Northern Echo, Barningham walk

NORTHERN ECHO - walk of the week
Published 11/02/10

Barningham, Barningham Park, Park House Farm, Barningham Moor, Bragg House, Low Lane

4 miles / 2 hours

Photos of the walk (in order)

1. Barningham Water Fountain
2. Barningham Park
3. Woodland Path
4. Deer Park Wall plaque
5. Deer Park Wall
6. Park House Farm
7. Barningham Moor
8. Snow storm on the moor
9. Snow clears away
10. Bragg House
11. Low Lane

Photos copyright Mark Reid 2010

View route description and map at

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/mindbodysoul/walks/
Please note: This web page is updated every Thursday with a new walk

 

Northern Echo, Horse Head Moor walk, Yorkshire Dales

NORTHERN ECHO - walk of the week

Walk published 04/02/10

Yockenthwaite, Horse Head, Beckermonds, Langstrothdale

For full details of this walk and photos, visit: http://yorkshiredales600s.blogspot.com/2010/02/horse-head-609m.html

NORTHERN ECHO, Upper Wharfedale walk, Yorkshire Dales

NORTHERN ECHO - walk of the week
Published 28th January 2010
Buckden, Hubberholme, Scar House, Chapel Fell, Crook Gill, Cray and Buckden Rake

5 miles / 2.5 hours

Photos of the walk (in order)

1. Buckden
2. Hubberholme Church
3. Langstrothdale
4. Scar House
5. Overlooking Scar House
6. Upper Wharfedale from Chapel Fell
7. White Lion at Cray
8. Wall ascending to Buckden Pike
9. Snow drifts on Buckden Rake
10. Tractor ruts on Buckden Rake
11. Descent to Buckden

Photos copyright of Mark Reid 2010

View route description and map at
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/mindbodysoul/walks/
Please note: This web page is updated every Thursday with a new walk

NORTHERN ECHO, Rosedale Abbey walk, North York Moors

Northern Echo - Walk of the Week
Published 21st January 2010
Rosedale Abbey, Thorgill, Thorgill Beck, Sheriff's Pit, Rosedale Ironstone Railway, Bank Top

5 miles / 3 hours

Photos of the walk (in order)
Wall near Thorgill
Thorgill and Rosedale
Head of Thorgill Beck
Rosedale Ironstone Railway
Looking down towards Rosedale Abbey
Ironstone Railway
Ironstone Kilns
Steep road from Bank Top

View route description and map at
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/mindbodysoul/walks/
Please note: This webpage is updated every Thursday with a new walk

The Inn Way... to the North York Moors SECOND EDITION

The Inn Way... to the North York Moors

NEW Second Edition due out at the end of February

Updated text, 8-page colour photograph section, re-walked route.

RRP £10:95

NORTHERN ECHO Leyburn Shawl walk, Yorkshire Dales

Northern Echo - Walk of the Week

Published 14th January 2010

Leyburn Shawl, Keld Head lead mine, Wensley Park and Wensley village.

5.5 miles, 3 hours.

Photos of the walk (in order):

Leyburn Shawl

Leyburn Shawl path

Keld Head lead mine

Wensley

Wensley Church

Sheep in snow

Wensleydale railway

View route description and map at http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/mindbodysoul/walks/

Please note: This web page is updated every Thursday with a new walk

NORTHERN ECHO Rievaulx Abbey walk

Northern Echo - Walk of the Week
Published: 31/12/09

Rievaulx Abbey, Bow Bridge, Tylas Barn, Ashberry Farm and Rievaulx Bridge.
5 miles, 3 hours.

Photos of the walk (in order):
Rievaulx Abbey
Rievaulx Abbey footpath
misty Ryedale
The Inn Way signpost
Tylas Farm
Rievaulx from Tylas Barn
across Ryedale
misty Rievaulx Abbey

View the route description and map at http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/mindbodysoul/walks/

Please note: this web page is updated every Thursday with a new walk.

Let it snow...

Snowing in Swaledale

The Yorkshire Dales are covered with snow, and there's more on the way. Time to get your winter gear on and head out to the hills.

PIC: Arkengarthdale

walk of the week

Walk of the Week

Cold Kirby and Scawton, North York Moors

4.75 miles, 2 hours, 1 pub

Route: Cold Kirby, Flassen Dale, Scawton, Stocking House, Nettle Dale, Flassen Dale, Low Field Land.

Highlights: Deep steep-sided valleys, a pub built by the monks of Rievaulx and countless pheasants.

FREE walking weekend route pack

FREE Walking Weekend route pack.

Buy any book from our on-line shop http://www.innway.co.uk/ and get a FREE walking weekend route pack. This walking weekend route pack will change on the first of every month, with 12 walking weekends to collect throughout the year.

The walking weekend pack will contain two walks from a village in either the Yorkshire Dales, Peak District, North York Moors, North Pennines or Lake District. It will be sent as a PDF document via email.

See our on-line shop for full details.

Cheers!

Mark Reid

Walking Weekends Lake District

WALKING WEEKENDS: LAKE DISTRICT

My latest walking guidebook is now in the shops, after 18 months research and writing. This book features 24 circular walks from 12 villages, with a mountains walk and a low-level walk from each village - ideal for a weekend break.

5p from every copy sold will be donated to the 'Fix the Fells' appeal - and £75 has already been donated! The 'Fix the Fells' appeal raises money to help repair and maintain eroded upland paths in the Lake District, thus ensuring this beautiful landscape is passed on to future generations in good order.

Walking Weekends: Lake District

Langdale Pikes from Esk Pike













Thornthwaite Beacon (near High Street)













Gamlin End, above Buttermere













View from High Spy, above Borrowdale













Walking Weekends: Lake District
At last! After 18 months of walking over 250 miles of Lakeland paths, researching and writing, this book is finally at the printers being printed! I've enjoyed every moment of my time in the Lake District (around 40 days' walking) in all weathers and all seasons; my favourite time is autumn because there are less people, the colours are wonderful and the pubs warm and welcoming.

My best experiences? Staying at the Royal Oak Hotel at Rosthwaite (wonderfully old fashioned country hotel where dinner is served at 7pm prompt by sounding a gong!), wild camping beside Angle Tarn, my Sigg water bottle frozen solid on the summit of Helvellyn when it was minus 10 degrees, the lakeside path around Ullswater on a May evening, snowdrifts on Skiddaw in February, dense mist of High Stile and relying totally on compass bearings, a pint of two of Coniston Bluebird Bitter and having the summit of Great Gable all to myself on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon in late March!

Last weekend (Friday to Monday) I re-walked four of the mountain routes to check accuracy as, when I originally walked them, it was winter and there was low cloud and strong winds, so I went back to make sure they were OK. They were fine (one or two minor 'tweaks' to the text), which was very reassuring!

I again stayed at the Royal Oak at Rosthwaite, and then walked up High Spy ridge (12 miles) above Borrowdale on Friday, High Stile ridge (9 miles) above Buttermere on Satruday, High Street (12 miles) on Sunday and finally Bowfell (9 miles) on Monday. The weather on Monday was perfect - cool, clear, still and amazing visibility.

The book will be out in about 3 weeks time (RRP £9:95), featuring 24 walks from 12 villages throughout the Lake District (Walking Weekends: Lake District, by Mark Reid).

I'll miss the Lakes...