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Set
off from the village of Austwick, (pictured, is the
Green) follow the road to Horton, passing the pub, The
Game Cock on your left. |
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Turn left here (picture) at Town
Head Lane, and follow the route on, heading uphill. |
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At this point (picture) climb
the wood stepped stile on the left of the road. (the
gate is locked) and head along the path signed by a
wooden post to Clapham.
Another wooden stepped stile,
go over in the direction of the yellow arrow. |
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Here at this (pictured) wooden
stepped stile, beware the top wood struts!
Go over this stepped stile, and
onto a lane. |
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Once on the lane, turn right
and walk along here for about half a mile.
10 yards before the road, (crossroad
of road and track) this padlocked 5 bar wooden gate,
on the left (picture) and wood stepped stile. Go over
the stile, and follow the track bearing left. |
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Pass the open 5 bar double gate
on your left, keeping to the footpath, and have the
five foot drystone wall, also on your left, ...head
for the higher ground.
The gate here may be locked (picture),
but access is by the three stepped stone stile to its
right. |
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Follow the track uphill and where
the drystone wall veers left, bear right. Take time
out to explore; head for this four-way wood signpost.
If you want to look at the Erratics (this is why you're
on this walk, right?) head straight up, (following the
directions of the post) for the high ground and take
in the geological, and scientific phenomena.
Once seen; head back to this
(pictured) post and follow the path away from Clapham,
East towards Crummack. |
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Follow the track meeting a drystone
wall on your right. Go along the track for 25yds, then
over a four stepped stone stile on your right, follow
the path down and towards your right.
At the bottom, go over this drystone
wall (pictured) at the steps, just past the sheep hole.
Now with the limestone face on your left and the nasty
drop on your right, keep to the path and enjoy the view
to your right without falling off the edge!
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With
a drystone wall on your left and beautiful views all around,
you arrive at this (pictured) wood stepped stile. Be careful
of the slippery slope, cross the road and clamber over
the wood stile on the other side. Turn left to cross the
field. |
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Go
over two wood ladder stiles. (picture) The second has
a wooden fingerpost behind it. (for Public Footpath)
Cross over a man-made track,
and follow an ill defined green pathway towards some
limestone outcrops. |
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Carry
on through the gap in the outcrop (picture) |
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Over
this stile |
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Through
this gate above cut slate steps, and turn left and go
down... |
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...to
this gap in the wall; turning sharp right as you do, so
as to bring you over the clapper bridge. |
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Cross
the clapper bridge (pictured as seen from the other side)
and follow the lane all the way down. This is about the
half-way mark. You are boxed in now for some time by drystone
walls on both sides. There are information boards about
the area, along the way. |
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Follow
this lane all the way down to the village of Wharfe...meeting
a track turn left...and at the next junction...a small
pathway...turn right... follow this tarmac road (pictured)
all the way down. |
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Coming
out of the bridleway/footpath which is also a private
road, onto a proper public road...(pictured) here ...
turn right.
Black & white posts down the right hand side have
since been added.
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After
about 100yds, turn left at a bridleway signpost (picture)
to Wood Lane, and the road leading to Wood End Farm |
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Arriving
at the farmhouse, do not enter, but take that walled pathway
just before it on the right. (see picture).
Follow the lane. Pass a path from the left and a gate
on your left. At a small cross of tracks (SD776684)
you can either take the route forward, eventually going
over a small clapper bridge, to end at the main road
(SD770687) then turn left, heading SW back into the
village.
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Or
take the track to the left continuing down Wood Lane,
ending at
SD 769682. Turn right on Graystonber Lane back into the
village over Austwick Beck.
Both these routes return you back to the village of
Austwick.
I can recommend the chips here at the pub.
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Watch
the video before you go, to whet your appetite! >>>
HERE |
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There
are no toilets along this route except for the pub near
the Start and End of this walk. |
MP3 & Small Images for PDA or
mobile : Download Here
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TALK WALK |
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