Walks in the Esk Valley
The railway makes this ideal walking country: walk between stations and ride back. Distances are approximate. Take a map, decent footwear and check the weather on the tops.
4 km · 1 to 1.5 hours · Easy · Linear
Glaisdale to Egton Bridge by Beggar's Bridge and Arncliffe Wood
A short riverside walk over the famous packhorse bridge and along medieval stone trods through ancient oak woodland.
5.6 km · 1.5 to 2 hours · Easy · Linear
The Rail Trail: Goathland to Grosmont
An easy 3.5-mile walk along the trackbed of Stephenson's original 1836 railway, through Beck Hole, with a steam train back.
60 km · 3 to 5 days, or in sections · Strenuous · Linear
The Esk Valley Walk
The valley's long-distance route: 37 miles from the source of the Esk to the sea at Whitby, waymarked with a leaping salmon.
3 km · 45 minutes to 1 hour · Easy · Linear
Whitby to Ruswarp riverside
A level stroll up the Esk from the harbour to the boats and pub at Ruswarp, with a train back.
5 km · 1.5 to 2 hours · Easy · Circular
Falling Foss and May Beck
An easy woodland walk beside Little Beck to a 30-foot waterfall and a tea garden in the trees.
5.5 km · 2 to 2.5 hours · Moderate · Circular
Mallyan Spout and Beck Hole from Goathland
Waterfalls, a wooded gorge and a tiny pub on a circular walk from Goathland.
10 km · 3 to 3.5 hours · Moderate · Circular
Danby Beacon and Danby Castle from The Moors Centre
Moorland views from the Beacon, then down the dale past a medieval castle and packhorse bridge.