{"id":5730,"date":"2025-04-06T00:04:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T00:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoenixwalks.xyz\/?p=5730"},"modified":"2025-04-07T20:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T20:00:35","slug":"250331","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/phoenixwalks.xyz\/index.php\/2025\/04\/06\/250331\/","title":{"rendered":"250331"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Distance 16.9 Km\u00a0 (10.5 miles)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ascent\u00a0 \u00a0320 m\u00a0 (1050 ft)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Average moving speed\u00a0 4.35 Km\/hr\u00a0 (2.7 mph)\u00a0 \u00a0 Start\u00a0 10.36 am\u00a0 \u00a0Finish\u00a0 16.11 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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Four groups left the coaches at the Lion Inn on Blakey Ridge.\u00a0 With only my group of 12 descending to Farndale, I led the group around the north side of the inn and followed a good track on the north side of a wall and down to the disused mineral railway line.\u00a0 Joining the line (a good firm track), we headed SSE in hazy sunshine and with little wind and with excellent views down into Farndale.\u00a0 As the track approached the road down Blakey Ridge, we turned right to join a minor road (Long Lane) heading to Church Houses.\u00a0 This was a fairly steep descent but I warned the group that this was nothing compared to the descent near the end of the walk.\u00a0 Anyhow, we continued the descent enjoying the views into the valley.\u00a0 After crossing a cattle grid , I mentioned that we were aiming for a church which we could see to the left of the road before Church Houses.\u00a0 So the leading group stopped at the entrance to the RoW leading to the church, then we all crossed the field, passed thro a gate and entered the graveyard attached to the church.\u00a0 Finding\u00a0 seats, we all sat down outside the church enjoying our coffee stop and more to the point, the beautiful display of daffodils all around the church.\u00a0 For once, the Phoenix had arrived in Farndale at the right time for a great display making up for several visits when the daffs were just in bud or on one occasion when they were just peeping above the soil and other occasions when they were dying or dead.<\/p>

After our coffee stop we headed down to Church Houses and then joined the daffodil walk to Low Mill.\u00a0 The good path which heads S alongside the east bank of the River Dove has groups of daffodils at various points on both sides of the path all the 3 Km to Low Mill.\u00a0 This walk attracted a good number of visitors mostly in the opposite direction to that which we were walking.\u00a0 I had decided to have a lunch stop at Low Mill so we looked around for a suitable spot but the best we found was a single seat for 4 people with the rest of us sat on nearby walls.<\/p>

After lunch and visits to the nearby loo we started heading S thro the hamlet and then taking a minor road heading E to Waste Bridge which crossed the R Dove.\u00a0 After crossing the bridge and reaching a T junction, we joined a track opposite and started climbing towards Cragg Cottage.\u00a0 Reaching the cottage we passed to the right and then turned left on a good path along the back wall of the property from where we had a good view of the many daffs in the back garden of the cottage.\u00a0 A 170 deg turn then brought us SSE on a reasonably steep climb which then leveled out as the path turned S.\u00a0 \u00a0 Reaching a stone wall, we turned E and after an initial steep climb, the path leveled out somewhat as we headed to the road along the top of Blakey Ridge.\u00a0 Reaching the road, we turned NNW\u00a0 and followed the verge for 0.7 Km where a good track was heading NE past Rudland Rook.\u00a0 This path then turned east until it reached an old mineral railway line.\u00a0 Joining the line which provided excellent walking, we initially headed SSE although the line then twisted its way along the top of the valley with excellent views into Rosedale.\u00a0 On the way we were met by a number of small flocks of sheep who looked on inquisitively.\u00a0 Near Hob Crag we found a stone slab as part of a small monument so as we were in good time, we had an afternoon stop overlooking Rosedale Abbey and our coaches.\u00a0 We continued along the railway line, eventually heading S for a short distance until we reached a minor road.\u00a0 We then turned NNE down the road which became steeper and steeper reaching 1:3 at one point according to a road sign.\u00a0 Nearing the bottom of the hill I had intended turning left to include a small loop.\u00a0 However, more concerned with the effect the downhill was having on my right knee, I forgot, until we were past the turn off with a couple of people way ahead of the main group.\u00a0 While I managed to get them to stop, no way were they prepared to walk the 100 m or so back up the hill.\u00a0 Who was I to argue, so we continued the short distance down the hill to the coaches.<\/p>

A very enjoyable walk in good weather and with lovely scenery including the display of daffodils.\u00a0 Shame about the 1:3 descent into Rosedale.\u00a0<\/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>