Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill.
Four and a half miles out and the same back, about four hours at a dog's pace, on the old Scarborough to Whitby railway: a wide, well-drained trackbed with only 155 metres of gentle gradient and no stiles at all. It starts at Scalby Mills by the Sea Life Centre, where the North Bay road train and the number 3 bus both terminate and there is pay-and-display parking. This is one of the best off-lead miles on the coast, level and enclosed with becks to drink from at Scalby and Burniston, but it is shared with cyclists and horses, so a dog that ignores a bell is better on a long line.
A hotel built around muddy boots and sandy paws, where dogs are welcome throughout — including the Bareca bar-restaurant and even the Film Club cinema. Every dog gets a laundered vet bed and a toy to take home, plus free use of the self-service grooming room, for £15 per dog per night (maximum two per room).
The Victorian funicular that has linked Scarborough's town centre to the South Bay beach since 1881 — and saves tired legs (and paws) the climb. All dogs are carried free of charge provided they're kept under control and on a lead; the operator reserves the right to refuse a dog behaving badly towards others.
Five and a half linear miles of about three hours along the softest cliffs on the North Yorkshire coast, with 200 metres of up and down, a couple of long flights of steps and a stretch of tarmac where the trail has been diverted inland by landslip at Osgodby. Start at the Spa and catch the number 12 or 13 bus back from the A165 at Cayton Bay, which runs every half hour. Cornelian Bay and Cayton Bay are both dog friendly all year and reachable down steep wooded steps, but this cliff is actively slipping, the edge is unfenced for most of the way, and the diversion follows the verge of a fast main road.
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