Salbro one

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I walked this on a lovely late afternoon as part of a circular route from Skelton.
The route starts in the middle of Brotton High street, where there is a small supermarket, just downhill from the start point.
There is no formal car park in Brotton but it should be possible to find a place to park on the street.
The route goes up the high street and turns left at the obvious junction. Opposite the junction and a little uphill is the Queens Arms pub which does excellent meals. Turn left at the junction and head uphill along Saltburn Road. This is the "posh" end of Brotton, with lovely views to Saltburn, Redcar and beyond.
After about half a kilometre, there is a public footpath going down steep steps to your left, which comes out onto a residential cul-de-sac. Turn right along this street and look for another footpath again to your left. This goes between houses and takes you to a railway crossing. There are steps up to the railway, and the view from here is excellent, but don't stop on the railway line or you might get run over by a freight train!
After crossing a small piece of waste ground the route comes out again onto a residential road, and again you turn right and soon come back onto Saltburn Road, which is busy at this point but there is a pavement and then a path on the verge.
At last you turn left on a bridleway labelled for Saltburn Gill Nature Reserve. At first you are on a drive which leads to a gate, but if you look carefully you will see the path to your half-right, just as the drive turns to the right to go through another gate.
The path leads through some farmland before dropping steeply into Saltburn Gill.
Go all the way down the hill until you reach the Gill, but don't cross it, stay on the right hand bank as you follow the beck downstream. This is a lovely area of woodland full of wild flowers and birdsong. It's a completely different feel to the rest of the walk and is completely invisible until you reach it.
There is a made path down Saltburn Gill but in a couple of places it has fallen away a bit although is passable with care. There are also steps and areas of boardwalk.
And then suddenly you reach the water treatment plant at the bottom of the Gill, and come to the road. Take care crossing the road here as it is busy and bendy.
Soon you come to the big car park £6 for a full day at the time of writing, and there are toilets here and a chemical waste disposal point.
After crossing Skelton Beck by the big bridge the route suggest you turn immediately left but I don't think that will work. I would cross the road here to the beach side of the road, and walk to the car park at the pier. Here you will also see the Seaview Fish and Chip shop, highly recommended, and they will also do you a cuppa if that is what you want. If you are feeling tired, and it is running, you can take the cliff lift, up to the top of the cliff. If not, there are steps just to the left of the Seaview which are off the road and take you up to the top lift station. From there it is a short walk to the railway station which is the end point of our walk.
There is a large Morrisons supermarket next to the railway station, and toilets inside the station concourse. Saltburn has many eateries and shops and is deservedly popular for a day out.
So in conclusion this is a lovely walk; although there is a lot of pavement walking at the start, the views are lovely in this section, and then Saltburn Gill is a total contrast.
Steps and some muddy and awkward sections make it more of a problem for disabled walkers, and it is not suitable for wheelchairs.

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