I chose to walk this as the first section of the Trailblazer Pennine Way guide book update, simply because of the ease of getting to and from the walk and because it's one of my favourite sections. I parked at Ribblehead and caught the train back to Gargrave, from where I planned to walk the 30 miles back to the car. I started with a village survey, disappointed to find the promised chippy was long gone, so had a pub meal in the Old Swan before wandering along the Way to find somewhere to camp outside the village. I was forced into my choice of pitch by a torrential downpour and spent the whole night listening to rain drumming on the tent.
Date: 2013-08-23
Start: Gargrave Station Finish: Field beyond Harrow Hill
Distance: 2.6 mls, 4.18 km
Height Gain: 400 ft, 121.9 m
Start Time: 18:20 End Time: 20:00
Duration: 01:40
Ave Speed: 1.6 mph
Region: Yorkshire Dales
Route Description: Gargrave Station, Gargrave, Harrows Hill, overnight camp
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Walking with: Alone
Long Distance Path: Pennine Way
Link to full Walk Report: https://lonewalker.net/pennine-way-loading-10-complete/
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Walk Name: Pendle Hill
Date: 2013-08-17
Distance: 12.1 mls, 19.47 km
Height Gain: 2400 ft, 731.5 m
Walk Name: Harrow Hill to Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Date: 2013-08-24
Distance: 21.9 mls, 35.24 km
Height Gain: 3500 ft, 1066.8 m