A pleasant moorland, forest fields and river valley walk of just under nine miles, actually in the Cicerone guide to The N. Yorks Moors, but with some additions here caused by some changes due to the passage of time. At the south end of Goathland beyond the Inn take the left of two Bridleways going
This is a pretty ordinary hill, without a definite summit, just a peat groughed plateau with two or maybe three small cairns, so why climb it? Because it is a "summit" over 2000ft with more than 50 ft ascent from any neighbour, ie a "Nuttall", and it was our last one. The Nuttalls in their excellent
This starts from the wide pull-off where the coal road up east from Dent Station meets the Bridleway skirting Great Knoutberry Fell on the West and South. You may see a few folk here, but non after Gt Knoutberry Fell. Go on the largely green and very pleasant Bridleway round the Fell, with good