| Walk: | Heugh Gill, Barden Moor, Upper Barden Reservoir, Cracoe Fell, Cracoe Obelisk, Rylstone Fell, Waterfall Gill, Crookrise Crag, Embsay Reservoir | ||
| Start Point: | Embsay car park | Grid Reference: | SE 009 538 |
| Distance: | 12 miles | Ascent: | 2,000 feet |
| Time: | 5.45 hours | ||
| Weather: | A dry day with a few sunny spells. A cold North Westerly breeze on the fell tops but feeling quite warm in the shelter. | ||
| Comments: | Six walkers attended and enjoyed a fine day. Leaving Embsay, our outward route followed field paths and lanes to the village of Eastby and continued up Heugh Gill to the open moor where we followed shooters' paths to Upper Barden Reservoir. After coffee break at a small reservoir colonised by a flock of Canada Geese, we ascended Burnsall and Thorpe Fell and were rewarded with wonderful views across Wharfedale to Great Whernside and Buckden Pike. Continuing along the ridge to Cracoe Fell we visited the war memorial before carrying on to Rylstone Fell and its Cross. After lunch we descended into Waterfall Gill and crossed the beck before climbing to the ordnance survey column on Crookrise Crag Top. It was then downhill all the way passing Embsay Reservoir and back to the start. | ||
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After setting off across the first field . . .
we are treated to a display of daffodils in Embsay churchyard
Lower Barden Reservoir
Grouse butts on Embsay Moor . . .
and next season's target!
Approaching Lower Barden Reservoir . . .
and Upper Barden Reservoir . . .
where we take our coffee stop . . .
near the overflow
Then it's on to Watt Crag . . .
and the war memorial on Cracoe Fell
Rylstone Cross
Who's helping who across Gill Beck?!
A view as we left the cross over to Nettle Hole Wood