Route: Hackness to Scarborough
Area: North Yorkshire
Date of walk: 15th January 2016
Walkers: Andrew and Gilly
Distance: 9.5 miles
Ascent: 600 feet
Weather: Sun and blue skies
We set off from Derwent View Hackness on a glorious morning with not a cloud in the sky (anyone not staying at the cottage could start from the nearby village hall car park). After walking along the valley road for a while we turned off along a footpath just beyond the Everley and climbed up to an elevated path above the Sea Cut
The path joined Keld Runnels Road – a very wet section after all the recent rain – and this quiet lane took us as far as the outskirts of Scalby. We walked through the attractive village following the route of the Tabular Hills Walk before crossing the Burniston Road to reach the cliff tops above the North Sea – a thrilling moment
We walked along the cliff top towards Scarborough with views of Scarborough Castle ahead of us all the way. When we reached the beach just beyond Scalby Mills we descended to the shore and walked along the sands
As this is a linear walk, thought needs to be given as to how to get back to the start. The last time we did this walk Betty’s taxis provided the solution but today we’d planned to meet our friends Phil and Denise. All went to plan and we met them walking up the beach towards us – thanks you two for getting us back to the start of a great walk
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Start of the walk from Derwent View
Leaving Hackness
Flooded fields
Looking across to Cockrah Wood beyond the bridge over the River Derwent
Further along the valley road
Having turned off the road we follow this track up Everley Banks
Looking back along the path
View across the valley as we follow the elevated path above the Sea Cut
Raincliffe Woods behind Thorn Park Farm
Looking across to Raincliffe Woods again
The path takes us through a short woodland section
We follow the track known as Keld Runnels Road
Approaching Keld Runnels Farm
We keep to the track to avoid a shorter - but waterlogged - path through the fields
Looking back along Keld Runnels Road just below the woodland
We continue to walk above the Sea Cut with Raincliffe Woods in the background
We pass through Scalby Nabs
View of Scarborough Castle - the first of many - as we descend towards Scalby
Scalby marks the approximate half way mark, and has plenty to offer the hungry (or thirsty) walker
Church Beck
Having walked through Scalby, we cross Burniston Road to join the Cleveland Way
Turn right for Scarborough
The start of a wonderful section of the walk along the cliff top to Scarborough
Looking back
We’d been walking above the Sea Cut (known as Scalby Beck in its latter stages) for much of the time, and here it finally flows out into the sea
Views of Scarborough Castle as we descend to North Bay…
Oystercatcher on Scalby Ness Rocks
Scarborough Castle from North Bay beach
Beach huts along the promenade
Having met up with Phil and Denise on North Sands we follow the path round Castle Cliff
Gilly and Freddie Gilroy
Denise and Gilly walking round Castle Cliff
The Old Harbour
The end of a wonderful walk
