4th September 2011 - A circuit of Barden Moor
Walk Details
Distance walked: 12.0 miles
Total ascent: 1865 feet
OS map used: OL2 - Yorkshire Dales, Southern and Western areas
Time taken: 7hrs
Route description: Embsay Reservoir-Embsay Crag-Embsay Moor-North Earls-Upper Barden Reservoir-Barden Moor-Numberstones End-Burnsall Fell-Cracoe Fell-Rylstone Fell-Crookrise Crag Top-Embsay Reservoir
I parked in the car park at Embsay Reservoir. From there I followed a track round the reservoir and then made my way up Embsay Crag. From Embsay Crag I headed north across Embsay Moor and then down to Upper Barden Reservoir. I then followed a track up and around Burnsall Fell before eventually arriving at the war memorial on Cracoe Fell. I then followed the top of the crags across to Rylstone Cross before heading across Rylstone Fell to Crookrise Crag Top. From there it was just a walk downhill back to Embsay Reservoir and the car park.
Total ascent: 1865 feet
OS map used: OL2 - Yorkshire Dales, Southern and Western areas
Time taken: 7hrs
Route description: Embsay Reservoir-Embsay Crag-Embsay Moor-North Earls-Upper Barden Reservoir-Barden Moor-Numberstones End-Burnsall Fell-Cracoe Fell-Rylstone Fell-Crookrise Crag Top-Embsay Reservoir
I parked in the car park at Embsay Reservoir. From there I followed a track round the reservoir and then made my way up Embsay Crag. From Embsay Crag I headed north across Embsay Moor and then down to Upper Barden Reservoir. I then followed a track up and around Burnsall Fell before eventually arriving at the war memorial on Cracoe Fell. I then followed the top of the crags across to Rylstone Cross before heading across Rylstone Fell to Crookrise Crag Top. From there it was just a walk downhill back to Embsay Reservoir and the car park.
Route map
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Embsay Reservoir with Embsay Crag on the left
The reservoir from the top of Embsay Crag
The view across to Crookrise Crag Top. My line of descent will be down along the trees on the left.
The view down to Embsay and Skipton with Skipton Moor on the left
The view across to Halton Height
and east along the A59
Heading across Embsay Moor....
Simon's Seat in the distance. Upper Barden Reservoir can be seen on the left.
Lower Barden Reservoir
and Upper Barden Reservoir
The view as I head up onto Burnsall Fell...
Past a little reservoir
Disused chimney
and its setting on the moor
Buckden Pike, Great Whernside and Wharfedale from Numberstones End
and Simon's Seat
Buckden Pike and Great Whernside above Wharfedale as I head for the war memorial on Cracoe Fell
At the war memorial on Cracoe Fell
The view west towards Ribblesdale
Burnsall Fell
The war memorial
Pendle Hill in the distance
The view across to Wharfedale, Buckden Pike and Great Whernside
Barden Moor and Upper Barden Reservoir
The war memorial on its platform of rock
The view along the crags
and as I head for Rylstone Cross..
The view from the site of Rylstone Cross....
Flasby Fell
Crookrise Crag Top is on the left
Rylstone Cross
Rylstone Cross with the backdrop of Wharfedale in the distance
Looking back to Rylstone Cross as I head for Crookrise Crag Top
On Crookrise Crag Top
Looking across to Cracoe Fell
The view from Crookrise Crag Top...
Crookrise Crag..
Embsay Reservoir comes into view as I head down
Back at the reservoir