10.4 miles.

Explorer Map OL26, - North York Moors (Western Area)

A walk that starts and finishes in Saltburn.
The outward leg of the walk is through the Saltburn Valley Gardens, following the Skelton Beck. The route then follows the Cleveland Way footpath to Slapewath.
From here the route switches to the Cleveland Street footpath to North Skelton, and eventually returns alongside the Saltburn Gill to Saltburn.
There is a steep descent down into Slapewath, and a couple of smaller ascents / descents into small valleys in which the becks flow.
Apart from these minor difficulties, and some very muddy paths when the weather is wet, the route is very straightfoward.
The walk can be shortened by about 4 miles by taking the track from Skelton Green to North Skelton.

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Start from the car park in Saltburn by the Saltburn Valley Gardens (NZ66814 21529).
Head up the valley beside the Skelton Beck, crossing the beck so that it is on your left as you head up the valley.
Continue walking up the valley until you come tyo the railway viaduct that crossed the Skelton Beck.
At this point the path turns sharp left through woods, then continues towards Skelton.
Follow the clear footpath signs for the Cleveland Way into Skelton itself.
Cross the main road and continue on the Cleveland Way footpath, - climbing up the bank via a series of steps.
At the top of the bank, follow the Cleveland Way footpath to Skelton Green, then continue all the way to Slapewath.
At the quarry in Slapewath, turn left and just past the "Fox and Hounds" continue on the Cleveland Street footpath.
This footpath is the one to the left of a gated entry to a cycle way that follows an old railway track bed.
Follow the Cleveland Street footpath to North Skelton.
In North Skelton, continue on the road under the railway bridge. After about 200 yards take the footpath on your left that heads North North West.
When you come to the corner of a field where a farm track enters, DO NOT turn right to follow the field boundary.
Instead walk along the farm track for about twenty yards, then cross over some rough ground on your right. You will then see a clear footpath that runs to Brotton.
Follow this footpath, crossing the busy A174, into a dene and continue towards Brotton.
Just before you reach Brotton, where there is a footpath waymark indicating to go straight ahead, turn left and follow a farm track beside a field boundary for a hundred yards or so. Then turn right to join the footpath that heads North West to Saltburn.
When you reach the Saltburn Gill Nature Reserve, keep the Saltburn Gill on your left as you take the path back to Saltburn.