Goathland Walk: Mallyan Spout Waterfall, the Moors Railway & Goathland Station. A superb North Yorkshire walk near Whitby

If you time it well - you can get an excellent view of the steam trains on the Moors Railway on this walk

Goathland Walk: Mallyan Spout Waterfall & the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, near Whitby

Goathland in is a lovely part of North Yorkshire that typifies everything that is special and unique about this area. On this walk you can get a bit of everything, from the lush woodland walk along West Beck to Mallyan Spout Waterfall, and then fantastic views of the North Yorkshire Railway and onto Goathland Station.

Goathland Walk Overview: 

Goathland walk distance: 5 miles
Goathland walk time: 2.5 hours
Goathland walk difficulty: easy

Goathland Walk map route: 

The route of one of superb walk in North Yorkshire - the Goathland Waterfall walk. This walk starts at the Mallyan Spout Hotel, and you can park your car for free on the grass verges near the hotel. The walk goes in a clockwise direction, into Scar Wood to Mallyan Spout, and then returning along a path with a great vantage point of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. You can then explore Goathland Station before heading back.

This walk starts at the Mallyan Spout Hotel, and you can park your car for free on the grass verges near the hotel. From there we headed up to New Wath farm along the road, before taking the footpath into Scar Wood, with the path following West Beck (which can be tricky at times, being quite rocky in places, and boggy in some parts, walking boots are definitely required). 

The path follows West Beck (which can be tricky at times, being quite rocky in places, and boggy in some parts, walking boots are definitely required) and on you will walk right past Mallyan Spout, where you can feel the water mist of the tall waterfall in your face. 

From here the path leads to Beck Hole, where the Birch Hall Inn offers another place to stop for a drink or bite to eat if you haven't already. From Beck Hole there are a number of routes you can take - to cut short your walk you can follow the road back to Goathland towards Darnholm, you can venture up a path to Thomasson Foss, which we did, but you have to come back to Beck Hole as there is no through route, with the North Yorkshire Moors Railway preventing you from going any further.  So, from Beck hole, having personally explored a few options, I recommend taking the route highlighted in this route map, and avoiding Thomasson Foss. This means following the road out of Beck Hole, over the Railway Bridge towards Hill Farm. From there I recommend taking the elevated route over the Moors (as highlighted), as opposed to the lower path, which closely follows the Railway to the north of the track (because this route is a little boggy, and the views higher up are much better).

This path takes you to the 'Sheep Bield' as shown in the top right part of the map route shown. It's then a case of heading south from here and following the Railway, with the path being to the east of the tracks. From here the route heads towards Goathland Station, where if your lucky you may see a steam train.

If you time it well - you can get an excellent view of the steam trains on the Moors Railway on this walk

After crossing the Railway at Gothland Station - it's then a case of a more leisurely stroll on the roads through Goathland village, and experiencing the quaint setting for Heartbeat. There are some shops, pub and tea room if you decide to wander around this wonderfull little North Yorkshire Village. As we were parked near the Mallyan Spout Hotel, we decided to grab a drink and some food there (a tasty Sunday Carvery infact) in the Hotel.

Goathland Railway Station is another superb spot on this walk - and if you time it with the trains - even better!

All in all this was a wonderful walk that lasted around 2.5 hours and provided lots of different landscapes and sights. Definitely recommended and I will be heading back again no doubt, most probably in late summer when the heather is in full bloom on the Moors.

Happy Hiking!

Post by Stuart Hodgson 

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