1. Start Goathland Village Shops

At Goathland’s village shops that you may recognise from Heartbeat, we want to take the sharp left bend at the war memorial.

If you have a dog with you keep him or her on a leash as there are sheep roaming the village and surrounding countryside.

2. Mallyan Spout Hotel

Keep following the path until you reach St Mary’s Church on the left and Mallyan Spout Hotel on the right.

Beside Mallyan Spout Hotel you will see the public right of way to Mallyan Spout Waterfall.

3. Follow the descent down to West Beck

The new improved path makes it much more easier to follow the hill down to West Beck. This is why it works best to perform this circular walk clockwise so that you don’t have to walk up this ascent!

4. At West Beck

When you reach West Beck at the foot of the descent, follow the signpost left for Mallyan Spout.

If you are unable to manage the rocks to see Mallyan Spout, turn right instead.

5. Mallyan Spout Waterfall

After negotiating the rocks carefully, you will find a sharp bend in West Beck with Mallyan Spout to the left of it.

The waterfall is more spectacular after heavy rainfall the previous day. You can occasionally see a rainbow at the foot of the waterfall when it is sunny.

6. Walk back to the Signpost

After viewing the waterfall that is 60ft in height, you can walk back to the signpost at the foot of the descent. At the signpost, walk straight on instead of back up the hill. This takes you across a boarded walkway.

7. Follow the Path

Keep following the path with West Beck to the left that becomes quite a deep ravine. On the right, you will can now take in views of the North York Moors as well as lush fields featuring plenty of sheep.

8. Steps Down

As you walk along taking in the scenery, you will eventually come to some steps down hill. Please take care at this point particularly in wet wintery weather.

Pass through the gate at the bottom.

9. Incline Cottage

The path will take you to a junction as well as a former railwayman’s cottage. Taking the path left takes you to Grosmont. You can also visit Beck Hole here too where there is a path to Thomason Foss Waterfall. You will find this at the opposite side of a stone bridge next to the pub.

However, for our walk today, we are going to take the gradual ascent right. This is part of the rail trail from Grosmont to Goathland.

10. Woodland

The path takes you through some woodland with a very narrow watercourse on your right hand side.

The ascent is much less of a struggle than the ascent at Mallyan Spout hence why we recommend doing this walk clockwise. There are benches to sit and rest if necessary.

11. Crossroads

You will eventually reach a gate and a road. If you take the road right, it takes you directly to the village shops. If you cross the road and go through the gate opposite, this will take you to the public toilets and car park.

12. Finish at Goathland

You can complete your walk at Goathland where there are eateries and and public house if you desire to finish your walk in one of these!