Saturday, 12th February
14.3 k (8.9 miles) - 2hrs 56 mins 
A "spare" Saturday - well not really, I just fancied a walk rather than either (a) sitting and watching England v Italy (a mistake as it turns out) or (b) watching Aireborough v Baildon (full marks here as we were comprehesively beaten !).
Linton is between Wetherby and Collingham and, recently, has become the village of choice for Leeds United footballers who have bought some pretty impressive properties in the village. We parked outside the Village Institute and did make the recommended £1.00 contribution through the door of the Institute !!
The walk was pretty easy going and the weather fantastic for mid-February as the route took us up Trip Lane before turning off just before the Woodhall Hotel and skirting Lime Kiln Wood and heading towards the village of Sicklinghall.
The walk was taken from my old friend www.walkingworld.com (walk 4980). this turns right on reaching Sicklinghall, however, we turned left and headed up the lane towards Whin Lane Farm. From here we simply followed the incredibly muddy path toward Spofforth.
If we thought the path was muddy, then the next stretch defied description as the gates between fields had been churned up by the cows and were "over the boots" muddy.
The path eventually brought us back into Sicklinghall and the first snowdrops of spring ! Is it me, or are they flowering very late this year.
After following Sicklinghall Road for half a mile or so,
the track cuts off at Linton Spring Farm and cuts back through fields before re-joining Trip Lane and returning to the car in Linton.
A lovely sunny February afternoon. If I have any criticism of the route it was quite featureless but,nevertheless, the idea is about exercise and not sight-seeing !
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