A relatively short walk of approximately 5 miles, that could be a simple rest halt before pressing on to Redcar, a further 8 miles or so.

Starting in Staithes there’s a fairly stiff uphill section along the road out of the village and the path starts on the right hand side near the top of the hill and heads towards Boulby…

Boulby is the site of a large underground mine being redeveloped to produce a mineral called Polyhalite which is used as a fertiliser...

Passing Boulby there is evidence of historic quarrying activity...