Walking BritainWhitby Walks and Walking Guide
North York Moors, North Yorkshire
Find circular walks near Whitby which is situated on the North Sea coast in the North York Moors National Park. It is an ideal centre for those who wish to explore the moors and coast of this wonderful National Park. The town has excellent local amenities including cafés, bars and restaurants. Accommodation in the area is varied including campsites and caravan parks. Public transport does provide links to some of the walks in this beautiful area and there is a rail service from Teesside. Highlights include the Cleveland Way along the coast and the surrounding moors.
All walks are free to download and print, and all have mapping and GPX files. The routes are predominantly moorland walks however the coastal walks can be shortened and make excellent family circular walks.
★ = GPS file available
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3533★ | Mallyan Spout and Beck Hole from Goathland | easy | 3.00 |
| 3532★ | Runswick Bay to Staithes | easy | 3.80 |
| 3337★ | Dundale Pond from Levisham | easy | 4.80 |
| 3534★ | Dundale Pond & Hole of Horcum from Saltergate | easy/mod | 5.20 |
| 1012★ | Glaisdale, Great Fryup Dale and Eskdale from Lealholm | moderate | 7.50 |
| 1464★ | Sleights Moor from Blue Moor | easy/mod | 7.75 |
| 1450★ | Little & Great Fryup Dales from Duck Bridge | moderate | 8.25 |
| 1397★ | Hole of Horcum from Levisham Station | easy/mod | 8.50 |
| 1744★ | Hayburn Wyke & Ravenscar along the Cleveland Way | moderate | 8.50 |
| 3471★ | Robin Hood's Bay from Ravenscar | moderate | 8.50 |
| 1743★ | Sneaton Thorpe & Littlebeck from May Beck | moderate | 8.90 |
| 2091★ | Kettleness and Mickleby from Lythe | moderate | 9.70 |
| 1452★ | Leaholm Moor & Scaling Dam | moderate | 9.75 |
| 1623★ | Burn Howe Rigg from Jugger Howes | moderate | 10.00 |
| 2130★ | Robin Hood's Bay & Hawkser from Fylingthorpe | moderate | 10.00 |
| 1396★ | Hole of Horcum and Saltergate Brow from Lockton | moderate | 10.25 |
| 1758★ | Newton House Plantation & Stony Leas | moderate | 10.30 |
| 2583★ | Iburndale and the Esk Valley from Stainsacre | moderate | 10.30 |
| 1841★ | Saltburn and Skelton from Skinningrove | moderate | 10.40 |
| 1675★ | The Esk Valley & Egton High Moor | moderate | 10.50 |
| 1922★ | Goathland & Howl Moors | moderate | 11.20 |
| 1930★ | Wheeldale Moor circular | moderate | 11.30 |
| 2090★ | Easington Beck & Staithes from Loftus | moderate | 11.50 |
| 1602★ | Saltergate, Fylingdales & Allerston High Moor | moderate | 11.50 |
The walks listed above are the nearest 25 from Whitby when measured in a straight line.
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