IVEL VALLEY WALKERS

WALK DETAILS :-

 

Day 1 – Friday 29th September

 

• Fremington Edge (Map-1) start time 1.30 pm

• Meeting Point – Market Square, Reeth (grid ref SE038994 , post code DL11 6SW)

• 7 miles (approx 3.5 to 4 hrs walking 1100ft / 335m total ascent)

 

The weekend starts with an afternoon warm up walk along Fremington Edge a 3 mile long wall of rock, left over from the ice age, to the North of Reeth. The walk starts gently crossing the fields to Fremington. It is here that you will get your first glimpse of the Dry Stone Walls and the "Squeeze Stiles" (narrow gaps) used to cross them.

 

From Fremington it is across more fields and onto a lane to climb slowly up to the edge itself. The path then leaves the lane climbing gently across the moorland up to the highest point. Hopefully the views overlooking Reeth and Swaledale below will make the climb worthwhile. The path continues crossing a couple of ladder stiles, before winding steeply down the grassy slope to the valley below. From there we follow the river back to Reeth itself.

 

 

 

 

Day 2 – Saturday 30th September

 

• Wendsleydale Waterfalls Walk (Map-2) start time 10.00am

• Meeting Point – Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre (grid ref SE012888 , post code DL8 3TH )

• Full Day Walk - 12 miles (approx 5.5 to 6.5 hrs walking – 1200ft / 365m total ascent)

• Morning Option – 7 miles (approx 3 to 4 hrs walking – 950ft / 290m total ascent)

 

Both walks start from the picturesque Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre (car park fees £4.50 2 hrs plus) some 40 mins drive from Reeth. From here we head North through the woods and fields to the small village of Carperby. Then climbing gently up on to the moors overlooking the River Ure and Wendsleydale itself. Following the terrain we head West across the edge of this picturesque dale. Somewhere along this stretch the morning walk will head down the valley side to the river itself for the gentle walk back to Aysgarth Falls for a well earned tea and cake or even a trip to Hawes and the home of Wendsleydale Cheese itself.

 

The full day walkers will continue on before dropping down to the hamlet of Newbiggen before crossing the fields to Mill Gill Falls and Askrigg for lunch. The afternoon walk meanders along beside the River Ure using a mixture of crossfield paths and the old disused railway line back to Aysgarth Falls.

 

 

Day 3 – Sunday 1st October

 

• Meeting Point - Keld, Rukins Campsite Parking (grid ref NY892013 / post code DL11 6LJ)

• start time 10.00am (£2 per day) -

• Full Day Walk (Map 3) – Tan Hill Inn via 2 National Trails

  • 11 miles (approx 6.5 to 7 hrs walking – 1600ft / 490m total ascent)

• Morning Option – Over the hills to Muker (Map 4)

  • 6.5 miles (approx 4 to 4.5 hrs walking – 1450ft / 445m total ascent)

 

Both walks start from the tiny village of Keld (the meeting point for The Pennine Way & The Coast to Coast route) a 45 min drive from Reeth. We head off down towards Catrake Force, very soon the walks split the full day walkers head off across the River Swale whereas the shorter walk keeps to the Southern Bank.

 

 

 

The shorter walk then climbs up the valley side along The Pennine Way before turning sharply back across the fields climbing gradually until we reach the edge of the escarpment overlooking Angram and the valley below. The path then descends down to Muker and a welcome cup of tea. The route back to Keld crosses the river before following the Northern bank along The Swale along to the falls and Keld beyond.

 

Whereas the longer walk crosses the river and climbs up the valley side before turning to follow the contours above the river heading westward. Where it shortly joins the Coast to Coast route crossing a mixture of rough farmland and moorland to the isolated farmhouse at Ravenseat. At this point we leave the Coast to Coast route and head off across the moorland climbing steadily to Tan Hill Inn (at 1793ft the highest pub in England). Leaving the pub we head South along the Pennine Way back to Keld.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day-4 Monday 2nd October

 

• Harkerside Moor (Map 5) start time 10.00

• Meeting Point – Market Square, Reeth (grid ref SE038994 , post code DL11 6SW)

• 6 miles (approx 3.5 to 4 hrs walking (1050ft / 320m total ascent)

 

     Our final wind down walk takes us Southward across the desolate Harkerside Moor. We leave the village crossing the Swale on the small suspension bridge. From there we climb across farmland and up on to the Moor itself. Once on the moor the track takes us towards the East where we circle around the local Youth Hostel before re-entering the farmland to Cogden Hall and Grinton itself.

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Please note that these walks are weather dependent consequently we may choose to swap the two full days over if the weather is appropriate

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