After my early morning walk with the dogs I am soon out again for an early start to tackle the Yorkshire Three Peaks. This is a walk that I have done on three previous occasions each time starting from Horton-in-Ribblesdale, but today I am going to start from a small layby (Grid Ref SD745777) on the B6255 a few hundred yards past the Hill Inn.
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Category: North Yorkshire
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Yorkshire Three Peaks from the Hill Inn
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Winskill Stones from Langcliffe
One of Lynnie’s favourite places in the Dales is Winskill Stones. It is a spot we have walked to on a number of occasions from Brigholme Farm CL. However, because Dexter is struggling with longer walks we are going to do a short version today and start from the delightful village of Langcliffe.
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Bagging a Trig on Smearsett Scar
It was soon after we got our first caravan in 2012 that we made our first visit to Brigholme Farm CL, since then we have stayed for over a fortnight at least once a year. I have, therefore, walked many of the routes and paths around here but surprisingly there are still a couple of trig points within walking distance that I have yet to “bag”. Today I plan to rectify that by knocking one off the list.
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Along the Ribble Way and up to Attermire Scar
I am sure that I am not alone within the walking community in finding pleasure in just sitting and studying an OS Map, my collection of Outdoor Explorer Maps now stands at 186 and I can pick one from the bookshelf and immediately recall the walk I did in that area.
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A Cracking Walk to Ingleborough and Moughton Scar
It is a cracking day and one where I am going to walk on my own with Crosby. These days Dexter cannot cope with long walks on hot days so he and Lynnie are going to stay around the caravan. When visiting this area it is always a certainty that I will walk up Ingleborough at least once, the only question is how soon after our arrival. This time it is within 24 hours!
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A Seven Mile Circuit from Brigholme Farm CL
We are nearing the end of our stay at Brigholme Farm CL, every year when I plan our travels Lynnie says she doesn’t want to spend too long in Settle. “A week will do” is her normal comment. I always book for a bit longer and on a few occasions we have extended our stay after arriving. This stay will have been for eleven nights; I could easily stay another eleven but tomorrow we need to be moving south.
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Rambling to Rye Loaf Hill
So far on this trip we have been really fortunate with the weather and today it is forecast to be very hot and sunny. I have in mind a walk to bag another trig point but due to the heat Lynnie opts to stay at the caravan with the dogs whilst I go wandering. First I need to take the dogs out for their morning walk, they might be let off heavy walking duties but they still need to clock up a few miles.
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A Stroll to Schoolboy Tower & Stainforth Force
Earlier in the week we popped along to The Talbot Arms in Settle for their quiz night. Though unsuccessful in winning a prize we had a fun evening. Afterwards we got into conversation with some locals who told us about a couple of local landmarks we have never visited or heard of. This is no mean feat because we have been coming to Settle for many years and I thought we had walked most of the local footpaths.
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Walking Around the Stunning Crummack Dale
Yesterday was a “rest day,” after the exertions of the Three Peaks Challenge I decided it would be sensible not to walk too far. Instead we ventured out a couple of times with the dogs for short ambles around Giggleswick and Settle. My legs and knees feel surprisingly good. When I did the three peaks a couple of years ago I could hardly walk for a few days.
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A Personal Best on the Three Peaks Challenge
In just over four weeks time I reach sixty, I have no desire for any celebrations but there is one thing I want to do to mark the passing of another decade of my life and that is to undertake the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge for a third time.
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