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Wilderness Walk, Skipton

This is not so much a walk as a hidden shady glade. Here you can retire for a moment of tranquility, away from the hustle and bustle of the main town. A secret garden.

Enjoy.

Distance: Very short
Time: Dinner break walk
Height: Nil
Difficulty: Couch potato
Scenery: Pretty
Location: Skipton Centre : UMS map Goto
Click on selected photographs for a higher resolution.

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There are three entrance gates. To find the Wilderness walk, which is bounded by Otley Road and Shortbank Road, you should make your way towards the Police Station, and on Otley Road, pass the Cross Keys pub on your right.
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About 100 yds. past the pub is a small gate in the low wall on your right.
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On entering the park, there are two choices over the stream in front of you...
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...or right along the path, to a bridge.

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The pathways all join up in a large rectangle with a wooden bridge at the far end, and two other gates on the opposite bank.
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The Wilderness walk is part of the Skipton Millenium Walk.

This walk (and pictures) submitted by Crag Face.

 

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