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199 Steps, Whitby – Whitby Harbour loop from Robin Hood's Bay

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United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Scarborough

Fylingdales

199 Steps, Whitby – Whitby Harbour loop from Robin Hood's Bay

Hard

4.7

(77)

824

hikers

199 Steps, Whitby – Whitby Harbour loop from Robin Hood's Bay

06:01

21.9km

370m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 10.9 km for 55 m

After 11.0 km for 55 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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546 m

View of Robin Hood's Bay from Old Lance Cliff

Highlight • Viewpoint

Spectacular view of the village of Robin Hood's Bay straight out of it, following the coastline.

Tip by

10.6 km

199 Steps, Whitby

Highlight • Historical Site

Climbing the 199 Steps in Whitby is a legendary thing to do. The challenge might get you puffing a little, but it is worth it as you are treated to incredible sweeping views over Whitby and the sea. Along the way, you can visit Grade I-listed St Mary's Church and, at the top, you reach the magnificent Whitby Abbey, the inspiration behind Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’.

Tip by

10.9 km

Whitby Harbour

Highlight • Historical Site

Whitby is a traditional seaside town that is dearly loved by young and old alike. With a glorious golden beach, quirky cobbled streets that wind enticingly through old taverns and pubs — frequented by sailors and smugglers in times gone by — and a bustling harbour overlooked by the striking Gothic ruins of Whitby Abbey, it is an intriguing and beautiful place. With connections to Captain Cook and Dracula, too, Whitby truly is a place unlike any other.

Tip by

11.8 km

Whitby Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

What a place steep in history

Tip by

12.7 km

View of Whitby Abbey and Cliffs

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wonderful sight: the remains of the abbey rising up from the horizon.

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14.0 km

Black Nab

Highlight • Natural Monument

Bit of confusion going on here. This is actually Black Nab, which looks like a submarine conning tower at high tide, as as the tide slowly ebbs, it looks as if a submarine's casing is appearing. Some of the photos in this highlight do look like a profile view of a whale, but that is Saltwick Nab which is a couple hundred metres further north.

Tip by

14.9 km

Whitby High Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Whitby High Lighthouse (called this on Admiralty Charts to distinguish it from the two lighthouses in Whitby) is still in operation by Trinity House and was automated in the 1990s, hence the keeper's cottage is now available as a holiday let.

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17.3 km

Cleveland Way: Maw Wyke to Robin Hood's Bay

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This little stretch of the coastal path is absolutely magnificent. High on the cliffs and right on the edge, you're afforded beautiful views out to sea on one side and glorious countryside on the other side. With rocky crags and beaches below, and with hawthorn and cow parsley blowing in the sea breeze, it's easy to see why they call Yorkshire 'God’s own County'.

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21.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.61 km

8.26 km

3.64 km

823 m

527 m

Surfaces

8.35 km

7.98 km

2.87 km

1.43 km

1.20 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (80 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 7 July

22°C

16°C

0 %

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199 Steps, Whitby – Whitby Harbour loop from Robin Hood's Bay

View of Robin Hood's Bay from Old Lance Cliff

199 Steps, Whitby

Whitby Harbour

Whitby Abbey

View of Whitby Abbey and Cliffs

Black Nab

Whitby High Lighthouse

Cleveland Way: Maw Wyke to Robin Hood's Bay

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