Mallyan Spout and Beck Hole from Goathland

The walk starts from the National Park car park in Goathland and makes a circuit. It goes through the village to the Mallyan Spout Hotel, where steps drop through the woods to West Beck. A short way upstream, over rocks beside the water, is Mallyan Spout, a 70 ft (21 m) fall down the side of the ravine. The route returns to the foot of the steps and follows the beck downstream to Beck Hole. It then climbs the incline of the first Whitby to Pickering railway, now a broad track, back to Goathland.

It is 5.0 km with 142 m of ascent; allow about 1½ hours. The grade is Easy: it is short, but the path by the beck is rough and the steps down to it are steep.

The National Park warns that the rocky path beside West Beck can be challenging, especially after heavy rain, and that the last stretch to the fall is a rocky scramble for the sure-footed only. If in doubt, turn back at the foot of the steps: the rest of the walk does not need it. All the paths are slippery and muddy after rain. Keep dogs under control.

The car park costs £4.65 for the day and has toilets. Goathland station, 600 m from the car park, is on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, a heritage line.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.