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Whitby High Lighthouse – Whitby Harbour loop from Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre

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Hawsker-Cum-Stainsacre

Whitby High Lighthouse – Whitby Harbour loop from Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre

Moderate

4.8

(21)

170

hikers

Whitby High Lighthouse – Whitby Harbour loop from Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre

03:50

14.1km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 8.11 km for 55 m

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Bus stop

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1.89 km

View of Maw Wyke

Highlight • Natural

This spot affords you a glorious view over Maw Wyke, a sheltered cove surrounded by jagged cliffs. Maw Wyke has become a regular nesting site for a colony of kittiwakes, …

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4.26 km

Whitby High Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Whitby High Lighthouse (called this on Admiralty Charts to distinguish it from the two lighthouses in Whitby) is still in operation by Trinity House and was automated in the 1990s, …

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4.61 km

Whitby Lighthouse and Fog Signal Station

Highlight • Monument

Known locally as "Hawsker Mad Bull", this holiday cottage still retains the imposing twin Rayleigh Trumpets which continued in use until 1987. The equipment is named after a Nobel prize-winning …

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5.22 km

Black Nab

Highlight • Natural Monument

Bit of confusion going on here. This is actually Black Nab, which looks like a submarine conning tower at high tide, as as the tide slowly ebbs, it looks as …

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6.51 km

View of Whitby Abbey and Cliffs

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wonderful sight: the remains of the abbey rising up from the horizon.

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7.39 km

Whitby Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

What a place steep in history

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8.19 km

Whitby Harbour

Highlight • Historical Site

Whitby is a traditional seaside town that is dearly loved by young and old alike. With a glorious golden beach, quirky cobbled streets that wind enticingly through old taverns and …

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9.97 km

Larpool Viaduct, also known as the Esk Valley Viaduct, is a 13-arch brick viaduct, originally built to carry the Scarborough & Whitby Railway over the River Esk. It's now the route of the Cinder Track.

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11.4 km

Cock Mill Wood

Forest

14.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.53 km

3.93 km

1.52 km

1.50 km

545 m

Surfaces

4.05 km

3.97 km

2.61 km

1.60 km

1.56 km

236 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Whitby High Lighthouse – Whitby Harbour loop from Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre

View of Maw Wyke

Whitby High Lighthouse

Whitby Lighthouse and Fog Signal Station

Black Nab

View of Whitby Abbey and Cliffs

Whitby Abbey

Whitby Harbour

Larpool Viaduct

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