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Category: Walking in the Dales

 
04/02/22

12 mile circular walk from Reeth to Surrender Bridge and past the Old Gang Smelting Mills in Swaledale

On an atmospheric day with low shifting clouds, pink from the sun just breaking through, we set off from Reeth to walk about twelve miles in Swaledale and briefly into…

 
26/01/22

Delightful walk to Sweet William above Carperby in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales

On a crisp winter’s day we set off to walk to Greenhaw Hut, a shooting box, just above Carperby in Wensleydale. Greenhaw Hut, as marked on the map, is known…

 
19/01/22

An easy going circular walk from West Tanfield near Ripon

An easy going walk, no steep hills, a bit of road work along quiet lanes with very little traffic, a couple of pretty villages, duck ponds, woods, long views to…

 
13/01/22

Hawes to Gayle and on to Burtersett in the glorious Yorkshire Dales

On a beautiful winter’s day, with just a sprinkling of snow, we set off from Hawes in Wensleydale for a circular walk about three and a half miles long. The…

 
02/01/22

Walking to Mill Gill Force and beyond in Askrigg in beautiful Wensleydale

It was one of those days when you didn’t really want to venture out of the house and to top it all it started raining just as I was leaving.…

 
24/12/21

A Stunning Circular Walk from Aysgarth in Wensleydale, about 5 miles

On a beautiful, crisp winter, clear blue sky day, perfect for walking, our little group set off from Aysgarth in Wensleydale to walk to Gayle Ing way above Thornton Rust.…

 
03/12/21

Lovely circular walk from Hawes in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales

On a very grey day some friends and I had organised a walk from Hawes. The day was so miserable if I hadn’t had anything planned I would just have…

 
24/11/21

A circular walk after a good dry spell from Reeth in Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales

We felt it was time to plan a walk in Swaledale not having been for quite a few months. From Reeth seemed to be the easiest and so on a…

 
17/11/21

The lovely village of Reeth in Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales

Reeth must be one of the largest villages in the Yorkshire Dales, but this was not always so as Grinton was originally the most important settlement in upper Swaledale having…

 
31/10/21

Masham, past the Marfield Wetlands, Fearby, Six Dales Trail and back to Masham

On a truly beautiful October morning a little group of us set off to do a circular walk from Masham. Easy going walking, about eight miles, and the enticement of…

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