The Grey Panthers

A walk that starts from the car park for the new Nature Reserve at Easington Colliery. This car park and the Nature Reserve were once covered by colliery buildings.
The walk basically covers the coastal path Northwards, before crossing under the railway viaduct into Hawthorn Dene.
Continuing on the footpath to Beacon Hill and then onwards towards Hawthorn.
At Easington Lea Farm the walk continues into Easington Colliery and the Cemetery, where the Easington Colliery Disaster Memorial is visited.
The walk then heads South through the memorial Avenue and returns to the coast path and the start point.

A map of the route followed has been plotted on the Ordnace Survey mapping website, By selecting the ink below you will be taken to this map, - complete with distances and heights marked on the route.

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Start from the car park for the Easington Colliery Nature Reserve (NZ437 448).
Head Northwards along the "Easington Colliery Time Line" footpath to the Pit Cage Memorial.
From the Pit Cage memorial head East to cross the railway tine by a bridge. Immediately turn right to follow the track that brings you to the Coast Path.
Now follow the Coast Path to Hawthorn Dene.
Now take the footpath through the Dene and up towards Beacon Hill.
From Beacon Hill head Westwards towards Hawthorn.
At Easington Lea Farm take the track,then road, Southwards to Easington Colliery.
When you reach the cemetery there is a footpath heading South between the cemetery and a row of houses.
After visiting the Easington Colliery Memorial in the cemetery, head Southwards towards the Memorial Avenue.
Continue on the track Southwards of Memorial Avenue until you come to a footpath on your left.
Take this footpath past a row of allotments. When you come to the road, turn half right to cross the road and take the coast path that returns you to your starting point.