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17th April 2011 - Old Cote Moor Top

Walk Details

Distance walked: 10.7 miles

Total ascent: 1507 ft

OS map used: OL30 - Yorkshire Dales, Northern & Central areas

Time taken: 6.5 hrs

Route description: Arncliffe-Litton-Old Cote Moor Top-Middlesmoor Pasture-Hawkswick-Arncliffe

A walk from Arncliffe in Littondale up the valley to Litton. The bridleway over to Buckden was used to climb up to Old Cote Moor Top. I walked down the ridge and then back to Arncliffe via Hawkswick.

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Crossing the bridge over Cowside Beck in Arncliffe
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Walking up Littondale to Litton
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No such problems today
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​Crossing the ford over the River Skirfare at Litton. The riverbed became dry not far upstream from Arncliffe.
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In Litton
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The Queens Arms, Litton. I'm a bit early.
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Leaving Litton on the bridleway over to Buckden
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Looking back down to Litton
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Littondale
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Climbing up to Old Cote Moor Top and Penyghent and Plover Hill are visible at the head of the valley
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Higher up. Fountains Fell and Darnbrook Fell on the other side of the valley.
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Fountains Fell and Penyghent from Old Cote Moor Top, the ridge of high ground that separates Littondale from Upper Wharfedale.
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Buckden Pike
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and Great Whernside
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The ridge of high ground extends northwest at pretty much the same height for several miles
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Great Whernside with the villages of Starbotton and Kettlewell on the left and right of the picture
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Buckden below Buckden Pike
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Yew Cogar Scar
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Following the ridge down
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Fountains Fell and Penyghent
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Just follow the wall
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Buckden Pike
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Kettlewell below Great Whernside
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Buckden Pike from the trig point at the southern end of the ridge
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and looking back up the ridge
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Wharfedale. Littondale is the valley joining on the right.
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Heading down into Littondale
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Following the path down to Hawkswick
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Crossing the River Skirfare at Hawkswick
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The River Skirfare
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Littondale
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River Skirfare
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St. Oswald's church in Arncliffe
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The River Skirfare in Arncliffe
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Back in Arncliffe

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