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.
A short but steep 3.4-mile circular of about two hours climbing 165 metres up the Cleveland Way to Lythe church on its shoulder above the sea, then dropping back to the beck by field path and the old bank road. Start at the Sandsend main car park by the beck, pay-and-display and often full by ten in summer, with the 4 and X4 buses from Whitby stopping at the same spot. The views back over the whole bay are the point, there is water in East Row Beck at both ends, but the climb crosses grazed fields with stiles, Lythe Bank is a fast and narrow road, and the central Sandsend beach is closed to dogs in summer.
A polished coastal estate in woodland between Whitby and Sandsend, with dog-friendly rooms in The Beach House plus the self-contained Beck View and Water's Edge cottages for longer stays. Sandsend's long dog-walking beach is on the doorstep, with the North York Moors behind.
A long sweep of sand running from Sandsend village back towards Whitby, with step-free access towards the north end via a steep walkway. The summer ban only covers the village-adjacent section from the steps below the public toilets to the Bank Bottom Car Park slipway — but note high tide reaches the sea wall in places, squeezing the dog-friendly sand.
An easy 4.4-mile circular of just under two hours along the old Whitby to Loftus trackbed past Sandsend Ness to the Deep Grove alum quarries and the bricked-up tunnel mouths, returning over the fields above the shore. Park at the East Row or Sandsend Ness pay-and-display car parks, or take the 4 or X4 bus from Whitby, which stops beside the beck. The trackbed is wide, level and good for off-lead running, but the central Sandsend beach is closed to dogs in summer and the cliff above the quarries is soft and slipping, so keep to the path there.
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