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Leyburn Shawl circular walk, a midsummer delight.

By Hugh Stewart June 25, 2018 Leave a Comment

This walk is actually Mark Reid’s from “Inn Way to black Sheep pubs of the Yorkshire Dales”, but with a better finish, and making it 6.8 miles, and a leisurely floral delight. Park free at Wensley Bridge and go through the village to use the paths east from here to Leyburn. The first delight is the Old Glebe Meadow, a nature reserve of wild flowers, at SE101897. You will know its position from afar as a flock of Black Headed Gulls will likely be swooping on insects which love the flora here, whereas you will see non on the other sterile fields. There are many common spotted orchids, some bee orchids for the diligent, and some burnt orchids, at present the latter are wired protected from rabbits over by the far hedge. After a leisurely coffee in Leyburn, find the Shawl, a rising limestone edge in wooded surrounds, with glorious views over lower Wensleydale. There are musk mallows here,  and much more flora. At the end descend to Preston-under-Scar and then south to pass between Bolton Hall and its outbuildings. The Inn Way directs you back via the Hall Road, but a much more interesting finish is to go over Lords Bridge and back via the riverside path. The book probably goes their way because Lords Bridge is not marked as a path on the OS maps, but as there are no hindrances to passage, and no “Private”, “no access” “trespassers will be prosecuted” signs, or other such that some landowners welcome us to our countryside with (this landowner is obviously a good sort), it is OK. Fifty metres on turn left on the footpath, which leads through a wood, the first part of which is a heartening plantation of youngish oaks, and with more of floral interest.

There are interesting contents in The Holy Trinity Church, and more of interest in the Three Horseshoes, particularly during happy hour, today (Sunday) between 4 and 5pm!

Bee orchid, Old Glebe Field
The meadows from the Shawl to Preston-under-Scar
Bolton Hall from just after Lords Bridge
The River Ure from Lords Bridge
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Hillwalks from the Settle to Carlisle Railway Stations

24 walks into the hills surrounding the historic and iconic Settle to Carlisle railway, based on the stations between Settle and Appleby. The area has some of the finest walking of the north Pennines: the Craven district around Settle; the Three Peaks area; Dentdale, and Mallerstang and the upper Eden valley.

£12.95 (P&P may apply)

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Mountain Biking Adventures: Multi-day Routes in Northern Britain

Over the last two decades, mountain biking has developed enormously as a “sport”. We greatly admire the technical and athletic capabilities of modern day mountain bikers and recognise that many excellent guides have been written and custom-built trails set up. In this guide we try to reopen a sense of adventure and wilderness to mountain biking, providing multi-day routes with a remoteness, continuity and “arc” missing from many modern guides with their focus on day and half day outings.

UK £13.95 ( inc. P&P)

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Settle to Carlisle – Hill Walk with Return by Classic Train Route

With over 22,000 ft of ascent in 105 miles set out over 8 days, this walk sets out from Settle, taking in the classic summits of the North Yorkshire Dales, Howgills, Eastern and Northern Lakeland Fells, to arrive at Carlisle. The return journey to Settle by one of the classic train journeys. Illustrated with photographs and route maps.

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Alternative start to the Malham Circular walk

Note, this is now fully described in the Second Edition of "Hillwalks from the Settle to Carlisle Railway Stations", 2014, walk 1b. If the long Langcliffe Scar track does not appeal, but a bit more hillwork does, try this start: as per the book, walk 1, but at the Malham/Settle road turn right … Read More » about Alternative start to the Malham Circular walk

The Highfields walk, Halton with Aughton.

Another plague walk which we could do from home, and although this seems to be a popular walk for locals, we had never done it, and decided to do it both because of that and as we thought it would be less popular and hence less boot-churned muddy than others round Caton and the Bowland Fells. The … Read More » about The Highfields walk, Halton with Aughton.

A Clougha Pike circuit, avoiding Rigg Lane.

I.e. avoiding any crowds parking there. Start at Little Cragg car park and go down the road, turning right to go over the top of Baines Crag for your first view of Morecambe Bay and the Lakeland Fells. At the road go down then left over the first ladder stile and cross the infant Condor by stone or … Read More » about A Clougha Pike circuit, avoiding Rigg Lane.

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