Walks near Scarborough by train
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Driffield Circular via Driffield Canal (Yorkshire)
1 hour direct from Scarborough.
Flat Driffield Canal towpath with two-hundred-year-old relics, dyke and field paths and a village pub at Wansford.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
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).
Hunmanby to Filey (Yorkshire)
15 minutes direct from Scarborough.
Quiet lanes, field paths, a broad beach walk along Filey Bay, the smart seafront town and Filey Brigg.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Check tide times; the sea reaches the cliffs at high tide and covers Filey Brigg. Do not attempt cliff descents to the beach.
Walk details: Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership (PDF).
Filey to Bempton (Yorkshire)
15 minutes direct from Scarborough.
Recommended: A walk with some climbing, taking the beach to avoid going inland at Hunmanby.
Coastal: four fifths along the coast.
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Railwalks.
Reverse direction: Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership (PDF).
Bempton to Bridlington (Yorkshire)
30 minutes direct from Scarborough.
Recommended: Mainly high along the clifftops of the Yorkshire coast path.
Coastal: nine tenths along the coast.
Time: 8h (6h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Lunch: Cafés at tourist hotspots along the way.
Walk details: Railwalks.
Filey to Bridlington (Yorkshire)
15 minutes direct from Scarborough.
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: 8h (6h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
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.
Driffield to Bridlington (Yorkshire)
1 hour direct from Scarborough.
Hutton Cranswick to Driffield (Yorkshire)
1 hour direct from Scarborough.