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| Distance: |
4 miles (6.4 km)
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| Time: |
2 hours |
| Height: |
Fairly level |
| Difficulty: |
Easy Peasy, apart from last half mile
is up |
| Scenery: |
Pasture, Kiln, River Waterfall, and
lots of history and nature stuff |
| Location: |
SD823651 |
| Maps: |
Yorkshire Dales Touring Map 6 |
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1
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Park in the only Car Park in Langcliffe. Set off, keeping the school
on your right, and the church behind you, take the small lane between
the houses. Go 50 yards forward and turn right up this lane, passing
Hope Hill Farm on your right, then walk for about 200 yards.
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2
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Take this stone stepped stile on your left for Stainforth. (pictured)
It is just past another single gate you will be returning by. |
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3
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Go through a series of wall and fence crossings...
...enjoying the views that the area is acclaimed for, and keeping
the river and the rail line on your left.
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4
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Through
this gate, or it's adjoining stile on the left, which will eventually
lead you to a small road. |
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5
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Cross
the road, and up the track ahead of you , pausing to read the information
board on the right. On reaching the top, follow the track forward
all the way keeping the railway line on your left until you reach
the disused depot, and eventually the massive Hoffman Kiln. |
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6
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If
you click on the picture (here on the right) you will be taken to
an information page about the Hoffman
Kiln, along with links, and more pictures of the kiln.
There is a trail to help you explore all of the site along with
plenty of information boards. |
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7
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Once you have seen all you want of the kiln...both inside and out...
you will find there are some smaller sites in close proximity, associated
with the kiln.
But to continue the walk, keep to the path left of the kiln itself,
and walk over this small single track bridge, and follow it's trail,
up and over the rise.
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8
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Make
your way to this board, and cross right to left, into the field via
the adjoining stile. Follow the pathway through this field. |
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9
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Cross
this wooden stepped stile, and keep to the path. Head forward keeping
the road on your left. |
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10
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Eventually
you end up here at this stone stile, and, once over it, you should
turn right, heading towards Stainforth, with the roadside on your
left. |
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11
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Just
beyond the Old School House over on the left is a narrow road, cross
the main road, and turn left down here following this steep byway
downhill towards the Stainforth Packhorse Bridge. SD817672
(Built by Samuel Watson, a Quaker, in 1670.) |
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12
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Turn right and go over the bridge, but near the end of it, go over
to your left, and cross into the field through a small gap in the
wall. (seen here)
From now on your way back is accompanied by the delightful River
Ribble on your left. You have scenery, wildlife, and tranquillity.
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13
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There
are several picturesque stiles and crossings along the way. |
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14
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Pure
Yorkshire Luxury...a choice of two types of stile, both at the same
wall. |
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15
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Continue
walking along this trail, keeping the river always on your left. |
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16
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You
will arrive at the weir, and I must warn you that if the stones here
are wet, it may be treacherous and slippy. The smooth rocks are on
a slope, and it can be difficult to walk across them.
Turn left and cross this bridge. |
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17
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Once
over the bridge turn left and if you have time, keep an eye out for
leaping salmon and trout by the fish ladder, pictured here; mid right.
Go up the lane to the main road. |
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18
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Crossing over the road, veer right, over a footbridge and enter
a lane on your left, just past the rail bridge, signposted Pike
Lane. After about 50 yards, turn right through a gate and walk uphill
to a small gate at the top of a field,(seen here).
Go into the lane and turn right returning to Langcliffe by the same
route you started on.
Toilets are situated in the car park
at Stainforth. You pass them on the right as you go between instructions
10 and 11 of this walk. |
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Walkabout
Checklist : Print this out and take it with you...
More info:
Langcliffe
Church St John the Evangelist
Langcliffe
Quarry and the Hoffman Kiln
Open
University Geological Visit
Settle
Area Information
Settle
to Carlisle Railway
This walk (and pictures) submitted by Crag Face. Good work, fella.
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