Through the woods at Malham Tarn Field Centre
Reflections on Malham Tarn
A pause at the Field Centre
Mist in the distance
And on again
Incredibly bright sun for January
Up (and up) towards Middle House Farm
Robert checking our route
Long distance view
Middle House Farm in sight
Long shadows
By Middle House
Highest point – about 1550 ft
Darnbrook in sight
That’s where we are headed
The steep climb down to Darnbrook
Lunch spot in view!
The Bridge Photo!
Cowside Beck
Choosing your rock for lunch
Also having lunch
Getting towards Tennant Gill
A research project
Joining the Pennine Way
A deer near the Tarn Moss boardwalk
Nearly there!
River Lune at Devil’s Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale
The briefing
Interesting rock formation
Walking through Casterton
Casterton church
Stepping out
A breakaway group!
Onwards!
The group photo
Interesting moss, fungi and shapes.
The Bridge Photo
Stainforth Bridge
Getting ready to leave
Austwick
Lane leading to Feizor
Approaching Feizor our coffee stop
Uphill from Feizor
Up and up!
Getting tpwards the top
No sign of Pen-y-Ghent!
Looking towards Wharfe
Blue sky ! It didn’t last!
Snowdrops at Wharfe
Arriving at the lunch spot
The Bridge Photo
Interesting underfoot
Dodging the puds!
Off to the board walk
Off to the board walk
A FEEDING (& SCAT) TRAY FOR WATER VOLES
The cleared water channels
Snowdrops everywhere
A woodland carpet
Gathering
Malham Tarn Nature Reserve
Malham Tarn
A mossy bank
The Tarn
Stepping up towards the Field Centre
Snowdrops everywhere
Into the mist
Along the Pennine Way in a gale
Pushing onwards
Stangill Barn
We have to cross the mud!
Lighter skies just appearing
A bit more light
The “Bridge” Photo
Above Norber
Ingleborough
The briefing at Pelter Bridge
River Brathay
Starting the climb
The Bridge Photo
Starting to get great views
Still climbing!
Up and up!
Pause before the final push
Quite windy
Onwards
Windermere in the distance
A welcome rest at our coffee break
Heading down towards Ivy Crag
Many fascinating trees in the area
Loughrigg Tarn
Loughrigg Tarn
Loughrigg Tarn
Only 2 stiles on the walk!
First view of Grasmere
Grasmere
Not going up there this time!
Loughrigg Terrace
Grasmere
Along the terrace
Ferry service on Grasmere?
Rydal Water
Another shapely tree
Last few steps to the cars – end of a great walk!
Winster
ready to set off
a gnarled tree en route
first view of a lake
a GR post box!
bluebells on the far bank
and geese with goslings on the water
and geese with goslings on the water
late leaves appearing
close up now to the bluebells
is it still alive?
bluebells through the trees
the wetlands
distance view of the Lake District hills
a stand of trees in fresh leaf
uh oh
Welcome to Green Hill
view from Rosthwaite Heights
view from Rosthwaite Heights
admiring the view
they were expected!
our leader, Sue
out of the wind, in a dip
one ferry …
… two ferries
lousewort
lots of lousewort!
rocky outcrops and gorse
another open view
a retaining wall on top of bedrock
a picturesque lake
a bronze dog guarding the house
and garden
more bronze …
and more, to grace the scene
back to the bluebells, shining in the sun
Jacob’s sheep
and lambs
even a few white ones
Knipe Tarn
looking back to where we have walked on the horizon
Leaving Downham
First of many gates/stiles
Onwards
Looking towards Pendle before the sun appeared
Along the beck
Interesting post?
Starting the first uphill
Looking back towards Downham
A tricky section
Pen-y-Ghent appearing
And Ingleborough
Downham far away
Over another stile
Pendle Hill
Pendle Hill and a long uphill trudge
Splendid scenary all around
The Bridge Photo
Past the old mill
The last uphill
The last stile!
Pendle Hill
Last view of Pendle
just the 4 of us
just the 4 of us
from the station up to the Pennine Bridleway
looking back to Calf Top, across the valley
Wild Boar Fell
looking down to the Dent valley
looking down to the Dent valley, with a passing train!
nearly a bridge picture!
approaching Arten Gill viaduct
Stonehouse Bridge
the River Dee (very low)
near Dent Head Farm
Great Knoutberry Hill
Bleamoor Tunnel entrance
the first airshaft
Whernside
Ingleborough
the last airshaft
the other side of the tunnel
Ribblehead Viaduct
The Wharfe at Conistone
Setting off from Conistone bridge
The steady uphill climb
Looking back towards Conistone and Kilnsey
Steady downhill
Approaching the top
Looking south towards Grassington
Grassington
Our lunch spot
Lunch over!
Paul’s rock
Up the Dales Way
Along the Dales Way
Limestone Kiln (re-built?)
Mast on Scot Gate Lane
The Dib
Onwards down the Dib
The Walkers
Negotiating the Dib
Nearly at Conistone
Back at Conistone
Looking west
Starting up the Cam Road
Dramatic views
Lots of cotton grass
Waiting for me to catch up!
A rocky section
Leaving the Cam Road onto the Pennine Way
And nearly at the highest point (1832 ft)
At least the howling gale is now behind us!
Our coffee stop at 1860 ft
Out of the gale – just!
Heading down Rottenstone Hill
Buttercup meadows
Our lunch stop
Aysgill Force
Aysgill Force
Heading towards Gayle
Gayle Beck
The Bridge Photo
Onto the cars – looking back at Gayle
Last field of buttercups
Roeburndale – setting off from Beck farm south of Wray
carved holes in a field
this one is smiling
high grass
marsh thistle
Haylot Farm
Well weathered sign
Down to Melling Wood
Possibly marsh stitchwort
Looking through to the River Roeburn below us
Down to the bridge
The Bridge Picture with foliage
Sue from the other bank
River Roebuck
Heading for our lunch stop
An erratic and a post van
Down to Barkin Bridge
Return to Back Farm
The Group in Hawkshead Village
Finger Post
About to leave Scrogg’s Lane to join Loanthwaite Lane
Very tempting -Derek was nearly tempted!
An old oak (?) tree root being reinhabited
The Bridge photo
First view of Blelham Tarn with Wansfell in the distance
Out of the woods and approaching coffee stop over looking Blelham Tarn
Coffee stop and briefing about Blelham Tarn
Blelham Tarn, 48′ deep, brown trout, eel, perch, pike, roach, great crested grebe, whooper swans & golden-eye
Archaeology site of old bloomery and TC pointing towards the dam
New Sustrans bridge to avoid the ford (formerly stepping stones were the only way to cross and the beck was much deeper!)
Dead tree trunk with a rowan tree growing in it at the top
Hairbells and derelect electric fence!
Looking back to Blelham Tarn
The Helvellan Range in the distance
A glimpse of Lake Windermere
The Dower House, Wray Castle
The ever popular Wray Castle (NT)
Looking towards Ambleside and Lake Windermere
Our ‘private’ lunch tables
Sally’s knees!
Wansfell and Lake Windermere
… with telephoto – Low Wood Hotel and marina
Lake Windermere and a ferry
The first stile of the day!
Blelham Tarn (we walked on the otherside before lunch)
Very docile cattle by a gate!
Blelham Tarn and Ambleside in the distance and Wansfell
Posers!
What about a smile please!
Treatment after nettle stings!
Tremendous noise after their lambs had been taken away!
And a bull and family enjoying an afternoon snooze!
Black Beck near Hawkshead
Entering Hawkshead
Beatrix Potter Galery, Hawkshead
3.20 in Hawkshead
The Old Grammar School, Hawkshead
Langdon Valley
Cross Fell – starting the ascent
Lunch stop before the final assault of the north ridge
Made it to the summit 893m or 2930ft
Summit panorama with a group form Coniston Cold there as well !!
Summit shelter – not needed today
Pennine Way PW and bridleway (horseshoe) cross – we left PW and headed west
Panorama south on the descent
Smearsett – up the hill towards Lower Bark House
Penyghent shrouded in mist
so far, so good – no rain
over the stone stile to the limestone pavement
all over the stile
skirting the edge of the pavement
the view over the brow
looking down
along the narrow track of Smearsett Scar
looking back
level ground again
towards the top of Smearsett
and backwards -still bright
at the trig point – 363m
(just to show my friends that I was there!)
along the track to Feizor
up to Fiezor Wood (and lunch) from Hale Lane
the owl nest hole
leaving Feizor Wood
looking across to Moughton (we didn’t get there today – too damp)
Hawkshead Church
Hawkshead Grammar School
Brachies
Looking towards Latterbarrow
Highfield House
Through the woods
Up a stony track
The Baptistry
More woods
Keeping up with our leader
First view of Tarn Hows
Circling Tarn Hows
The Hoodies! Waiting for the rain to stop!
A long rest for lunch
Mary and Derek have joined us
A difficult gate
Nearly back at Hawkshead
Starting out in bright sun.
Across fields near Haverflatts
Across fields near Haverflatts
Across fields near Haverflatts
First of many stiles
Very muddy !
The next field
Near Woodhouse
Up to our lunch spot overlooking the west coast main line
A Pendolino
Lunch
More mud !
Crossing from Greenside to Heversham
Interesting stile
Arnside Bridge in the mist
Morecambe bay
The Bridge photo – Arnside Bridge in the background
Last view of the bay dropping down into Haversham
Paley Road, Giggleswick
3 Waterfells – relaxing above Settle
relaxing above Settle
relaxing above Settle
across the sheep field
to Scaleber Force
and a bench to sit on!
the last squeeze
Penyghent from by the river
the drystone walls
view from Stackhouse Lane
the weir
Stainforth scar in sunlight
the Ribble at the Locks
later, at the Locks wier
Grassington, up Moor Lane
the view along the way
the view along the way
the group
Yarnbury
some of the iron ore workings shafts
some of the iron ore workings shafts
the rain has moved through
passing another walking group
Hebden Beck
Hebden Beck
crossing Hebden Beck
and again
and again!
an old adit
millstone grit escarpment
Hebden Beck again
and a bridge over Hebden Beck
checking the route
The Old School Tearoom, Hebden
the weir by a fish farm
after our lunch: the ponies are still munching
River Wharfe – the Dales Way
a fine tree in the sunshine
not far now
where we have come from
looking peaceful
by Linton Falls
gathering by the bridge
looking up the Falls
looking down the Falls
the road bridge at Grassington
the road bridge at Grassington
Brimham Rocks – setting off from Dacre Bank
over the River Nidd
and into Summerbridge
spring fed ponds
through Old Spring Wood
amazingly clear skies
first rocky outcrop
and up to Brimham Rocks
a maze of weathered millstone grit
cross-bedding clearly visible
gathered to look
moss covered rocks and tree
moss covered rocks and tree
our lunch view, from the picnic tables
visiting the trig point
view from the trig point
setting off again
the bridge picture at Fell Beck
Fell Beck
beech leaves hanging on
a resplendent fern
a distant view of a (new) stone circle near Smelthouses
a distant view of Nidderdale
Braisty Woods Farm
Austwick – Feizor
Looking towards Wharfe
Austwick
Up the lane towards Austwick and coffee!
Feizor
The Bridge Photo
Parting of the ways
On towards Wharfe
