My second long Cleveland Way walk - this time from Whitby back to Staithes - which the 'wrong way' when compared to the direction in which the Cleveland way is normally described.
Again the route starts and ends at sea level yet travels along cliff tops. It returns back down to sea level for the beaches at Sandsend and Runswick Bay.
We drove from our holiday cottage in Staithes to the Whitby park and ride & took the bus into town. So my route starts at Whitby bus station. Again, Val & her Mum drove home after a day in town.
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| My route as recorded by ViewRanger |
It was quite a misty day, and I was experimenting with the phone camera settings, so the images aren't quite as crisp as I'd hoped.
Click on any of these photos for a full screen 'lightbox' view.
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| My trek was instantly interrupted by the sight of a stream engine in Whitby BR station. |
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| Whitby Harbour |
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| Whitby Bridge |
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| Looking towards the mouth of the harbour |
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| The south shore across the harbour |
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| Looking through the Whale Bone arch, towards the Abbey |
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| Something I wasn't expecting. A garden 'commemorating' the bombardment of Whitby |
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| Looking back towards Whitby |
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| Dropping down into Sandsend |
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| Looking back along Sandsend beach, with Whitby Abbey in the far distance |
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| Climbing out of Sandsend |
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| Looking back at Sandsend. You can still just make out the Abbey. |
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| More mine spoils. It's been there over 100 years, yet still nothing grows. |
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| They don't call these the Ironstone Valleys for nothing. |
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| Alas, I can't take the Whitby to Loftus rail tunnel, I must take the steps. |
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| Everything is well signposted. |
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| Looking back |
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| The way ahead |
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| As I said, well signposted. |
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| More mine spoils, with Runswick in the distance |
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| Runswick Bay slowly comes into view. |
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| Runswick Bay |
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| The route down |
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| Down to the beach |
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| "Hob holes" in the cliff |
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| Looking back at Runswick |
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| Port Mulgrave in the distance. A few remains of the harbour can be seen on the beach. |
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| Staithes in the distance |
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| Staithes Harbour |
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| My ViewRanger stats |
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| ViewRanger graphs. The flat lines & 'V' in the middle are when I stopped for lunch ! |
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