The Black Path is one I’ve walked many times, from the conurbations of Middlesbrough to the coast. Pushing ahead through the industrial areas by the railway line. It’s quite a journey. A feast for all the senses, atmospheric, especially when the weekly test of the apocalyptic sirens from the industrial sites wail as you walk.

I did a lot of research into the paths along here whilst working in a local Public Rights of Way department — mainly into the Sailors Trod.