Robin Hood's Bay to Ravenscar

The walk starts from the Station car park at the top of Robin Hood's Bay and makes a circuit. It goes down through the old village towards the slipway, then climbs to the cliff top and follows the Cleveland Way south. The path dips steeply into the gullies of Boggle Hole and Stoupe Beck and climbs out again, then follows the cliffs past the Peak Alum Works and up to Ravenscar. The return is by the Cinder Track, the old Scarborough to Whitby railway, which runs downhill round the back of the bay to the car park.

It is 13.8 km with 294 m of ascent; allow about 4¼ hours. The grade is Moderate: the cliff path has several steep, stepped climbs; the railway path back is easy.

The cliff edge is unfenced. The route keeps to the cliff path, which is clear at any tide; the beach below is covered at high water and the sea cuts off the slipway quickly. A diversion is signed where steps are being rebuilt south of Robin Hood's Bay, and the paths from the cliff top down to the shore at Ravenscar are closed by a landslip. Cyclists and horse riders share the Cinder Track.

The car park is run by North Yorkshire Council and costs £6.40 for four hours or £7.30 for six from March to October. There is no station nearby.

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.