Sunday, 14th November
16.1 Km (10.2 Miles) - 3hrs 30 Mins
My third walk in four days, clocking up 35Km in total. To be honest this was a fairly easy 16k, although there is some 100 metres of uphill on the stretch from Threshfield up to the top of the moor. This is another walk from the Walkingworld website (walk ID 2914).
The weather was changeable on the walk which starts from the village of Linton (GR SD997627). The first stretch goes across pastureland until you meet the B6265 - a busy road that runs from Skipton up through Wharfedale. After crossing the road the walk proper begins as you head up a track that is initially tarmacced but soon turns into a green lane as it ascends Threshfield Moor.
Instead of going right up onto the moor the route crosses over to the crossroads above Winterburn Reservoir (GR SD950607). Here Gill and I dabbled in a spot of geocaching before having a break for lunch.
After our break we continued down the track which runs straight and true into the village of Hetton. From Hetton the next target was Rylstone and the delightful village pond that, unsually, we rush past in the car.
Once again we had to cross the busy B6265 before picking up another green lane that runs almost parallel to the road and leads into Cracoe. A short stretch up the road again (yes, you have to cross it twice, as the footpath is on the opposite side!) the final section took us almost directly in a straight line back to our starting point.
As I said earlier this was a fairly straightforward ten miles but some of the views and the scenery are truly stunning - the mist skirting the tops of the hills and long range views up the length of Wharfedale to name two.
A few pictures from the link - the light is starting to get a bit variable as winter approaches !
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