| Walk: | Batty Moss Viaduct, Scales Moor, Ewes Top, West Fell, Whernside, Whernside Tarns, Craven Way, Blea Moor, Force Gill | ||
| Start Point: | Ribblehead | Grid Reference: | SD 765 792 |
| Distance: | 14 miles | Ascent: | 2,100 feet |
| Time: | 6.5 hours | ||
| Weather: | A dry day with sunny spells. A cold wind on exposed ridges. | ||
| Comments: | Three walkers attended for this outing. Following field paths, farm tracks and limestone pavements we make our way to Ewes Top. After a break for coffee we do a U-turn to follow the long ridge over West Fell to Whernside summit, where we stop for lunch in the shelter of the wall. We are amazed at the number of Springer Spaniels coming and going, we found out later that it was an outing for the Springer Spaniel Society. Carrying on along the ridge we pass the Whernside tarns before descending to the Great Wold. From here we follow the Craven Way, crossing the aqueduct across the Blea Moor train line back to the start. | ||
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Ribblehead viaduct
A distant Ingleborough
Limestone Pavement
Two thirds of the party on Ewes Top
One of many shake holes on West Fell
Force Gill
Smart new signal box on Blea Moor