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The Yorkshire Esk runs around 28 miles through Eskdale to the North Sea at Whitby, the only major Yorkshire river to flow straight to the sea. Whitby, Grosmont, Lealholm and Commondale stations give train access to the riverside path.
There are 10 stations within reach of the River Esk: within 2 miles of it, or half a mile in towns.
The River Esk runs about 31 miles in our route data. The stations below are in order along it.
River Esk train stations
- Sleights
- Ruswarp0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)
- Glaisdale0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)
- Danby0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)
- Castleton Moor0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)
- Egton0.1 mi (about 0.1 to 0.2 mi on foot)
- Whitby0.2 mi (about 0.2 mi on foot)
- Lealholm0.2 mi (about 0.2 mi on foot)
- Grosmont0.2 mi (about 0.2 mi on foot)
- Commondale1.4 mi (about 1.5 to 2 mi on foot)
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
There-and-back walks
No two stations share a walkable stretch of the River Esk, so these walks head out along the riverside path and come back to the same station. The distance is the longest the riverside path allows, up to 20 miles; turn round sooner for a shorter walk.
Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
River routes and riverside paths © OpenStreetMap contributors.