{"id":3217,"date":"2024-05-23T23:51:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T23:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoenixwalks.xyz\/?p=3217"},"modified":"2024-05-24T00:09:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T00:09:51","slug":"8-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/phoenixwalks.xyz\/index.php\/2024\/05\/23\/8-5\/","title":{"rendered":"8\/5"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Distance 18.5 Km\u00a0 (11.5 miles)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ascent\u00a0 312 m\u00a0 (1023 ft)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Average moving speed\u00a0 4.05 Km\/hr\u00a0 (2.52 mph)\u00a0 \u00a0 Start\u00a0 10.40 am\u00a0 \u00a0Finish\u00a0 17.26 pm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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On a warm, but mainly cloudy, morning, 7 of us left the coach on the B6265 adjacent to the Ripon Rowell Walk, together with Ian Selkirk’s group.\u00a0 A fingerpost pointed the way, but I have to say that the path was poorly defined and if Ian’s group had not been ahead, it would not have been easy to follow.\u00a0 Anyhow, we headed SSE to Sawley Moor Lane and then E to another minor road (MR) just south of Sawley.\u00a0 At this point I had intended taking a footpath S then SW to Lacon Hall but as this was ill defined, I took the road to Middycar Bank Farm then headed SW on a good track to the Hall.\u00a0 Ian’s group had stopped for coffee but we carried on as I intended stopping at Butterton Bridge.\u00a0 We then\u00a0 headed SW via Green Lane to enter a path thro the woods to Butterton Bridge.\u00a0 This was an attractive spot with several large patches of bluebells.\u00a0 A good spot for a coffee break so we took the opportunity.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

After coffee, we climbed out of the valley and wood and headed SW & S to Warsill Hill Farm.\u00a0 Here, I made my 1st mistake as we headed SSE along a good track io. SW on a path (which I did not see).\u00a0 Anyhow, we ended up on a minor road and it was an easy 300 m to get back on the route.\u00a0 This took us to an area called Warren where we headed alongside a wood to Warren House.\u00a0 \u00a0Although a RoW, this did involve climbing over a fence.\u00a0 At Warren House, we stopped for a few moments to admire some lovely Rhododendrons in the garden.\u00a0 We then joined a MR and this took us to Middle Farm.\u00a0 Unfortunately the FP which cut the corner was non-existent even though I searched for it. So we stayed on the road past Middle South Farm and then turned onto\u00a0 a FP heading W.\u00a0 This path was supposed to cross a fence and head to the woods.\u00a0 The group searched for a path but in the end we just headed in the general direction and eventually reached the stream on the route.\u00a0 After the stream, the path was again more or less invisible but we continued in the correct direction and eventually came out of the wood and onto\u00a0 a decent path which took us up to Summer Wood House.\u00a0 We then headed up the farm track to join a MR crossing Brimham Moor.\u00a0 A short distance WSW and we reached a gate with a good looking path on the north side.\u00a0 The path I wanted, which I had used with Jeff 13 years previous, headed NW, however this path soon turned NE and there was no other path to be seen.\u00a0 OK I thought, we will go\u00a0 a bit further and all the time I was looking for a path on the left and looking at my GPS route.\u00a0 Next thing I knew (2nd mistake), I was full length on the ground having tripped over a rock.\u00a0 Shaken but otherwise unhurt, I decided to stay on the path as there would surely be a path NW soon (3rd mistake).\u00a0 So we continued on our not so merry way\u00a0 and managed to cover the circumference of the Brimham Rock area before reaching the cafe and ice cream shop.\u00a0 We did make one detour but the path ran out after about 50 yds and we did have a lunch stop before reaching the cafe.\u00a0 We arrived at the cafe to find Ian’s group leaving and Charles’ group getting ready to leave.\u00a0 Anyhow, I am sure we all enjoyed our ice creams.<\/p>

Leaving the cafe, we headed SSE to rejoin the MR and then S to join part of the Nidderdale Way.\u00a0 Unfortunately this was not easy walking as the path was quite rough.\u00a0 We then joined a MR and headed into Smelthouses from where we headed SSW to the River Nidd and the Six Dales trail.\u00a0 We headed along the river bank in sunshine and a very warm day.\u00a0 \u00a0Fortunately there were no other problems and we headed NW past Glasshouses and the adjacent attractive small reservoir.\u00a0 \u00a0Keeping up a good pace, we arrived at Pateley Bridge with over 45 min left.\u00a0 While some went straight to the coach, the rest of us of us headed over the bridge and up the road to the pub.<\/p>

A nice walk, certainly in terms of scenery, but to say it was eventful is an understatement.\u00a0 However, it was only 1 mile more than advertised!!!<\/p>

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\u00a0Click on any photo to view full screen.\u00a0 \u00a0 Move through the gallery using the\u00a0 \u00a0<\u00a0 >\u00a0 arrows.<\/p>