Date: Friday 20th September
Route: Buckden & Langstrothdale Chase
Distance: 7 miles
Another fantastic Dales walk, starting with a steep climb and great views across hillsides and concluding with an easy stroll alongside a river.
This is our only walk of the week in Wharfedale, starting from the village of Buckden, and is taken from the Pathfinder Yorkshire Dales guide. A slightly punishing gravel track leads from the car park onto the hillside, however it soon levels out and turns into a grassy path across fields, looking across Upper Wharfedale and Langstrothdale.
A steep and slightly slippery descent on a stony path leads to stepping stones next to the White Lion pub in Cray, then a broad track leads back onto open countryside, with yet more stunning views along the valley.
The easy path makes its way through meadows, passing Scar House, a former centre of the Quaker religion, before heading downhill to the farms of Yockenthwaite beside the river below.
The route then starts to head back to Buckden, with a low-level path beside the river and across fields, crossing the Wharfe in the pretty hamlet of Hubberholme, then again on the road back to Buckden.
Highly recommended (and not just for the pleasure of saying "Yockenthwaite"!)
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