Walks you can reach from Hutton Cranswick by train

Flat Driffield Canal towpath with two-hundred-year-old relics, dyke and field paths and a village pub at Wansford.

Warnings: Can be muddy after heavy rain. Take care on the road section before Wansford and at the railway crossings.

Walk details: Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership (PDF).

Recommended: Mainly high along the clifftops of the Yorkshire coast path.

Coastal: nine tenths along the coast.

Time: 6h30–12h30

Lunch: Cafés at tourist hotspots along the way.

Walk details: Railwalks.

Time: 6h30–13h

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Stunning views. A walk of two parts: a steep, exposed coastal cliff path with narrow paths through scrubby woods, field edges and open paths and then an inland section of wide farm tracks and quiet roads with wide verges. A steep staircase up onto the cliffs and very steep ground up to the trig point and Bempton; probably muddy in winter. The RSPB site at Bempton offers superb seabird watching (gannets, razorbills, puffins, fulmars); bring binoculars. Follows the King Charles III England Coast Path along the cliffs.

Coastal: three fifths along the coast.

Time: 6h–12h30

Lunch: A tea shop near Bempton village and a pub at a coastal housing development en route.

Warnings: Part of the path up to the trig point and Bempton cliffs is very steep (100%+), with steps kicked into the turf; in very wet or windy weather it may require a scramble. The route is open to the elements.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Coastal: half along the coast.

Time: 1h30–3h

Warnings: Half urban.

Walk details: Railwalks.

A lengthy walk out through Beverley's suburbs to Figham Common, then a riverside path along the River Hull, before following the main Beverley Road into the centre of Hull. Lots of kissing gates and stiles and with a main-road section (with pavement) at Thearne. Passes the only remaining World War 2 bombed-out building in the UK, a former cinema on Beverley Road undergoing restoration.

Time: 4h–8h

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a quarter of the walk.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Varied and largely flat: road out of Gilberdyke, then a grassy raised canal path past water channels and ponds, a quiet tarmac lane, hardcore gravel and field edges and finishing on a grassy raised path between the railway and the Humber. Follows the well-signposted Market Weighton Canal path and joins the Humber estuary walk. Connects with Broomfleet village for a stop. The route ends at Brough station, not the town centre, so walk into Brough for shops and refreshments.

Time: 4h–8h

Lunch: Quick stop possible at Broomfleet village mid-route.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

An urban route with more green space than expected and much of it following a surfaced cycle path. Generally easy going. Follows National Cycle Route 1 for much of the way; bus and rail options at both ends. Easier to follow with a GPX track as the urban setting makes navigation tricky.

Time: 2h30–5h30

Lunch: Plenty of shops along the way in this built-up area.

1 end-of-walk reward: the Old Lamp Room

Walk details: Slow Ways.

An easy-to-follow rural ramble largely on well-signposted public footpaths through areas of woodland and hedgerows, with a few fields and but not much in the way of views. There are housing developments on the way out of Beverley and a sizeable substation en route. A number of obstacles en route. Plenty of bird life and spring flowers, though the HV power lines and distribution substation somewhat spoil the rural feel.

Time: 2h30–5h30

Walk details: Slow Ways.

A varied route along the Humber Estuary, mostly a single riverbank path on grassy flood-defence track, with a beach-and-large-stones section at Ferriby Foreshore. It can be very muddy and tide times are critical: at high tide a long inland diversion via the Yorkshire Wolds Way through Long Plantation woodlands is needed. A step up near the Humber Bridge. The high-tide alternative follows the Yorkshire Wolds Way; the Transpennine Trail offers a route for wheels and pushchairs. Sturdy boots or wellingtons with gaiters advised; tide times available via BBC Look North. A Bronze Age boat replica outline and information board are at North Ferriby. Toilets by the Black Mill.

Waterway: nine tenths beside rivers and canals.

Time: 3h–6h

1 end-of-walk reward: the Country Park Inn

Warnings: Tide times are essential to check. The Ferriby Foreshore section is only passable at low tide and involves walking on the beach and large stones, unsuitable for less mobile walkers; storms can leave debris. At high tide a major diversion via the Yorkshire Wolds Way (poorly signposted, with road walking) is required. Very muddy after rain. Few rest stops or shelter. The pedestrian walkway disappears by the pub under the Humber Bridge, so watch for cars.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

A largely off-road riverside route on a well-maintained tarmac path with views over the Humber and passing derelict dockside buildings; the path degrades to single earth-and-stone track in places. A grassy/wetland patch is densely overgrown with nettles and thorns (wear long trousers); exposed and windy by the river. Set to become part of the King Charles III England Coast Path. The overgrown section near Hessle is cut back some years to protect an insect that lives in the undergrowth. Achieves a largely traffic-free route into the city centre.

Coastal: almost all along the coast.

Time: 2h30–4h30

Warnings: A long section runs right alongside the busy A63 / Clive Sullivan Way dual carriageway, separated only by a flimsy wooden barrier, which is loud and feels unsafe; an overgrown nettle-and-bramble section near Hessle (wear long trousers); the area around the derelict St Andrew's Docks has broken glass, torn metal and debris, and the dock crossing/bridge at the end may be closed, forcing an inland diversion.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Reverse direction: Railwalks.