Skinningrove Coast

A walk that takes in some of the highest cliffs in the county

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.01 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 220 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 219 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 208 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
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Description of the walk

(S/E) Leave the car park and walk along Marine Terrace with a river on your left.

(1) As the road ends, continue on the footpath and past the public toilets, turn left on Beach Road.

(2) When you reach the bridge, turn left and cross it then immediately turn right into Zetland Row. Walk straight ahead with the river on your right.

(3) Look out for a footpath on your left small round sign Cleveland Street Walk. Go up steps, aiming for the corner of the field with a transmitter on your left.

(4) Cross Hummersea Lane and continue straight ahead.

(5) At metal sign post turn cross stile and turn left to continue to another stile in corner and turn right on the road. (NB OS map shows path going diagonally across field). Continue along road to the second footpath on your left.

(6) Turn left, continue along the field edge, cross fence and turn half-right and continue with fence/ wall on your right.

(7) Continue straight on Coast Path at the junction.

(8) When you see the trig point, turn right to visit and then return back along coast path

(7) Bear right down hill, and return towards Skinningrove via the coast Path.

(9) Descend the steps to Beach Road, follow road across bridge and then turn right at public toilets to return to the car park (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 6 m - Car park
  2. 1 : km 0.16 - alt. 6 m - Public toilets
  3. 2 : km 0.31 - alt. 7 m - Bridge
  4. 3 : km 0.95 - alt. 29 m - Transmitter
  5. 4 : km 1.85 - alt. 114 m - Hummersea Lane
  6. 5 : km 2.4 - alt. 140 m - Stile
  7. 6 : km 3.02 - alt. 159 m - Field edge
  8. 7 : km 3.73 - alt. 177 m - Coast Path
  9. 8 : km 5.57 - alt. 207 m - Trig point
  10. 9 : km 9.59 - alt. 37 m - Steps
  11. S/E : km 10.01 - alt. 6 m - Car park

Practical information

Public toilets

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