{"id":3749,"date":"2024-07-02T20:27:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T20:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoenixwalks.xyz\/?p=3749"},"modified":"2024-07-02T20:27:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T20:27:57","slug":"24-06","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/phoenixwalks.xyz\/index.php\/2024\/07\/02\/24-06\/","title":{"rendered":"24\/06"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Distance 16.9 Km\u00a0 (10.5 miles)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ascent\u00a0 340 m\u00a0 (1115 ft)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Average moving speed\u00a0 4.18 Km\/hr\u00a0 (2.60 mph)\u00a0 \u00a0 Start\u00a0 10.41 am\u00a0 \u00a0Finish\u00a0 17.05 pm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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We left the coach on the A171 on the western outskirts of Whitby in glorious sunshine on a very warm morning.\u00a0 We headed a short distance north up the B1461 before turning E along the top of a dene to to the dismantled railway line.\u00a0 Turning S along a path, we climbed steps leading to the line and continued southwards on a good firm path.\u00a0 A short while later, we reached the viaduct taking the old line across the R Esk.\u00a0 From here, there were excellent views to the abbey in the east and to the attractive village of Ruswarp to the west.\u00a0 Continuing south, we reached a path leading to Larpool Hall Hotel which gave us the opportunity to have our first stop of the day.\u00a0 This was very welcome with the sun beating down from a completely blue sky and even in the morning a temperature probably in the upper 20s.<\/p>

After our stop, we continued\u00a0 along the disused railway line which was now heading SE.\u00a0 Unfortunately, much of this part of the walk was in a cutting with shrubs on both sides of the path so that there were few good views.\u00a0 This improved as we reached Stainsacre although the views were mainly of the adjacent houses.\u00a0 Continuing SE, the railway ran almost adjacent to the A171 until we reached Hawsker where we crossed the A171 which had turned S while we continued SE on a slightly narrower path (continuation of the old railway line).\u00a0 At High Hawsker we left the railway line and headed NE via Gnipe Howe to join the Cleveland Way running along the cliff tops.\u00a0 We now had good views of the cliffs and a very calm & blue North Sea.\u00a0 At this point we started looking for a lunch stop and after a while came across a low broken down wall which was ideal to sit and place our food as it had been agreed that leaders would allow for an extended and shared lunch to celebrate the summer solstice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

After a fairly lengthy stop and enjoyable lunch, we headed on our way again.\u00a0 You might think a walk along cliff tops would be relatively flat but this is not the case along the North Yorks coast and soon we were descending down steps into\u00a0 a dene and then ascending again (didn’t do my knee any good).\u00a0 \u00a0About another mile later we had another steep descent followed by an ascent.\u00a0 \u00a0Fortunately these were again stepped although with the ground very hard it would not have been a problem if they hadn’t been.\u00a0 \u00a0Near the Cow and Calf we stopped beside a wall for another drinks stop to cool us down.\u00a0 After the Cow and Calf, the path swung south and then SW.\u00a0 This gave us our first view of Robin Hoods Bay and a little further on we stopped at a viewpoint for an afternoon stop.\u00a0 I must admit the view of Robin Hoods Bay from here was not great but we appreciated the stop as the heat was affecting us.\u00a0 A couple of hundred yards further on the Cleveland Way path rejoined the disused railway line and we followed the the line to the old station passing our coaches in the car park on the way.\u00a0 On a decent path we circled to the west of Robin Hoods Bay, past Fylingthorpe until we reached Middlewood Lane.\u00a0 Crossing the Lane we then turned ENE on a tarmac road to Farsyde House.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the path narrowed significantly\u00a0 after this point and it was a case of\u00a0 squeezing between the bushes and some nettles and thorns.\u00a0 However, after reaching the cliff top, the path improved and above Landing Scar we had an excellent view of Robin Hoods Bay village and the cliffs to the north.\u00a0 Our last set of steps lay just ahead as we descended into the village.\u00a0 Unfortunately, nobody was counting but there must have been at least 100 steps many of them quite high.\u00a0 We made our way through the village, stopping for an ice cream or lolly on the way.\u00a0 After sitting to enjoy these, we started making our way up to the coaches and the nearby pub.\u00a0 I remembered that it was a steep climb but either I had forgotten how steep or my legs are deteriorating faster than I thought!!!.\u00a0 Anyhow, we all made it to the coaches and then to the pub.<\/p>

A good walk on a beautiful sunny day although we could probably have done with it a little cooler but after all the miserable weather we have had this year we can’t complain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u00a0Click on any photo to view full screen.\u00a0 \u00a0 Move through the gallery using the\u00a0 \u00a0<\u00a0 >\u00a0 arrows.<\/p>

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