Today's walk was something special as five of us, Suzie, Joyce, Dudley, Ann, and myself, headed to Goathland to meet up with former walking club member, Daphne, who was visiting Whitby. Setting off from near the Mallyan Spout hotel on a bright and breezy morning we made the long descent to West Beck to pick our way over the rocks to visit Mallyan Spout itself. We then followed West Beck to Beckhole where West Beck joins with Eller Beck to form the Murk Esk. Here we joined the Rail Trail for a pleasant stroll towards Grosmont alongside the Murk Esk, which is a major tributary of the River Esk.