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Update on the Low to High Force Teesdale walk.

By Hugh Stewart July 9, 2018 Leave a Comment

From the post 0f July 2015. (The winch bridge just across from Bowlees was closed in 2018, so you had to follow the path parallel to Bowlees beck down to a bridge east of it, then back by the Tees. This opened again 2019) The next 2 miles are sublime for wildflowers, probably the most diverse in the country in July. We counted 85 separate types last year, less this due to the heat drying things up, we think: eg no alpine bistort. The extension from the car park upto Gibsons Cave is worth it, or rather the quarry floor on the way up, with twayblades and more orchids.

If you carry on past the High Force, to Bracken Rigg hill, then turn south and join the bridleway above the Dale for the return via Holwick Scar, then a path from Holwick to the bridge mentioned above, this makes a nine mile easy, lovely round.

A meadow by the path: hayrattle, devils bit scabious, a line of betony, then meadowsweet beyond.
Shrubby cinquefoil.
High Force from above.
The entrance to the Holwick Scars valley.

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Hillwalks from the Settle to Carlisle Railway Stations

24 walks into the hills surrounding the historic and iconic Settle to Carlisle railway, based on the stations between Settle and Appleby. The area has some of the finest walking of the north Pennines: the Craven district around Settle; the Three Peaks area; Dentdale, and Mallerstang and the upper Eden valley.

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Over the last two decades, mountain biking has developed enormously as a “sport”. We greatly admire the technical and athletic capabilities of modern day mountain bikers and recognise that many excellent guides have been written and custom-built trails set up. In this guide we try to reopen a sense of adventure and wilderness to mountain biking, providing multi-day routes with a remoteness, continuity and “arc” missing from many modern guides with their focus on day and half day outings.

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Settle to Carlisle – Hill Walk with Return by Classic Train Route

With over 22,000 ft of ascent in 105 miles set out over 8 days, this walk sets out from Settle, taking in the classic summits of the North Yorkshire Dales, Howgills, Eastern and Northern Lakeland Fells, to arrive at Carlisle. The return journey to Settle by one of the classic train journeys. Illustrated with photographs and route maps.

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