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