Description
This route follows the NCR 1, the cinder track, from Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay.
It is a very easy footpath with a good flat surface that is easy for any wheeled device.
It's not as close to the sea but you still get good views.
You have to cross a main road but it is traffic light controlled and there are a couple of gates. The surface is either asphalt or compacted cinders
This route follows the NCR 1, the cinder track, from Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay.
It is a very easy footpath with a good flat surface that is easy for any wheeled device.
It's not as close to the sea but you still get good views.
You have to cross a main road but it is traffic light controlled and there are a couple of gates. The surface is either asphalt or compacted cinders
Status
This route has been reviewed by 3 people.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 3
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (3)
There are currently no problems reported with this route.
Downloads - 4
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Whitby
Grid Ref
NZ8980110848
Lat / Lon
54.48505° / -0.61539°
Easting / Northing
489,801E / 510,848N
What3Words
recruiter.giant.built
Robin Hood’s Bay
Grid Ref
NZ9517305236
Lat / Lon
54.43366° / -0.53430°
Easting / Northing
495,173E / 505,236N
What3Words
voters.disprove.candle
| Whitby | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NZ8980110848 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.48505° / -0.61539° |
| Easting / Northing | 489,801E / 510,848N |
| What3Words | recruiter.giant.built |
| Robin Hood’s Bay | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NZ9517305236 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.43366° / -0.53430° |
| Easting / Northing | 495,173E / 505,236N |
| What3Words | voters.disprove.candle |
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reviews
DrGeoffSmith
25 Jul 2024I would probably class this as a near perfect SlowWay in terms of easy of travel. The old railway line, the presence of under and over bridges and even a pedestrian crossing make this the easiest route I've so far completed.
Jill Baggaley
16 Apr 2024I walked this Robin Hoods Bay to Whitby, following the Cinder Track. A popular route on a sunny Sunday with walkers and cyclists. I saw one pram on route containing a dog.. The track follows the old railway route and is a less demanding walk than the coastal route, but you still have some good views out to the coast. The surface at the Robin Hoods Bay end has a lot of large stones and has not been ground down, which would make prams and wheelchairs more challenging, but if you approach from Whitby you are on a slow descent which might help.
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Stearsb
29 Sep 2021A very pleasant route that is easy and safe.
Ideal for push chairs and wheelchairs. It's an old railway track so it doesn't have any really steep parts but it isn't flat.
It's popular with walkers, dog walker and cyclists but its a wide track and i had no problems.
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