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 2.4-mile town circular of about seventy minutes, entirely on pavement, pier deck and park path, with 90 metres of climbing taken on the Khyber Pass and a set of steps up from the harbour. Start at the swing bridge in the middle of town, five minutes from the station and the bus stops, with the Marina and Church Street car parks both close by. It is an all-weather, all-tide option when the cliffs are unwalkable and there are water bowls outside several Pier Road shops, but it is a lead walk from end to end, the outer pier has open drops on both sides, and the West Cliff beach below is shut to dogs in summer.
A 40%-scale replica of Captain Cook's Endeavour sailing from Whitby harbour, near the Magpie Café. The crew's own words: 'Sea dogs are welcome onboard FREE OF CHARGE' — though it's worth ringing ahead as sailings depend on weather and tide.
A Skinner Street coffee shop known for home-cooked food and generous portions at sensible prices. Dog treats are kept on hand for diners with canine friends in tow.
Seven linear miles and about three and a half hours along the finest clifftop mile-for-mile on this coast, climbing 300 metres in and out of Saltwick, Maw Wyke and Ness Point with several long stepped descents. Start at Whitby Abbey and take the X93 bus back from Robin Hood's Bay, or reverse it and finish with the 199 steps. The path is grass and beaten earth almost throughout with beck crossings to drink from, but the edge is unfenced, undercut and in places within a metre of the route, most of it crosses grazed sheep pasture, and there is no safe way down to the beach until the Bay itself.
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