If I hadn’t been inappropriately dressed, today would have been pretty much perfect. Even the fact that I’m nowhere near fit and I’m carrying too much weight around my midriff couldn’t turn today into anything other than awesome. Great walk across the moors with the heather flowering and the sun out. No wind to spoil the day and an easy start to the walk.
Date: 2015-09-01
Start: Skipton Finish: Grassington
Distance: 12.4 mls, 19.96 km
Height Gain: 1900 ft, 579.1 m
Start Time: 08:40 End Time: 14:20
Duration: 05:40
Ave Speed: 2.2 mph
Region: Yorkshire Dales
Route Description: Skipton, Embsay, Boncroft, Embsay Moor, Brown Bank, Upper Barden Reservoir, Standard Hill, Thorpe Fell, Raven Nest Crags, Thorpe, Grassington
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Walking with: Alone
Long Distance Path: Alternative Dales Way
Link to full Walk Report: https://lonewalker.net/alternative-dales-way-day-1/
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16365 - Brown Bank (1427 ft)
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Walk Name: Gordale Scar and Parsons Pulpit
Date: 2015-07-25
Distance: 13.1 mls, 21.08 km
Height Gain: 2100 ft, 640.1 m
Walk Name: Grassington to Buckden
Date: 2015-09-02
Distance: 10.9 mls, 17.54 km
Height Gain: 1700 ft, 518.2 m