The path from the fords in Littlebeck keeps close to the east bank of Little Beck when it first enters the Wood, only veering away from it when it reaches the apex of a large north pointing loop. At this point the path continues east while the Beck bends south.

The path veers north from Little Beck to detour around the disused Alum Works between two north pointing loops of the Beck, rising up on the east riverbank.

From its source on Ugglebarnby Moor, near to Moor House Farm, the Gill has a life of only 1 mile before spilling into Little Beck. During that time it has been able to create a moderate sized waterfall and nourish a lively habitat of grasses, trees and flowers, in addition to providing shelter and homes for indiginous wildlfie.

Lousy Hill Gill issues on Ugglebarnby Moor and flows into Littlebeck Wood. The Waterfall is located close to the disused Alum Works and drops beside the Coast to Coast path.

The area arouund the disused Alum Mine is trecherous with mud and mire. The Coast to Coast path on each side of the mine has now seen a fixing of wooden steps around the worst effected areas.

In 2023 an ash tree had to be cut down in Littlebeck Wood. It had been infected by a disease known as Ash Dieback. The Yorikshire Wildlife Trust, who manage the woodland, have turned the bough into a scupture and have had a local scultpor, Steve Ireland, carve upon it the last verse of a poem by Georgia Douglas Johnson, entitled "Peace".

The full poem reads: "I rest me deep within the wood, Drawn by its silent call, Far from the throbbing crowd of men On Nature's breast I fall. "My couch is sweet with blossoms fair, A bed of fragrant dreams, And soft upon my ear there falls The lullaby of streams. "The tumult of my heart is stilled, Within this sheltered spot. Deep in the bosom of the wood, Forgetting, and - forgot!"

Thorn Hill Gill issues from a spring between Ugglebarnby Moor and Littlebeck Wood. It is a modest Gill save when the rain is very heavy. It is only a half mile long and is shallow and narrow, converging with Little Beck at the foot of the valley.

Littlebeck Wood Nature Reserve begins almost as soon as you enter the Woodland from Littlebeck. It comes to an end as it reaches Consitt Field Plantation, where there is a stone wall boiundary and where the duck boarding rising up the hill reaches two gate Posts (no gate) where two Yorkshire Wildlife Trust plaques are displayed.

As the Coast to Coast path enters Consitt Field Plantation it passes over a small wooden bridge that spans the Consitt Gill. A series of cataracts and waterfalls tumble down from the top of the riverbank and pass beneath the bridge to converge with Little Beck.

The final climb in the Wood to the Hermitage is on a narrow trail that steepens as it nears the top. The Hermitage is at the very top of the Woodland, and no further climbing will be necessary to view Falling Foss Waterfall a little further on. From here the path passes Falling Foss and Midge Hall and leaves the Wood by following the May Beck along the edge of the Wood to a car park.

Coast to Coast Trail Guide

"Hiking the Coast to Coast" is a digitally enhanced eBook available from Apple Books for all people who have either a Mac, an iPhone or an iPad, and is designed to accompany you on your walk of the Coast to Coast path. The trail guide contains Ordnance Survey maps and other advanced mapping features, step by step directions, hundreds of colour photographs, details of the route, its conditions in different weather and research snippets relating to places of interest along the way.