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| Heading down to Kettlewell |
Starting from the garage car park in Kettlewell the route crosses the bridge and heads up the fellside on a gradually rising track towards Knipe Scar, where we stopped for a coffee break on the North side of a boundary wall before following this wall North West up the ridge to Hawkswick Moor and Old Cote Middle Moor until we came to the well-marked track that crosses from Kettlewell over to Arncliffe. The route then turns right and follows this track down towards Kettlewell after turning sharp right to pass the abandoned farmstead at Moor End. From Moor End Farm the rough track descends steadily back down to Kettlewell.
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| Traffic Jam in Kettlewell |
The walk was about 6.4 miles and involved about 980ft of climb which was easy and gradual, the tracks were dry and good going underfoot and the stiles were all easy. Views up and down Wharfedale and to the South down into Littondale were excellent with patches of sunlight frequently breaking through the high cloud cover. Weather was a bit on the cool side (7 C) and with something of a breeze up on the tops - but it was a great day's walking in almost perfect conditions followed by an excellent lunch at the Blue Bell Inn in Kettlewell.
Thanks again to Derek and Pete for a great outing with a turn-out of about 26.
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