Route: Hackness to Scarborough
Area: North Yorkshire
Date of walk: 19th July 2013
Walkers: Andrew Gilly and Fiona
Distance: 9.5 miles
Ascent: 700 feet
We set off from Derwent View, Hackness on yet another glorious sunny day. We walked along the road for a short distance and just after the Everley Hotel (now a cafe), we turned uphill along a public footpath with good views along the valley
When we reached Mowthorpe Farm we joined a path which runs along the bank of the Sea Cut. This is a man made watercourse which runs into the North Sea at Scarborough, and which was dug to assist the River Derwent in draining water from the area
It was easy going and we soon reached Scalby, where refreshments are available, but we decided to push on
On the road out of Scalby we caught our first glimpse of the sea ahead, and we then joined the Cleveland Way. There then followed a fantastic cliff top walk towards Scarborough. We walked along the beach at North Bay, then over the headland to the harbour at South Bay, where we couldn’t resist visiting the Harbour Bar for a well deserved ice cream
As this was a linear walk, we had to get back to Hackness, and did so thanks to the efficient service of Betty’s Cabs
What a brilliant afternoon it had been!
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Leaving Hackness
A view across the valley
Gilly and Fiona striding out
The path down to Mowthorpe Farm
We turn to follow the path beside the Sea Cut
The path is an embankment in parts, formed when the cut was dug out
The water level in the Cut was very low, not surprisingly, following the recent hot weather and lack of rain
As we get nearer to Scalby, a long line of trees offers some welcome shade
On arriving at Scalby, we leave the Cut and go through the attractive village
The Yew Tree Cafe at Scalby, it took some will power to walk by, but we had other plans
After leaving Scalby, we have our first glimpse of the North Sea
We turn right towards Scarborough to follow the cliff top path
Scarborough Castle in the distance
We rejoin the Sea Cut, also known as Scalby Beck at this point
Looking inland, the Cut only has a few more feet to go now before its journey ends in the North Sea
North Bay
Greetings from Scarborough
Beach huts on North Bay
We walk away from North Bay towards the Castle, and South Bay on the other side of the headland
Scarborough Castle
The Old Harbour
The famous Harbour Bar
When in Rome………
