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You
can eat breakfast first in Skipton if you like, but make your way
to the very end of Short Bank Road early. Here you will find the beginning
of a bridleway and the start of your walk. (see pic.) Head uphill
for about 200 yds. Watch your step as a lot of dogs use the path too.
Reach the start of a wood. |
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| 2 |
At
this point, look left and walk to the other side of the drystone wall.
(Listen out for woodpeckers here.) Turn right (see pic.) and head
uphill for another 200 yds. keeping the wall on your right. You arrive
at a small step stile, right; over into a bigger path. Turn left. |
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| 3 |
Now
follow the main pathway, seen here. Ignore the wood stile on the
right (see pic.) but be aware that this is your exit point on the
return trip. Enjoy the view over to your left, down over Embsay.
Although you have several miles to go, this is a fairly straightforward
and undemanding journey into Addingham. |
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| 4 |
You
will go through several gates and openings along your route towards
Addingham.
Climb over this stone stile (see pic.) at SE 040511. Cross the
road, (You can admire the large milestone on the left of the next
gate, indicating distances to Skipton and Addingham, as well as
information sculpted on it's side.) to go through the next gate.
Continue this track.
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Even
before you get to this gate (see pic.) you should have good clear
views of the Chelker Reservoir and it's four wind turbines. Once through
this gate the path lurches a little to the right, and once through
the next gate it is virtually a straight route, albeit a muddy one,
downhill to Addingham. |
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| 6 |
You
have a choice here :~ (see pic.) Follow the path down
to the gate, cross the busy road (A65) and go down Parsons Lane and
Moor Lane turning right at the bottom. (Then left) You can eat in
any of the many pubs along the high street. Or there is a choice of
two fish and chip shops.
But be warned a detour into Addingham from here will add another mile
onto your distance. |
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Or
:~ continue along the roadway following the direction
of the chevron, to the right and walking along the road for a short
distance until you reach this point. (see pic.) At SE 063498. Turn
right here and walk up this lane. You are now on the return trip back
to Skipton. |
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| 8 |
This
is the first gate you meet. (see pic.) The sign says Public Bridleway.
There are two large metal gates either side of it. Once through, follow
the paved slabs of stone along the green way, creaming left until
you find yourself herded into what feels like a sheep drive, through
a ricketty 3/4 sized wood gate and the Millenium Way. |
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| 9 |
Here
at SE 046492 go through the large metal swing gate. (see pic) Turn
immediately right heading up the road to Draughton. (Don't sit on
the bench on the crossroads and then start off along Cringles Lane!!)
This quiet road leads you eventually down to Bank End. You will
see an outcrop of rock on your right, pass a junction on the left
to arrive at the next instruction. |
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| 10 |
Opposite
a farmhouse is a Public Footpath. (see pic.) Go over the stone stepped
stile to the right of the gate. Follow the path. Keep the ramshackled
ruin on your left and head for a stone stepped stile ahead... keep
the gully on your left. |
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| 11 |
Go
over this three stone stepped stile and head towards the left edge
of the buildings, avoiding the gully on the left. The large metal
gate is hidden from view because it is set sideways-on into the
drystone wall. Once through, turn left, and walk the tarmac around
the left of the small housing development.
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| 12 |
At
this configuration walk through the first metal gate, then the one
on your left and follow the well marked path shown here (see pic.)
This winding path will take you to the farmhouse you can see in the
distance. |
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| 13 |
Go
through this large metal gate, past Keepers Barn (on your right) and
follow the road up to the left. (see pic.) Keep close to the edge
of the house and you will find yourself filtered through a small wood
gate, arrow marked. Once through this head directly forward aiming
for the gate in front of you. |
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Use
the stone steps on the right of this gate (see pic) to enter the
next field, do not go through the open gate on it's right.
Turn sharp right. Walk the gravel path with the wall on your right.
The surrounding area to all gates here is particularly well trodden
and awash.
Next you have one large metal gate (use the space on the right to
squeeze past) and then one large wood diamond gate to navigate through.
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On
reaching this gate combination, it's the metal gate you need to use.
(see pic.) Anything else will bring you out on the wrong side of the
wall. Walk alongside the wall on your left towards a farmhouse. |
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About
100 yards before the building, take the stone stepped stile from right
to left, (just past a water tub) then walk directly towards the building,
and use the two stepped stone stile (with crossbar) onto the farmhouse
driveway. (see pic.) Walk down the drive (ignore the PF into their
garden and past the greenhouse) continue till you reach a large open
metal gate (about left/centre of this pic.) on your right, and go
through here. |
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Keep to the right of a low wall, where there is a small stile. Cross
the stile and go down the steps, leaving the two sets of buildings
behind. You should be at SE 025500 and able to see this now. (see
pic.) . Go over the stream, up the steps, and through this gate,
up the slope, and keep the main clumps of gorse
on your right. (keep an eye open for the wild peacock here) At the
very end of the gorse, and with the building of High Edge directly
at your right, make for SE 024500, crossing a very small gully.
Head about 20 degrees to your right.
Now if you can, follow the path heading towards the drystone wall
in the distance, to a stream. Then look along it for a distressed
and poorly maintained wood bridge at SE 023501, and cross the water.
Head uphill and aim for the drystone wall left of a small hillock. |
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Cunningly
hidden is this pathetic gate. (see pic.) Situated at SE 022502. (The
O.S. map has it at SE 021503?) It is the only way to get onto the
other side of the wall and to use the Public Footpath. You will need
to lift it up and over the rock that is holding it shut. Please ensure
you close it, and watch your head on the barbed wire too! Once through,
turn left and head for Skipton Pits. This is excellent heathland. |
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Follow
the pathway for a mile, going through Skipton Pitts; beware of the
marsh area at SE 014504, but follow the pressed grass; continue
through Vicarage Allotments. (Outcrops of rocks along the way) Keep
the drystone wall close on your left.
You will be able to make out some ruins over to your right. North.
Near Trig. point 373.
Notice another footpath coming from behind the wall at SE 010504,
and joining you; turn right and head downhill towards this direction
post. (see pic.) |
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You
will continue downhill from the post. Keep your eyes peeled for a
drystone wall down and over on the left, this has a stile and gate
visible from a good distance. Eventually you meet a large track at
SE 009507; at this "T" junction: turn left and head downhill.
Later along, the path splits, (see pic) so take the left path towards
the wall and the pointed outcrop (top left of this pic.) |
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Go
through this stile with a gate on top, (see pic.) at SE 007507. Five
yards over the stile take the right hand path. The main path later
splits into two, so take the right hand one at SE 006508. |
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Continue
going downhill and rest if you need on the perfectly placed park
bench. (SE 005509)
Further downhill is this short direction post near a drystone wall.
Turn right past it. (see pic.) Mud is prevalent here. |
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You
may remember this wood stepped stile that you went past at instruction
3? Cross over this (see pic.) at SE 004510. and turn left. Continue
the reverse route back downhill to the starting point.
Congratulations.
There are no Toilets along this route, use
Skipton or Addingham facilities. |
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This walk (and pictures) submitted by Crag Face.
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