Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Scarborough

Glaisdale

View of the River Esk – Beggar's Bridge loop from Glaisdale

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Scarborough

Glaisdale

View of the River Esk – Beggar's Bridge loop from Glaisdale

Hard

5.0

(11)

hikers

View of the River Esk – Beggar's Bridge loop from Glaisdale

01:38

5.66km

130m

Hiking

Hard hike. Great for any fitness level. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 5.27 km for 176 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

91 m

View of the River Esk

Highlight • Viewpoint

A great glimpse of the River Esk as you follow Monks' Trod through East Arncliffe Wood.

Tip by

777 m

The path through East Arnecliff Wood is a delightful way to link the pretty Esk Valley villages of Glaisdale and Egton Bridge. It features on the Esk Valley Walk, a 37-mile (60 km) long-distance trail that explores the full length of this delightful valley from its source high in the moors to the North Sea at Whitby.

Tip by

1.89 km

Bench with a View of North York Moors

Highlight • Viewpoint

2.01 km

Butter Beck

Highlight (Segment) • River

Butter Beck is a 2.5km stream that flows into the Esk at Egton.
The path here follows the left bank for about 400m.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.60 km

Horseshoe Hotel Farm Shop

Highlight • Restaurant

Open daily 10 am to 4pm

Locally sourced products

Tip by

3.04 km

Egton Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The pretty village of Egton Bridge in the North York Moors National Park is characterised by its charming river crossings. The bridge after which the village is named was washed away by floodwaters in the 1930s and was sensitively rebuilt in 1992. There is also an ancient stepping stone crossing to the west of the village.

There are a number of good accommodation options, including its two pubs, the Postgate Inn and the Horseshoe Hotel. Egton is a stop on the Esk Valley Line between Middlesbrough and Whitby.

Tip by

5.48 km

Beggar's Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

The romantic Beggar's Bridge, a beautiful arched structure across the River Esk, has a telling inscription. It suggests that it was built in 1619 by 'TF': Thomas Ferries, the son of a local farmer.

Thomas used to ford the river to meet his young sweetheart, Agnes, the daughter of a wealthy squire. Her father thought Thomas too poor for his daughter and disapproved. Determined to seek his fortune at sea, he set sail from Whitby. Though on the day he departed Glaisdale, the Esk was in spate and he was unable to kiss Agnes goodbye.

When he returned years later as a wealthy man, Thomas married Agnes and built this bridge in tribute to her and so that no future lovers would be separated by the river. Today, the bridge is Grade II-listed.

Tip by

5.66 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.76 km

1.27 km

1.02 km

406 m

188 m

Surfaces

1.69 km

1.51 km

986 m

723 m

374 m

188 m

140 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

29°C

17°C

55 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.8

986

Captain Cook's Monument & Roseberry Topping loop from Great Ayrton

03:37h

12.2km

340m

Moderate

4.8

720

Roseberry Topping – UK Hill Walks for Beginners

03:07h

10.4km

320m

Moderate

4.8

446

Cleveland Way and Cinder Track Loop

03:10h

11.7km

160m

Hard

4.8

443

Whitby & Robin Hoods Bay loop

06:10h

22.8km

300m

Moderate

4.7

259

Thomason Foss & Mallyan Spout loop from Goathland — North York Moors National Park

02:39h

9.50km

180m

Moderate

4.6

312

Robin Hood's Bay coast path loop — North York Moors National Park

02:54h

10.4km

190m

Moderate

4.7

184

Helmsley Castle & Rievaulx Abbey loop

04:43h

17.1km

280m

Easy

4.7

324

Dalby Beck Yellow Trail — Dalby Forest

01:49h

6.73km

100m

Moderate

4.8

200

Wainstones, Cold Moor & Urra Moor loop — North York Moors National Park

04:08h

13.3km

470m

Easy

4.7

343

Cringle Moor and Lord Stones loop

01:40h

5.46km

180m

Easy

4.8

315

Roseberry Topping loop — North York Moors National Park

01:25h

4.41km

170m

Easy

4.8

307

Ellerburn Trail — Dalby Forest

01:26h

5.49km

40m

View of the River Esk – Beggar's Bridge loop from Glaisdale

Glaisdale Train Station

View of the River Esk

East Arnecliff Wood

Bench with a View of North York Moors

Butter Beck

Horseshoe Hotel Farm Shop

Egton Bridge

Beggar's Bridge

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️