easy access walks A pleasant walk along the cliff top with wide views over Runswick Bay and Port Mulgrave. This is an easy walk with a maximum gradient of 1 in 20. It is likely to be suitable for people with impaired mobility or with a pushchair, wheelchair or mobility scooter. The walk has no steps or stiles. Conditions will vary depending on the weather.

Distance Route Points of interest This is a linear walk returning by the Walk back along the road from the car The view from the car park extends same route. The total distance is park and turn right at The Runswick Bay over the wide sweep of Runswick Bay 2 miles (3.2k) Hotel. Follow the to the to Kettleness. The bay is one of the few cliff edge and turn left. Follow the path sandy bays with easy access and is Path details through several fi elds before returning. popular for water sports. At Point 6 on the walk you pass a pond which was Mainly fl at with slight rises. The surface Nearest Facilities is a hard limestone aggregate or created as a reservoir to supply water short grass. There are toilets at the car park. The to an old iron works situated part way nearest accessible toilets are at down the nearby cliff. The view at the Start Top car park. There are refreshments end of the walk includes the remains of available at Cliffemount Hotel & the harbour at Port Mulgrave which was Start the walk from the Pay & Display car Runswick Bay Hotel, both near the start opened in 1856 to ship iron ore from park at the top of the village (Map OS of the walk. nearby mines to furnaces on Tyneside. Outdoor Leisure 27 Grid Ref: 808162) Today it is hard to imagine how industrial How to get there this area once was. Turn off the A174 – Saltburn road for Runswick Bay. Do not turn right down into the bay but continue ahead to the cliff top car park. RUNSWICK BAY

1 P WC S 4 1:20 (Pay & Display) 9 Steps 10m An alternative level path to the left avoids 2 the steps. Turn left out of the car park and walk back along the road. 1:20 10/11 300m 5 Slight camber. The limestone path 3 climbs gently to a viewpoint overlooking At the Runswick Bay Hotel turn right into Port Mulgrave. the hotel car park. Return by the same route.

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