16th June 2011 - Simon's Seat
Walk Details
Distance walked: 8.7 miles
Total ascent: 1544 ft
OS map used: OL2 - Yorkshire Dales, Southern & Western areas
Time taken: 4.5 hrs
Route description: Cavendish Pavillion-Posforth Gill-Valley of Desolation-Great Agill-Simon's Seat-Howgill-Dales Way to Barden Bridge-Dales Way through Strid Wood-Cavendish Pavillion
A walk up Simon's Seat from Cavendish Pavillion with a return alongside the River Wharfe.
Total ascent: 1544 ft
OS map used: OL2 - Yorkshire Dales, Southern & Western areas
Time taken: 4.5 hrs
Route description: Cavendish Pavillion-Posforth Gill-Valley of Desolation-Great Agill-Simon's Seat-Howgill-Dales Way to Barden Bridge-Dales Way through Strid Wood-Cavendish Pavillion
A walk up Simon's Seat from Cavendish Pavillion with a return alongside the River Wharfe.
Route map
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The River Wharfe as I cross the wooden bridge
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The waterfall in Posforth Gill...
The Valley of Desolation..
On the track up Barden Fell
Barden Fell
Wharfedale from Simon's Seat
The view north. The stretch of water is Grimwith Reservoir.
The view across to Barden Moor
Barden Fell
Lord's Seat from Simon's Seat
Wharfedale as I head down to the hamlet of Howgill...
Alongside the Wharfe
Wharfedale
Barden Bridge
The Wharfe
In Strid Wood
The Strid..
Almost back at Cavendish Pavillion