Distance Covered: 8.25 miles Time to Complete Walk 4 hours
Suitable for dog walking: Yes - keep on a lead when in fields with livestock
Starting from the popular seaside town of Whitby, this walk can start in Whitby harbour or from Whitby Abbey, then along the spectacular cliff side walk on the Cleveland Way. It then continues from Hawkser on the Cinder Track over the Larpool Viaduct and back to Whitby. An amazing walk whatever the weather.
General Safety Tips: There are some short steep climbs on the Cleveland Way and up the 99 steps at Whitby. Stay to the path as the cliffs offer amazing views but from a safe distance. Walk to the side of the Cinder Track as this track is popular with cyclists. This is a long walk but the directions are very simple to follow. Parking at the Abbey is £7.00 for 6 hours, leaving plenty of time for an hour or so in Whitby for fish and chips. Parking can also be found in the long stay car and bus car park near the railway station in Whitby which can get very busy especially in the summer.
The Whitby & Hawkser Walk
Getting There
From Middlesbrough, head onto the A171 towards Guisborough. Follow the A171 towards Whitby. Turn right and head towards Scarborough. Look for a left turning to Whitby Abbey. Parking is on your left before you reach the Abbey. If parking in Whitby turn left instead of right towards Whitby harbour. The car and coach car park is a right turn on the roundabout after the train station and another right turn further down the road.
Maps of the Whitby & Hawkser walk
The Walk
From the car park at the Abbey, turn left and follow the pavement above the road.
Shortly after passing a pub, cross the road and join the path.
Follow the path as it starts at the cliff top.
Follow the path which offers amazing views of the cliffs.
Follow the path through a caravan park.
At the end of the caravan park rejoin the Cleveland Way through a gate.
Keep on the path until you arrive at a lighthouse.
Follow the path as it goes to the right of the lighthouse and climb up some steps.
Keep on the path as it climbs up again offering more amazing views.
When you arrive at a gate go through it and climb up to another gate and go through it into a field.
Walk through the field and down to another gate.
Descend some steps into a wooded area, take care as the steps can get wet.
Look out for a signpost to the right directed to Hawkser.
Go over the stile and head up the field edge.
At the top follow the direction of a signpost to a metal gate in a diagonal direction.
Turn left and follow the track away from the farm buildings.
This track continues for a while until it arrives at a bridge.
On the bridge look for a signpost to the Cinder Track on your left. Descend some steps and turn right onto the Cinder Track.
Go over a main road and then rejoin the Cinder Track, passing some railway carriages used for a holiday home.
Follow the path for around three miles until it reaches the Larpool Viaduct.
Go over the viaduct which has some stunning views of the River Esk below.
After the viaduct keep your eyes peeled for a bench under a tree and a path to your right.
Turn right onto the path and follow it as it passes a schools grounds.
Go down a short path to the side of a house.
Follow the path down towards the main road and when it branches take the path to the right.
At some gates keep ahead on the higher path.
Go through an underpass.
Follow the path until it comes to houses and a road.
Keep on the road as it stays beside the river and railway to the right.
Enter Whitby and head towards the bridge in the harbour.
Head over the bridge and turn left into the first street you come to.
Turn right up to the small market area.
Turn left and follow this road as it bends up to the famous 99 steps.
Climb the 99 steps.
At the top go through the graveyard and either visit the Abbey if you have time, or head across the roundabout area and onto the pavement to the right. This makes its way around and back to the car park.
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a maritime, mineral and tourist heritage. Its East Cliff is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, where Cædmon, the earliest recognised English poet, lived. The fishing port emerged during the Middle Ages, supporting important herring and whaling fleets,[2][3] and was where Captain Cook learned seamanship. Tourism started in Whitby during the Georgian period and developed with the arrival of the railway in 1839. Its attraction as a tourist destination is enhanced by the proximity of the high ground of the North York Moors national park and the heritage coastline and by association with the horror novel Dracula. Jet and alum were mined locally, and Whitby jet, which was mined by the Romans and Victorians, became fashionable during the 19th century. The abbey ruin at the top of the East Cliff is the town's oldest and most prominent landmark. Other significant features include the swing bridge, which crosses the River Esk and the harbour, which is sheltered by the grade II listed East and West piers. The town's maritime heritage is commemorated by statues of Captain Cook and William Scoresby, as well as the whalebone arch that sits at the top of the West Cliff. The town also has a strong literary tradition and has featured in literary works, television and cinema, most famously in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.
Hawkser
Hawsker is the name for the combined villages of High and Low Hawsker that straddle the A171 road 2.5 miles (4 km) south east of Whitby, in North Yorkshire, England. The name Hawsker derives from Old Norse and means Haukr's enclosure. The settlement was listed in the Domesday Book as belonging to Earl Hugh in Nortreding.
Hawsker was originally in the parish of Whitby, but in 1878 it was split off into its own parish (Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre) along with neighbouring hamlet of Stainsacre where the parish church of All Saints is located the population of the parish is 790 and includes the hamlet of Stainsacre and the wider parish which amounts to over 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) in area.
The two settlements of High and Low Hawsker are divided by the A171 road between Whitby and Scarborough; Low Hawsker lies to the west of the road and High Hawsker lies to the east. Low Hawsker used to have a working windmill; this was built in 1861 by George Burnett and was known to be in use up until 1915. The upper storeys were removed in 1960, but the lower portion is still in the village.
Between July 1885 and March 1965, Hawsker had a station on the Scarborough & Whitby Railway line. The track was left in situ for potash traffic that never was realised, however, a new potash mine at Sneatonthorpe (to the west) is due to open for mining in 2021. The trackbed is now a long-distance path and cycleway, with the old station now housing a cycle hire business.
There is a primary school in the village that caters for students from the Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre parish and was rated as being 'Good' by Ofsted in 2013. Caedmon College and Eskdale School, both in Whitby, provide secondary education for students from Hawsker and Stainsacre.
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