Walk C, Ingleton, 10th June

Walk lead by Richard Hawkins, distance 4-5 miles.

From the coach park the walk descends to the Falls cafe where tea, coffee and pastries are available with ample seating and toilets (free). Leaving the cafe the walk follows the grassland path climbing gently to Thornton Hall. There are 3 styles on the way. Then we continue climbing the lane to the Radio Station which is the highest point of the walk and then turn left continuing down to Westgate and on to Bank House. Onwards via Edith's Wood on grassland paths to Thornton in Lonsdale and arriving back at the Falls cafe for refreshments and toilets.

Walk A, Ingleton, 10th June

Walk lead by Peter Hitchcock, distance 12 miles

Good Morning, Team!! If you like a challenge, then today’s route will be right up your
path/drover’s track! At approx. 12 miles plus taking in Ingleborough ( at 724m) and another 400m ridge later, it is a biggee! So, the pace will be right up there to make it round in good time.

From Ingleton, we climb out of the village to the south-facing side of Ingleborough but it is quite an easy route up. From the top, you will be able to view huge chunks of Yorkshire with some bits of Lancashire thrown in for free. After a short respite, we will descend sharply to the north down some very deep stone steps initially then along a slab-stone path across the bog which makes it very easy-going, till we get to Chapel-Le-Dale, a lovely spot. We continue on a gradual upward path to the lower flanks of the Whernside saddle before turning west back towards Ingleton along the ridge line. (Not many people up here!) But you will be able to view Ingleborough the whole way and you will be amazed to see how far you have walked. A sharp final descent along Oddies Road brings us back into the village for some well-earned drinks. Although, by necessity, a high pace will be needed, there will still be time to admire some fantastic views.

Walk B, Ingleton, 10th June,

Walk lead by Andrew Phillips, distance 7.8 miles, 1,382 ft

This is a fairly strenuous but interesting walk, taking in a dozen stiles, stepping stones, limestone scars, and plenty of field walking.  We commence by leaving Ingleton towards Ingleborough via Fell Lane (part of the Pennine Journey route). Leaving the track via a stile, we will cross fields down to Skirwith and the quarry. Skirting the quarry the route leads to the River Doe, which is crossed by stepping stones (some agility required), then joins part of the Falls Trail (non payment, and a toilet is available here). Climbing up to Tow Scar, the route joins Turbary Road (a track), which leads onto Tow Scar Road (a track). The route then returns down to Ingleton across several fields past Thornton Hall, and ends outside the entrance to the Ingleton Falls.

 

 

A Walk, Grassington 13 May 2023

Malham Moor, Conistone & the Dales Way, walk lead by Mark Stanford, 10 miles.

Terrain: Good: two ascents with gentle descents on good paths, with one challenging short section in the ravine up from Conistone.

 This is a variation of an A Party favourite, that takes in the two ridges either side of the Wharfe to the north of Grassington. We head out from the back of the carpark to cross the river with great views of weirs before heading to Thresfield. This part of the walk crosses fields and lanes with inevitable stiles, before taking the gentle ascent onto the moor as we aim for Higher Heights Holes; a pre-lunch break stop. The walk will then take us north across the moor; watch and listen out for Lapwing and Skylarks.

We’ll take care as we cross the road towards Conistone Bridge which will take us back over the Wharfe. Conistone provides a great spot for a late lunch before carefully tackling the ravine that will lead us up onto the Dales Way, there’s plenty to see with evidence of old settlements, lime kilns and wild orchids as well as the limestone pavement.

A gentle descent through fields will see us descend into the top of Grassington, past the Methodist Church with its timely reminder to “Walk with God”. There are a couple of good pubs and coffee shops for us to explore alongside the local shops.

C Walk, Grassington 13 May 2023

Walk lead by Jennifer Mathias, 5 miles.

This walk is about 5 miles long.  It is typical of the Yorkshire Dales rolling hills with dry stone walls and lots of stiles! We leave Grassington through the village climbing in an Easterly direction heading for an area of scientific interest and wildlife meadow hoping more flowers are out than we saw on the recce. As we cross open fields we see more of the hills and landscape before we drop down to Hebden following the Hebden Gill to the River Wharfe and a level walk until Sedbero Lane and a steep climb up to the coach! 

B Walk, Grassington 13 May 2023

Walk lead by Pat Guy, 8 miles, about 1,000 ft of ascent.

CONISTONE, The walk this month starts in Grassington, after walking through the village we ascend gradually in a northerly direction along the Dales Way for about 3 miles before descending into the delightful village of Conistone. We may take lunch here as there are seats in the centre of the village. We then walk along a minor road for about a 1 mile before heading into Grass Wood where I am hoping there will be some Bluebells, although they were not in flower when I did the recce. After a short while we drop down to walk along the River Wharfe all the way to Grassington passing Grassington Bridge and Linton Falls on the way.

A Walk Llangollen 8" April 2023

Walk lead by Peter Hitchcock, distance 11 miles.

 Welcome to a walk with beautiful views and on a trail trodden on for hundreds of years!!  From the car park, with its 30p cash or card toilets, we strike north across the river and up steeply (no choice) past the canal café and school to the base of Castell Imus Bray.  Today, we shall not be climbing up to this ancient ruin, rather, we shall detour westwards to eventually join Offa’s Dyke path further up the valley. We stay on this famous track for nearly 4 kms towards World’s End at the end of the valley with a fantastic vista ahead of us. 

Once past Crag Arthur, we climb to the top of the ridge before returning south initially along the escarpment edge but then meandering more into the moor (there’s a word for that which I don’t know!) for a change of view and softer path.  We eventually descend down to Offa’s Dyke Path just east of the Castell but, on heading back into Llangollen, we do an “Owen Glendwr” and sneak down the southerly flank of the fortress – unseen! We enter the town walking past the canal café again but it’s only an arrow’s throw to the pub by the river.  After the recent heavy snow in the area, some of the paths are quite muddy but, more importantly, some of Offa’s trail is single-file on the side of the escarpment so, for anybody who is a bit dodgy on balance, this may not be the walk for you today. (see photo above) But we can chat before we set off.  All told, a little over 11 miles with quite a few ‘ups and downs’ but great scenery on a lovely day with great views of Snowdonia. (Yr Wyddfa to be PC!).