Langbaurgh Loop

The Langbaurgh Loop was first formally walked in 1987.

It is a long distance walk of 38 miles contained entirely within the boundaries of the Borough of Redcar & Cleveland, using Rights of Way wherever possible.

The Loop took its name from the from Langbaurgh Council as it was then known before the name changed to one more pronounceable and easier to spell that it has today.

Over the years many hundreds of walkers have completed the route, obtaining the much sought after completion badge and many in the process raising thousands of pounds for charity.

Philip Thomson, co-designer of the original walk with Captain Michael Sellars, is currently working with another Saltburn resident, Geoff Watkins of the local Ramblers Association, to have the slighted rerouted walk relaunched in May. The Loop starts and finishes in Saltburn.

In subsequent editions of Coastal View, each section of the Loop will be explored, in time for the formal relaunch.

Meanwhile the route is being carefully walked to ensure that all footpaths are navigable and in good repair. Our photographs show some stiles on the section from Eston Nab to Errington Wood being checked for soundness.