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Train
Walks 2008
Below are reports and photos of selected train walks from
2008, with the most recent appearing first. Please click on
the appropriate links to view these.
23 August - Haworth Circular via Top
Withins
19 July - Gargrave to Barnoldswick via
Priest Holme Bridge & Higher Clough
22 March - Clapham to Bentham via Ingleborough
& Ellerbeck
19 January - Skipton Circular via Carleton
and Elslack
12 January - Skipton to Steeton via
Lothersdale
23 August - Haworth Circular via
Top Withins
Photos by Eric Bottomley
19 July - Gargrave to Barnoldswick
via Priest Holme Bridge & Higher Clough
Sporting waterproofs the As set off from Gargrave heading
for Lancashire...would we be stopped at the border? Slippery
stiles & fiddly gates successfully negotiated as sun turned
to heavy rain then back to sun & so on with unerring regularity
every ten minutes throughout the morning. Morning refreshments
taken during a dry spell near Stainton Hall then onwards to
Horton (not in Ribblesdale) & across fields on little
used paths with few waymarks. The afternoon brought a welcome
upturn in the weather, mostly dry & warm with good views
across to Pendle Hill & Weets Hill; depsite requests for
an added loop our leader declined the offer & headed for
Barnoldswick along a fine edge with Pen-Y-Ghent visible in
the far distance. Thanks to David & Carola for a very
good walk in a little used area with fine views between the
showers & the added bonus of an early bus to Skipton.
Photos &
report by Ian Hull
22 March - Clapham to Bentham via
Ingleborough & Ellerbeck
Photos by Tony Smare
19 January - Skipton Circular via
Carleton and Elslack
Photos by
Eric Bottomley
12 January - Skipton to Steeton via
Lothersdale
15 "A" walkers set off from Skipton , our leader
wisely following the road to Carleton as the tide was in &
nobody had brought snorkels & flippers for the waterlogged
fields around Skipton .
A couple of greasy climbs to Carleton Park brought us to morning
coffee near Burnt Hill & clearer views as sun replaced
rain . Thick mud averted eyes downwards over fields to a steep
down & up around Lotherdale ; then across a tangle of
paths towards Gill .
After lunch leaving lckornshaw lovely views on the Pennine
Way passing Winman's Pinnacle to Lund's Tower ; finally along
country lanes & squelchy fields to hospitable Steeton
Hall with it's gastronomic delights & real ale .
Prizes surely should have been awarded to Diane T for the
muddiest trousers & jacket ( there were several contenders
) , to our cheery leader & backer up for an excellent
walk & horse / dog taming skills , plus a wooden spoon
sent to the local weatherman for once again getting his forecast
hopelessly wrong !
Photos &
report by Ian Hull
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