Distance: 4 miles Time to complete walk: 2 hours
Safety Tips: The forest part of the walk can get muddy - prepare by wearing the correct boots and clothes. A walking stick helps. The second half of the walk includes a steep climb. Parts of the walk are on the road, although they are not busy roads, always be aware of traffic.
A nice walk which features a visit to a 17th century bridge - Beggars Bridge The start of the walk Egton Bridge is a pretty village and the walk then takes you through a forest with the River Esk and the Esk Valley railway as your companions. Then back beside the river to the pretty village of Egton Bridge.
The Egton Bridge walk
Getting There
From Middlesbrough at the top of Ormesby Bank, turn left and follow the A171 past Guisborough and up Birk Brow. Look for a turning to the right which is signposted to Glaisdale. Take a right turn onto Egton High Street and then drive through Egton Village. Further on you will come to Egton Bridge. Parking can be found on a right turn near the train station. Parking is free of charge.
Map of the Egton Bridge walk
From the car park turn right and head past the church (which is worth a visit).
Church at Egton
Go past Broom House Lane and cross the bridge over the River Esk. At a three way fork in the road, keep on the road ahead.
Keep ahead at the fork in the road
Keep on this road which rises a bit steeply and look for a path to your right which is into the forest via a gravel path. Go through to the gate into the forest.
Go through the gate
Make your way through the forest which has the River Esk beside it and it rises and then falls to the riverside.
Keep to the forest path
View of the River Esk
At the end of the forest path cross a footbridge and under the railway bridge and onto Beggars Bridge.
Cross over the footbridge
Beggars Bridge information
Beggars Bridge
Cross over Beggars Bridge and go through to the gate ahead.
Go through the gate
Climb the steep path through the trees in a direction to the left. The walk is steep but short. You will then emerge above at a stile.
Follow the track upwards
Go over the stile
Head over to a gap in the hedge and to the stile ahead. Go over the stile onto the road.
Head towards the next stile
Climb the stile onto the road
Turn right on the road and walk the ascent to the top. At the top, look for a right turn which doubles back just before the sharp left turn in the road.
Turn right and climb to the top of the road
Turn right and towards a gate on the left
Head towards the gate on the left which goes forward and then bends back to the left. Head towards a gravel track ahead.
Follow the gravel track ahead
As the gravel track bends to the right, go over a stile to the ahead instead.
Go over the stile
Keep ahead on the field with the hedge to your right
Keep ahead on the field with the hedge to your right
In the corner of the field go through another stile and through the trees emerging at another stile.
Go over the stile in the corner of the field
Follow the path through the trees
Go over the stile and then head towards the corner of this field and over a stream. Then head across the next field to a age onto a road.
Go over the stile and head towards a gate
Climb over the gate onto the road
Turn right onto the road and follow this back until you zcome to a junction. Turn left at the junction and then back to the car park. The walk back to Egton Bridge is peaceful and besides the River Esk.
River Esk
Turn left back to Egton Bridge
Statue at the church
Egton Bridge
The stone bridge that crosses the Esk was rebuilt in 1992, having been destroyed by flood in the 1930s.
The village is served by Egton railway station, on the Esk Valley Line, which also serves the nearby village of Egton.
There are two hotels in the village: the Horseshoe Hotel and the Postgate Inn.
Shows and fairs
Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show
Egton Bridge is the setting for the oldest surviving gooseberry show in the country, established in 1800. The show is held on the first Tuesday in August each year by the Egton Bridge Old Gooseberry Society.Egton Show
Egton Horse and Agricultural Society runs an agricultural show each summer. It often features attractions such as a wrought iron and farrier display, a farmers market, show competitions for horse, cattle, sheep, goat, ferret, fur and feather classes, together with bee keeping, produce and handicraft and children's sections. It is one of the largest village shows in the country run by a band of voluntary helpers.
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