Hike Report for Saint Cyrus Beach
Saint Cyrus Beach is located in United Kingdom. It is located at the following coordinates: (56.7715, -2.4024).
This hike report was written by Laura, about a hike on Tuesday, August 16, 2011.
Directions to Trailhead
From downtown St. Cyrus (A92) simply follow Beach Road right down to the top of the cliffs. There is a small parking area, and no fee.
Beach Road
Beach Road
Hike Report
This is a lovely cliff walk down to the beach. There are some lovely flowers and in the right season, gorse bushes. The beach itself is very expansive, and has some lovely rock formations and a waterfall.
The beach
The waterfall
The beach
The waterfall
Difficulty
This is a bit different than a mountain hike, because you start out going down first, and then climb back up when you are done, so the difficult part doesn't come until the end. Nevertheless, it is not a long walk. There are several long "switchbacks" that wind down the cliff, and going down probably takes about 15 minutes. Going back up is closer to 20 or 30. This is a good family hike, though you will want to be careful of small children as the paths can be narrow and the cliff is steep - there are not many guardrails - small children will definitely need supervision. Overall it is not that difficult.
Walking down the cliffs
Walking down the cliffs
Statistics
I believe the elevation gain is about 65 metres. Not counting time at the bottom, the walk itself took about 40 minutes or less, but we did not have children with us.
The beach and the North Sea
The beach and the North Sea
