Route: Littlebeck and Falling Foss
Area: North York Moors
Date of walk: 9th August 2013
Walkers: Andrew and Gilly
Distance: 5.4 miles
Ascent: 700 feet
We parked in the small hamlet of Littlebeck and, after passing through a gate, walked along a delightful steep and wooded ravine, which is a nature reserve under the protection of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
There were sharp drops down the ravine at one or two places, which added interest
After about 1.5 miles we reached the impressive waterfall known as Falling Foss. There’s a small cafe close by so we dropped in for a cup of tea
Suitably refreshed, we carried on alongside May Beck until we reached a picnic area where we headed back to Littlebeck, through woodland and open fields, with occasional long distance views of the North Sea
It had been a really enjoyable ramble
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Just after leaving Littlebeck, we join a section of the Coast to Coast walk
The path follows the route of Little Beck, to the right
The Hermitage, a curious shelter cut from the rock in 1790
Falling Foss
Falling Foss tea rooms, a good place for a stop
We continue along the valley
Climbing up out of the valley
On the return leg
A machete would have been useful here
We passed through a (thankfully short) section of conifer wood - no vegetation at all save for the serried ranks of trees
On the home straight, we catch a glimpse of the North Sea in the distance
Back to Littlebeck, nestling in the valley
