Photographs taken on the three INGLETON walks

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August Walks from Ingleton on the Edge of the Yorkshire Dales

and will take place on

Saturday 13th August 2011

0800hrs prompt from short stay car park in the village

The village of Ingleton is surrounded by magnificent countryside with caves, waterfalls, and mountains. The Craven Fault crosses the area, and geological and archaeological sites abound.

Local attractions include:

The underground world of White Scar Cave, Britain's longest show cave The Waterfalls Walk through woodland gorges with spectacular waterfalls (below) Limestone peaks and scenery, with a direct route for the ascent of Ingleborough (above) The nearby Settle-Carlisle railway and the famous Ribblehead viaduct

Ingleton has a wide range of accommodation, and is well placed for visiting the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District, and the coast at Morecambe and Blackpool.
The A65 Leeds-Lakes road now by-passes Ingleton, which is only 16 miles from Hawes in Wensleydale and a similar distance to Lancaster.
Ingleton lies on one of the principal East-West routes across the Pennines used from prehistoric and Roman times. The remains of an Iron Age fort can be seen on the summit plateau of Ingleborough, at 723 metres (2372 feet), the best known of Yorkshire's Three Peaks. The ascent is by a relatively easy path from the village.

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• The story of the Ingleton Viaduct

There will be three walks as normal.

 Walk Leaders

• A Walk led by Tony McDonald
• B Walk led by John Smith
• C Walk led by Joan and Shirley

A Walk from Ingleton

Leader: Tony McDonald

Distance: 10.8 miles

Total Ascent/descent: 2600ft

'A' Party Route Map - click to enlarge

The walk starts in the town centre and commences a steady climb through the town towards Fell End. The route takes a scenic path between White Scars and Ingleborough Common. After around 3 miles, there is a quite challenging ascent to the summit of Ingleborough which is 724mtrs /2375ft above sea level. There is a wonderful view from the summit of Ingleborough. There is also a wonderful place to enjoy lunch on the descent side of Ingleborough.

After lunch the route takes a pleasant stroll along the mountain plateau, there is a short downward section which then turns almost due north and a challenging steep descent (note walking poles recommended if you use them, there is some scrambling on a few parts of the path). After the descent there is a new path across a bog which is now a nature reserve. Around halfway along this section there is a small village Chaple le Dale. There are pretty churches and interesting rocks and scenery. The westward section is through Scales Moor which has interesting limestone rock formations. 

At the end of this section there is an accent along good paths. At Scar end the route follows the famous Swilla Glen which is chargeable at £5-00 per person. Following the traditional route takes in the Breezly and snow falls. The total distance is 10.86 miles and the total accent/decent is 1118 metres.

'B' Walk at Ingleton

Walk Leader: John Smith

Total Distance: 8+ miles

Total ascent: 1400ft approx

Proposed walk, possibly subject to change.

Proposed A Walk Route - Click to enlarge.

I have recced two walks for today – not out of sheer enthusiasm I assure you !!

The first would take us up the river Twiss and, after a loop to add length, down the river Doe – this is the Waterfall walk which is tough with a multitude of steps up and down as you walk alongside each river. It would be amazing if there had been rain with the numerous waterfalls looking stunning, BUT there is a charge of £5 per person because the paths are on private land. I came back thinking that B group walkers would feel that £5 on top of the coach and coffee/beers afterwards was a bit steep.

So – I have charted the walk you now see but have to say that this will not have been recced before this note is posted on the website. I will be recceing it on Friday 5th August and have more detail for the clipboard on the coach.

The walk starts at 412 ft ascending over the next 3.4 miles to 1318ft followed by a further peak of 1044ft after 5.16 miles. The walk measures 8.12 miles and is over open land along lanes and paths. As you can see we will cross both rivers further upstream than Ingleton – both were dry on the first recce, though the waterfalls had plenty of water to sparkle.