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 hard 10.5-mile town-and-country round of five hours or so, taking in all three of Scarborough's high points for 400 metres of climbing, half of it on pavement and estate road and half on woodland and clifftop path. It starts at the railway station, which is the sensible way to arrive, and the loop can be cut short at the Spa if legs give out. There is good off-lead ground in the Mere woods and on the castle headland grass, but this is a lead walk for long stretches through streets, the castle cliff edge is unfenced and steep, and the beaches below carry a summer dog ban.
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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