24th November 2024 - The moors above Grassington
Walk Details
Distance walked: 11.5 miles
Total ascent: 1316 ft
OS map used: OL2 - Yorkshire Dales, Southern & Western areas
Time taken: 5.5 hrs
Route description: Grassington-Sedber Lane-Dales Way-Mill Lane-Hebden-High Green-Hole Bottom-Yarnbury-New Pasture Edge-Downs Pasture-Kelber-Bycliffe Road-Dales Way-Grassington
The weather isn't up to much again this weekend. Yesterday was a write-off, and although today is better it's a long way from being a fine autumn day. With that in mind I decided to stay quite close to home and head to Grassington in Wharfedale to have a walk across the moors above the village, keeping to a relatively low level. It's all very familiar territory as I've done many walks in the area during recent years, using many different combinations of footpaths and bridleways. Even so, I still managed to bag a trig point that I'd not visited before. Despite all the times that I'd walked past it along the track just beneath, today was the first time that I'd been to the trig point on New Pasture Edge. I set off from Grassington with dull, overcast and drizzly conditions, and it took some time to improve. The damp weather and low cloud eventually cleared in the afternoon, but it didn't really brighten up.
From the NP car park in Grassington I made my way down to Linton Falls via the track of Sedber Lane, and after taking a few photos I took the Dales Way east by the north bank of the River Wharfe. When I reached the suspension bridge that takes the Dales Way across the river I left the trail, and walked up Mill Lane into Hebden. After crossing the main road through the village I took the lane of High Green opposite and walked up this to its end at Hole Bottom, from where I took the bridleway across the bridge over Hebden Beck. I then followed the bridleway along the track by Hebden Beck and up through the disused mine working to the hamlet Yarnbury at the top of Moor Lane (I took a break for lunch on the way). From Yarnbury I took the footpath along the track beneath New Pasture Edge (a short detour was done to visit the trig point), and followed it north across Downs Pasture and then the moorland of Kelber to the bridleway of Bycliffe Road. After walking down Bycliffe Road to its end at the top of Scot Gate Lane I took the Dales Way and followed it south all the way back to Grassington.
Total ascent: 1316 ft
OS map used: OL2 - Yorkshire Dales, Southern & Western areas
Time taken: 5.5 hrs
Route description: Grassington-Sedber Lane-Dales Way-Mill Lane-Hebden-High Green-Hole Bottom-Yarnbury-New Pasture Edge-Downs Pasture-Kelber-Bycliffe Road-Dales Way-Grassington
The weather isn't up to much again this weekend. Yesterday was a write-off, and although today is better it's a long way from being a fine autumn day. With that in mind I decided to stay quite close to home and head to Grassington in Wharfedale to have a walk across the moors above the village, keeping to a relatively low level. It's all very familiar territory as I've done many walks in the area during recent years, using many different combinations of footpaths and bridleways. Even so, I still managed to bag a trig point that I'd not visited before. Despite all the times that I'd walked past it along the track just beneath, today was the first time that I'd been to the trig point on New Pasture Edge. I set off from Grassington with dull, overcast and drizzly conditions, and it took some time to improve. The damp weather and low cloud eventually cleared in the afternoon, but it didn't really brighten up.
From the NP car park in Grassington I made my way down to Linton Falls via the track of Sedber Lane, and after taking a few photos I took the Dales Way east by the north bank of the River Wharfe. When I reached the suspension bridge that takes the Dales Way across the river I left the trail, and walked up Mill Lane into Hebden. After crossing the main road through the village I took the lane of High Green opposite and walked up this to its end at Hole Bottom, from where I took the bridleway across the bridge over Hebden Beck. I then followed the bridleway along the track by Hebden Beck and up through the disused mine working to the hamlet Yarnbury at the top of Moor Lane (I took a break for lunch on the way). From Yarnbury I took the footpath along the track beneath New Pasture Edge (a short detour was done to visit the trig point), and followed it north across Downs Pasture and then the moorland of Kelber to the bridleway of Bycliffe Road. After walking down Bycliffe Road to its end at the top of Scot Gate Lane I took the Dales Way and followed it south all the way back to Grassington.
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A few photos of Linton Falls on the River Wharfe after walking down Sedber Lane from Grassington. With a lot of recent rain the river is certainly running high......
Following the Dales Way towards Hebden...
The Dales Way crosses the River Wharfe by suspension bridge. My cue to leave it and walk up Mill Lane to Hebden.
In the village of Hebden
Walking up the lane of High Green to Hole Bottom
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Hebden Beck and the waterfall of Scale Haw Force below to my right..
I reach the end of the lane at Hole Bottom
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Taking the track across the bridge over Hebden Beck..
I then follow the bridleway along the track up the valley of Hebden Beck..
I pass through some of the ruins of the disused lead mines
Trying to cross this ford on Hebden Beck was very difficult. I ended up crossing further upstream where I could find a spot on the beck that was narrow enough to jump.
Following the track up through the disused mines to Yarnbury..
A bench at the southern end of Old Moor Lane provides me with somewhere to stop for a break. From it I have a view up to the disused mine workings on Grassington Moor. I can make out the chimney up there.
Looking down to Yarnbury at the bottom of Old Moor Lane
From Yarnbury I take the footpath along the track beneath New Pasture Edge
Looking back to Yarnbury
To my left I can make out Pendle Hill in the distance. Are brighter skies are their way?
Looking back along the track with Barden Moor on the right. A gate in the wall behind let me get onto access land so that I could visit the trig point.
At the trig point on New Pasture Edge. Looking across Wharfedale to Barden Moor on the left, and Pendle Hill in the distance on the right.
and down Wharfedale to Barden Fell. The patch of water is Mossy Moor Reservoir.
Back onto the track and I follow it north across Downs Pasture, and then the moorland of Kelber..
Reaching the bridleway of Bycliffe Road I follow it downhill through Kelber Gate to the Dales Way at the top of Scot Gate Lane...
Onto the Dales Way to Grassington
Passing Conistone Dib
Views of the surrounding moors as I follow the Dales Way south...
Grassington in sight with Barden Moor behind