Follow in Turner’s footsteps to the spectacular... Mossdale Falls

Enjoy a long walk to Mossdale Falls, one of the remotest sites visited by Turner during his 1816 tour of to sketch views for Whitaker’s A General History of the County of York series. The wet summer of that year created a spectacular site for Turner. You will also discover paved paths, Victorian viaducts and old fi eld barns along the route. Mossdale Falls © Catriona McLees © Catriona Falls Mossdale

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e Follow in Turner’s footsteps to the Cross the meadow to come onto a road just before Haylands Bridge. After crossing spectacular... the bridge, follow the road a short way Mossdale Falls and then turn left onto a footpath, signed as the Pennine Way, and follow this Start and fi nish: Begin at the Hawes National through the fi elds to Hardraw. When you Park Centre car park (SD875899). reach the village, turn left. After passing the last house, turn right onto a lane, also This map is not meant to replace the appropriate signposted the Pennine Way. O.S. map for navigation. Please use O.S. Explorer Maps OL19 & OL30. Please wear appropriate Looking back, there is a great view of the distinctively shaped walking boots and outdoor clothing. Take 03 particular care when walking along roads. Addlebrough hill across to the left. Diffi culty: A long walk with steep climbs, heavy going after rain, rough moorland, diffi cult stiles A Viking king is said to be buried on the and heavy gates. For experienced walkers only. 11 top. miles. 6 hours. Follow the steep climb up the Pennine Transport: For public transport times please Way for about 1 mile. Turn left soon after visit www.yorkshiretravel.net or call Traveline going through a large farm gate and then Yorkshire on 0871 2002233. leave the Pennine Way and turn left again following a track signposted . If coming by car, park in the pay and display car Continue along this rough moorland park at Hawes National Park Centre. path above Cotterdale. Ignore the fi rst Information: Hawes National Park Centre, Station footbridge across the stream and instead Yard, Hawes, DL8 3NT. T: 01969 cross the footbridge in the far corner of 666210. the fi eld and go through the stile. Follow the path through a few more fi elds. To start this Turner Trail... Cross Cotterdale Beck and turn left into Cotterdale village. 01 Begin at the National Park Centre car park in Hawes, take the footpath in the corner Cotterdale is the name of the dale and the village. of the car park near the railway engine 04 and turn right onto Brunt Acres Road. It is a very quiet peaceful place where Walk up the road to a gate on the left Cotterdale Beck can be seen meandering hand side with a sign for the Pennine Way. along the valley bottom. Walk along this paved path. At the bend in the road, look for the This is one of the paved paths footpath on your left and follow the path 02 built around Hawes during the running along the Beck; head towards the 19th century. wooden bridge. Gradually walk up hill to the minor road which you cross. Now Farmers were exasperated at having climb steeply up Low Rigg (signposted their meadows trampled by quarrymen Thwaite Bridge) over rough moorland, walking to work at Hardraw and crossing The High Way and downhill to quarries. The quarry owners caved-in to Thwaite Bridge. pressure and provided both the stone and manpower to make this and many other footpaths. Continued...

Discover the landscapes that inspired one of Britain’s greatest artists Cross the A684 carefully and climb over You can see another impressive a stile. Walk up the hill besides a wall. At 06 example of a Victorian railway the top, as the wall bears left, leave the viaduct along the lane. wall behind and keep on in the same Take the bridleway on your left just after direction to cross to another wall. At the Thorney Mire House. Continue on the end of the wall, turn left and go down to a right hand path when the path divides, gate to eventually reach the bridge at the ignoring the footpath sign. You will come bottom of Mossdale Waterfall. out on to the B6255. Cross the road Turner arrived at Mossdale in and go slightly left to take the footpath 05 the late afternoon of Saturday which skirts a large barn. Shortly after, 27th July 1816. bear half right and follow this through He was attracted to the group of falls that several meadows to come out at Mossy tumble down Fell at the very Lane. Cross the lane and continue on the head of . 1816 was one of the footpath to Gayle, skirting to the right of wettest summers on record and the falls another barn. must have been particularly impressive Farmers used to keep 4 to 5 when Turner saw them. 07 cows in these fi eld barns over Turner made a few sketches at this site, winter. but it was the upper falls that really caught Their food was stored in the loft above his attention. He drew a wonderfully and the farmer would walk from the dramatised and atmospheric watercolour farmhouse to milk them each day. Many that gives the falls a grandeur perhaps barns are now derelict. more appropriate to the Alps than the Turn left and walk down the road. At the Pennines. Even so, they are a dramatic junction, turn left and follow the road sight especially in vivid weather. Turner until you see a fi ngerpost sign on the continued to Hardraw where he stayed the right (Pennine Way). Follow this back to night at the Green Dragon Inn. Hawes. While the falls themselves remain This walk was originally written unchanged from when Turner visited and walked by... 200 years ago, Turner’s view has been INFO dramatically changed by the railway Diana Jolland for the Leyburn Walkers are viaduct. Now disused, it was built across Welcome Turner Trail Festival. the top of the falls during the 1870s.

Follow the yellow markers over fi eld paths beside Mossdale Gill and the towards . Once on a clear track, ignore the footpath signed A684, instead leave the track on a footpath on the right We hope you have enjoyed your Turner Trails signed Appersett. walk. There may be a fl ooded stream to cross. There are more walks in the area to download As the footpath approaches New Bridge, from yorkshire.com/turner turn right and follow the path alongside a You can also visit Semer Water and Hardraw wall before exiting through a stile onto the Force nearby. A684 shortly before Appersett.

At Appersett, cross the bridge over Widdell Beck and take the “No Through Road” on the right to Thorney Mire House.

Discover the landscapes that inspired one of Britain’s greatest artists