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7th July 2012 - A Tale of Three Scars

Walk Details

​Distance walked: 10.3 miles

Total ascent: 2016 ft

OS map used: OL2 - Yorkshire Dales, Southern & Western areas (both sides) and a tiny bit of the north-east corner of OL41 - Forest of Bowland & Ribblesdale

Time taken: 7 hrs

Route description: Stainforth-Little Stainforth-Smearsett Scar-Pot Scar-Wharfe-Crummack Dale-Moughton Scars-Moughton-Moughton Scar-Moughton Nab-Little Stainforth-Stainforth

A walk from Stainforth that visited Smearsett Scar, Pot Scar and Moughton Scar as well as the summit of the limestone plateau of Moughton.

From Stainforth I crossed the Settle-Carlisle line to Little Stainforth with a visit to Stainforth Force on the way. I then made my way to Smearsett Scar and Pot Scar. There are step stiles in the walls on the top to allow access. From Pot Scar I used a bridleway and field footpaths to reach the hamlet of Wharfe. I then followed a bridleway into Crummack Dale which took me to Moughton. After a visit to the trig point I walked across the plateau past Long Scar to Moughton Scar. The way down isn't immediately obvious but a gate in a wall is the key to the descent. The path goes past Dry Rigg Quarry and then down to the road. I then followed the road back to Little Stainforth and Stainforth.

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Stainforth Bridge
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Stainforth Force. Plenty of water going over today.
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Leaving Little Stainforth
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Pot Scar and Smearsett Scar
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Ingleborough from the summit of Smearsett Scar
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Penyghent and Fountains Fell
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The view up Ribblesdale. My route back will be down from Moughton which is the hill on the left.
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and the route up was across the hill on the left. The line in the grass can be seen.
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Stainforth below in Ribblesdale
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Pot Scar from Smearsett Scar
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This cairn between Smearsett Scar and Pot Scar is a great viewpoint for Ingleborough
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Ingleborough from Pot Scar
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and Penyghent
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Looking back to Smearsett Scar
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Across this footbridge over Wharfe Gill Sike to the hamlet of Wharfe
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Past Wharfe and on the bridleway to Crummack Dale
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A brief detour to see this bridge over Austwick Beck
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A view of Studrigg Scar with the summit of Moughton above from the bridleway into Crummack Dale
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Crummack Dale and Moughton Scars
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and a panorama of the scars
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Moughton Scars
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The path heads for the low point on the skyline where I'll then turn right for Moughton after a brief detour to the left for Moughton Scars
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I've made the detour to see the view of Crummack Dale from a cairn on Moughton Scars
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A fine view of Ingleborough across Moughton Scars
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Penyghent from the trig point on the summit of Moughton
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A hazy view of Pendle Hill beyond Moughton Scar
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Attermire Scar and Warrendale Knotts above Settle in the distance
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Ingleborough from Moughton
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On Long Scar
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A look back at Long Scar as I reach Moughton Scar
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Penyghent from Moughton Scar
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The view across to Attermire Scar and Warrendale Knotts on the other side of the Ribble valley. The summit of Smearsett Scar is on the right.
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Smearsett Scar and Pot Scar with Pendle Hill behind in the distance
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The view towards Austwick
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Thank you Austwick Parish Council for providing this bench with a view below Moughton Nab
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Dry Rigg Quarry. Hard to miss.
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Penyghent is catching some weather
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Heading back to Stainforth
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The Ribble as I cross back over Stainforth Bridge
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Back in Stainforth

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