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Black Nab – Whitby High Lighthouse loop from Whitby

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Hawsker-Cum-Stainsacre

Black Nab – Whitby High Lighthouse loop from Whitby

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Black Nab – Whitby High Lighthouse loop from Whitby

01:00

3.75km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

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Parking

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918 m

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 …

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1.49 km

Thornwick Bay Café

Highlight • Cafe

1.52 km

Whitby Lighthouse and Fog Signal Station

Highlight • Monument

Known locally as "Hawsker Mad Bull", this holiday cottage still retains the imposing twin Rayleigh Trumpets which continued in use until 1987. The equipment is named after a Nobel prize-winning …

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1.87 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, …

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3.75 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.31 km

257 m

109 m

Surfaces

3.31 km

257 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 9 July

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Black Nab – Whitby High Lighthouse loop from Whitby

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Thornwick Bay Café

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