Buckden Pike & Upper Wharfedale

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ON PAGE 32 the shelter of the White Lion its windswept heights for surrounding hills. Leaving Langstrothdale and the with unbeatable views over a yomp up Buckden Pike pint is well-deserved after in the dale though; your first holes. It’s not all about ale Wharfedale’s finest watering sampling three of Upper pub crawl with a difference, crackling log fire. This is a to wallow in the warmth of along the way, stopping off chocolate, when you can refuel wait until the end for that hot of a winter walk. But why inn awaiting you at the end FEATURE metres km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0 like the lure of a cosy There’s nothing quite PHILIP THOMAS CHOSEN BY... 19 u Distance: 8½ miles/13.6km u 2 BUCKDEN PIKE & UPPER WHARFEDALE NORTH YORKSHIRE 4

6 is up to you. be a problem – the choice for a spot of lunch won’t Buckden. Finding somewhere Way back to the Buck Inn in before following the Dales George at Hubberholme at Cray, we press on to the 1 ‘Buckden Lead Mines,’ which the permissive path marked immediately turn R onto before point 4. Otherwise, from Buckden Pike shortly pick up the route down towards Cray, where you’ll 4¾ miles, follow the bridleway For a more leisurely walk of Wharfedale’ onto bridleway. at N exit marked ‘Upper Buckden, head through gate GR ADIENT PROFILE From YDNP car park at Start

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TOM BAILEY TOM PHOTO: 14 Landranger 98 Maps OS Explorer OL30; ( Ilkley and Grassington from Wakefield, via Leeds, transportPublic Bus 874 toiletsPublic Buckden at Hubberholme Cray, The George Inn The White Lion Inn at The Buck Inn at Buckden, Refreshments Grassington & Hawes Nearest towns PLANNING Stiles 3 is easy/moderate skipping Buckden Pike) variation (4 ¾ a quiet road. The shorter well-marked paths and downhill all the way on which it’s pretty much steep and sketchy, after ascent (1500ft+) is briefly Is it for me? The initial grid ref SD942773 car park in Buckden, Start/parking YDNP ROUTE PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN www.dalesbus.org ) 16 miles, miles, A

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NORTH EAST ✁ with the scent of the flowers. bloom and the air is heavy when the heather is in full during the summer months but one probably best done This is a great all seasons walk, walk – reminders of the past. buildings are passed on this community, many ruined a thriving farming/mining In an area that was once north west County Durham. over the heather moorlands of 1 follow the road out of the with the B6278, turn R and along the road to the junction metres From the church go downhill Start km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0

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6 also dangerously unstable. ruins are very impressive, but the barn into the yard. The gates and pass to the left of reach the farm go through the in the distance. When you Oak, which can be seen clearly pastures heading for Pedam’s then over open moorland and the track alongside the wall, levels out here, go L and follow reach corner of a wall, the path R up past ruined buildings to 2 meets the stream in Swan Dale. wall. Stay on this track until it the track splits, following the gate, and then keeping L where track on the R going through a leave the road and take the village, at the sharp L bend, GR ADIENT PROFILE Cross stream and climb 1 mile/1.6km back to Edmundbyers. The view as you head 8 Time: 4½ hours u 4½ hours Time: 10

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GARY RICHARD GARY PHOTO: and follow the track over the double gates in the L corner 3 14 ROUTE Landranger 307 Maps OS Explorer 87; Travel 773 from Consett transportPublic Weardale None on route toiletsPublic www.thepunchbowlinn.info Tel: 01207 255545; in Edmundbyers, The Punchbowl Inn Refreshments Nearest town Consett PLANNING Stiles 2 gradual climbs on good tracks, with rolling heather moorlands Is it for me? Mostly over (Post code DH8 9NQ) church, grid ref NZ014501 parking beside the village Start/parking Roadside PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN Leave the yard by the 2¼ miles/3.6km A 16 B

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START IN ASSOCIATION WITH OS MAPS OS 7 miles/11.2km taking Dales Way, L onto lfto.com/cwroutes GET THIS WALK 1 ON YOUR PHONE: 4 ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVE SHORT ROUTE track downhill, which downhill, track the church to brings you the Cross Hubberholme. at bridge over the River Wharfe Wharfe the River bridge over Inn. the George to 5 care as it briefly follows the as it briefly follows care turning L, where before road picks up a footpath the trail along the banks of Wharfe. the meets the trail Where the again, turn L over road turning Buckden, bridge into car park. L again up to

5 5 miles/8km around on path Continue the RH side of the pub, alongthe RH side of pub, un-gated through track a farm to down fields. Ignoring path about 700m for L, continue through forks the path until barn, L of a stone a gate over the footbridge crossing Todd’s Gill. Skirt above Crook and Hubberholme Woods of limestone along a terrace Scar reach you until pavement a concrete L onto Turn House. 4 bridleway by the wall heading the wall by bridleway downhill soon curving SW NW, coming the bridleway meet to R for Turn Buckden. up from Bridge along a level Cray 650m, and after promenade a signed path turn L onto Gill, crossing Cray to down reach to stepping-stones by Lion. White the The Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapshop

NORTH YORKSHIRE NORTH BUCKDEN PIKE & UPPER WHARFEDALE 2¾ miles/4.4km From the summit of From 1 mile/1.6km Turning L at the signpost L at Turning OS Explorer map OL30 u

fords Buckden Beck before Beck before Buckden fords south and the wall following the across easing its way a up above Veering hillside. the path of woodland, patch the north, to around curves a right meet climbing to SD950766. at of way 2 3 this well-appointed summit. this well-appointed for ‘Buckden Lead Mines,’ Mines,’ Lead ‘Buckden for NNE up and the path follow the shoulder of fell. across the gill, into round Contouring out as you peters the path the loose spoil tips of reach lead mines and the entrance visible becomes the level to marking post and wooden up ahead (SD955781). Cross Cross up ahead (SD955781). Beck again and pick Buckden beside path up the permissive L, following on your the wall NE veering this uphill before of Buckden the top towards cross a stile, Reaching Pike. the cairn, trig point to over Buckden Pike, take the obvious the obvious take Pike, Buckden u

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START 1 2 IN ASSOCIATION WITH OS MAPS OS lfto.com/cwroutes GET THIS WALK ON YOUR PHONE: a walled enclosure to reach reach to enclosure a walled Black Burn. across the ford and continue the stream Ford the reach to along the track turn R downhill road, B6306 the junctionand then turn R at the lane leading down into the church. to a stream at Swandale Head, Swandale at a stream R alongside and then keep

3 5 5½ miles/8.8km via Exit the enclosure over the border into into the border over Northumberland and the village of Blanchland. leave the track and follow the and follow the track leave the through path narrow is in a wall a gate until heather the gate Go through reached. R along the track and keep another to the moors over across the path Follow gate. a short the enclosed pasture, left reveals your off to detour a cairn Currick, Cuthberts views great which gives 5 a gate, staying on the track on the track staying a gate, the moorlands, cross over Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapshop

DURHAM EDMUNDBYERS 4 miles/6.5km heading the track Take 4 OS Explorer map 87 u diagonally R away from the from diagonally R away on stay the moors, over road a small cairn on the R,this until u open moorlands, great views views open moorlands, great the Burnhope Burn valley, over rough more several over another reach to pastures Belmount.ruined building at and continue the stile Go over behind the along the track is a fence buildings until R an go along Turn reached. with another gate, to the path, beside it, go a boundary stone this and continue through a road. reach ahead to 4 20

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