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Saltburn walk

Organised by Geoff Wardle

Sunday October 8th 2017

Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Cleveland

The Medium and Short walks are circular,  the Long walk is linear  (from the Tees Link to Saltburn)

  

Short Walk 8.5 miles Keith King (walk leader)

 From the seafront at Saltburn we head south east up Saltburn Gill through this Nature Park past Bennison Banks and to the west of the village of Brotton. We then turn to the east through fields along a trail known as Cleveland Street until we reach Skinningrove on the coast. From here we follow The Cleveland Way national trail along the cliffs back to Saltburn.

Medium Walk 11.5 miles Geoff Wardle ( leader)

From the seafront at Saltburn we follow The Cleveland Way national trail heading just west of south through a valley beside Skelton Beck where you can see the magnificent brick built railway viaduct. Continuing in the same direction we pass through the villages of Skelton and Skelton Green then along Airy Hill Lane past Cripple Hill. We them cross over from the Cleveland Way to a trail known as Cleveland Street and head east through fields until we reach Skinningrove on the coast. From here we follow The Cleveland Way national trail along the cliffs back to Saltburn.

  

Long Walk 16 miles Ray Thorpe (walk leader)

The long walkers will be dropped off the bus at a point on the A171 to pick up a trail known as the Tees Link.

Following this trail in generally an easterly direction passing Pinethorpe and through Hutton Village the path climbs up to meet The Cleveland Way national trail passing through Guisborough Woods to Slapewath where they cross over from the Cleveland Way to a trail known as Cleveland Street and head east through fields until we reach Skinningrove on the coast. From here we follow The Cleveland Way national trail along the cliffs to Saltburn.

Further information:

Saltburn-by-the-Sea is a seaside resort in North Yorkshire. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire. the town is around 12 miles (19 km) south east of Middlesbrough.

The coastline at Saltburn lies east-west, and along much of it runs Marine Parade. To the east of the town is the imposing Hunt Cliff, topped by Warsett Hill at 166 metres . Skelton Beck runs through the wooded Valley Gardens in Saltburn, then alongside Saltburn Miniature Railway before being joined by Saltburn Gill going under the A174 road bridge and entering the North Sea across the sandy beach.

Did you know?

The Saltburn Cliff Lift is one of the world's oldest water-powered funiculars

Saltburn has a Grade II* renovated pier, the only pleasure pier on the whole of Northeast of  England Yorkshire coast.

Malcolm Campbell set his first speed record (138.08 mph-unofficial) while driving Blue Bird on Saltburn Sands in June 1922

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