{"id":3968,"date":"2024-07-25T21:27:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T21:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoenixwalks.xyz\/?p=3968"},"modified":"2024-07-27T16:59:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T16:59:36","slug":"17-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/phoenixwalks.xyz\/index.php\/2024\/07\/25\/17-7\/","title":{"rendered":"17\/7"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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17 – 7 – 24\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0KNARESBOROUGH<\/strong><\/h1>\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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Distance 19.6 Km\u00a0 (12.2 miles)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ascent\u00a0 \u00a0286 m\u00a0 (938 ft)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Average moving speed\u00a0 4.63 Km\/hr\u00a0 (2.80 mph)\u00a0 \u00a0 Start\u00a0 10.41 am\u00a0 \u00a0Finish\u00a0 17.08pm<\/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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Leaving the coach at South Stainly on a bright, sunny and warm morning , 7 of us crossed the road and then made our way westwards along a fairly good surfaced track.\u00a0 At Cayton, we had our first stop, coffee for some, a cold drink for others.\u00a0 Moving on again, we headed south, again on a good track, via Cayton Grange then turning SW until just before Newton Hall where we turned back northwards to join the Nidderdale Way.\u00a0 The Nidderdale Way headed S and then after becoming a minor road it turned SW joining the B6165 just north of Ripley.\u00a0 When planning the walk, I thought Ripley looked a good spot for lunch and it turned out even better.\u00a0 The whole village, and its buildings, was impressive.\u00a0<\/p>

After our lunch, we took a leisurely stroll to the castle, had a quick look around and then made our way SE out of the village and down to the R Nidd.\u00a0 We headed E on a dismantled railway track along the wooded north bank of the river.\u00a0 \u00a0After about 1.5 Km, this then turned SSE, joining another dismantled rail line before heading to the Nidd Viaduct.\u00a0 At the viaduct we had a drinks stop, a necessity in the soaring heat.\u00a0 Meanwhile Dave Whitely’s long walkers passed us.\u00a0 Leaving the viaduct, we heaaded ENE along the edge of a field before dropping down to the riverside where we joined the Harrogate Ringway.\u00a0 One advantage of this part of the walk is that the bankside was covered with trees which provided significant shade against the hot sun.\u00a0 The disadvantage was that the path was quite muddy in places as it had not dried out.\u00a0 Afterthe path turned from NE to SE, we arrived at the Nidd Gorge.\u00a0 This was quite disappointing as I had anticipated near vertical cliffs, however while the valley sides were fairly steep, imo. no way could it be called a gorge.\u00a0 \u00a0We followed the path alongside the R Nidd and around the curve at Bilton Banks.\u00a0 \u00a0Continuing along the south bank, we arrived at a footbridge.\u00a0 Here we had another stop for refreshments and any remaining food.\u00a0 Eventually, we left the river, heading S to Bilton Lane.\u00a0 The lane took us in an easterly direction eventually arriving at the A59 road bridge leading into Knaresborough.\u00a0 On the opposite side of the road was the lane leading to Mother Shipton’s cave.\u00a0 At the entrance to the lane I was informed that it cost \u00a313 to visit the cave and access to the lane required the \u00a313 payment.\u00a0 I had intended following the lane along the south bank of the river but needless to say we were not prepared to pay so we headed across the bridge to the north bank.\u00a0 Turning E along the north bank we quickly arrived at an ice-cream shop.\u00a0 The girls then decided we should have an ice-cream.\u00a0 So with ice-creams in our hands, we headed to the seats beside the river.\u00a0 After enjoying the ice-creams, we continued along the riverside until just before the B6163 road bridge where we turned north and made the steep climb up to the castle.\u00a0 After looking around the castle ruins and the excellent view up the R Nidd, we made our way to the main street.\u00a0 Having been advised that the buses were not parked near the pub we still decided to go to the buses first.<\/p>

A very enjoyable walk in glorious weather although it was a little too hot. Apologies for the additional mile or so but I had not accounted for the stroll to Ripley Castle, the wander around Knaresborough Cstle and the extra half mile to the bus.<\/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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\u00a0Click on any photo to view full screen.\u00a0 \u00a0 Move through the gallery using the\u00a0 \u00a0<\u00a0 >\u00a0 arrows.<\/p>