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As you make your way into Embsay
village from Skipton, you will pass the Elm Tree Pub on your left.
Not far from here, again on the left, is your starting point, the
free car park. From the car park take the gate central to the parking
area. Head to your right along the public footpath. |
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About 150 yards along, cross over this stone stile.
The path goes to the right, and you continue for about another
150 yds.
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You reach another stone stile. Cross over this,
and head out over the open field, towards the left hand corner, with
a couple of detached houses to the front and left, and a wooden fence
on your right. |
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Leaving the field by this gate...out onto the
main road, and turn left. |
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Almost at once you pass a church on your left.
The road continues for about a quarter of a mile, before making
a sharp right hand, and directly after this bend, is a B and B Farmhouse.
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Just past here is a signposted bridleway.
Turn left up here and follow this path all the way up...passing
a farmyard on the right, going through a metal gate, and heading
on up following a green lane.
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You will notice a seat bordered by a fence over on your left. This
is a perfect spot to sit for a while, and just enjoy the view.
(Click on pic for the view)
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With the valley on your left, and a dry stone
wall on your right, you arrive at a double wooden six bar gate, with
a view of Embsay Crag in the distance over to your left. (see image)
A signpost through the gate on your left reassures you that you are
still on the bridleway. |
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Keeping the dry stone wall at your left hand
side, forge your way upward, heading towards this wooden gate. As
you do, turn and take a look at the view behind you.
The pathway to the crag is over to the left. There is fern here in
abundance. June/October. |
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Now just follow this path and head for the highest point. This
is a very gentle climb upwards, and is rewarded with beautiful views
of the reservoir.
The way down from the top is very unforgiving, and you have to pick
and choose as there are various pathways ... all difficult for the
first two or three hundred yards. The best advice I can give is,
just go at a very slow pace.
(click on picture)
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Once you are down at the bottom, turn right,
having travelled through very high bracken, you will reach this footbridge.
Go over this and continue along the path keeping the tall dry stone
wall on your left. |
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The path shoots off to the right to the signpost
where, following it's direction, you take the bridleway to the left,
and follow the marker posts, tipped with blue paint. |
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At this point, you have a choice. Just before
the gate, you will see a pathway over to the right. This takes you
the half mile or so, up to Crookrise Top. Otherwise, (or, on your
return to this point), go through this gate or over the wood stile,
turn sharp left, and make your way down this stone pathway. |
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Heading down the side of the reservoir, with
the water on your left, between two stone walls you pass the boathouse,
and pass the yacht club car park on your left. Keep on the tarmac
road, and follow this for a good while, till you see water on your
right, and look out for this stone stile on the left. |
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Follow this well marked footpath, and through
several stepped stone stiles until you reach this point. (See pic).
The wooden stile takes you over a rough rock path, which you go straight
over (do not go left or right) but take the stone stepped stile in
front of you. |
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There is a school playground over on your right, and you reach
the penultimate gate, and finger post showing the direction to take
in the next field.
I can't promise the horses if you travel this way, but if they are
still there ... they were very friendly.
(click on picture)
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On reaching this point, you can see the car park from here. Go
over these last stone steps, and head towards the first gate you
went through at the beginning of your walk.
Public Toilets are further down from the
car park, on the opposite side. (100yds.) Or at the pub.
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This walk (and pictures) submitted by Crag Face. Good work, fella.
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