lone tree that you can see on the photo in Ian Johnston´s book. However I was already quite tired and had the long way back in front of me. So I decided to turn round and definitely come back a third time when I would be able to go all the way leaving out all the photo detours.  Photo No 14 is the last of this trip and it is looking back towards Baybridge from the spot where I took the photo of the lone tree.

So the quest for Beldon Cleugh continued. I studied the map hoping to find an easier route to get to Beldon Cleugh and came up with an interesting solution. I drove half an hour via Whitley Chapel parked the car at a layby from which I could already see the lone tree as an excellent marker. Photo 16.  It was a long walk but really worth it. The scenery was spectacular. During the walk there were several short showers which created fantastic rainbows. When I arrived back at the car I was really exhausted but happy to finally have found the Cleugh.