WALK ROUTES
November Walk - Pateley Bridge
Organised by Ray Thorpe
Pateley Bridge, Nidderdale, North Yorkshire Dales
Sunday November 9th 2014
Starting point for all three walks is the bridge at Pateley Bridge where toilets are available.
It may be a bit boggy underfoot, dependant on recent rainfall at the time of the walk
Short Walk (easy 7 miles)
Walk Leader - Andrea Robinson
From Pateley bridge head along the river Nidd SE through Glasshouses and Smelthouses and up to Brimham Rocks.
From Brimham rocks back to Pateley Bridge partly following the Nidderdale Way. Pretty easy going, a little undulating but no climbs. .
Medium Walk (moderate 10.5 miles)
Walk Leaders - Ray Thorpe
Taking the Nidderdale Way and following it north to Wath Bridge, past Stripe head Farm onto the Nidderdale Way again. To Spring House, Mosse Bottom, through Bewerley.
Through a disused quarry past Yorke’s Folly to the transmitter tower. Through Bark Cabin Wood to Glasshouses Bridge. From there following footpath next to river Nidd back into Pateley Bridge and finishing up at the start point.
One moderate climb and a few easy ones. .
Long Walk (Moderate 12.5 or 17.5 miles*)
Walk Leader - Dave Fothergill
From the bridge heading south on the road until you take the Nidderdale Way and following it south.
Past Yorke’s Folly and through Hill Top to Heyshaw passing Dacre Banks. Into Summerbridge, past New York to the Mills, Hazel Bank and Braist Woods Farm.
Back on the Nidderdale Way east to Maud’s Farm and up to Brimham Rocks. From there going past the Cup and Ring marked rock to Mill House. At Mill House rejoining the Nidderdale Way west all the way back to Pateley Bridge.
Undulating terrain with one moderate climb.
(*The walk has an optional extension if completed early, so17.5 miles if it is extended).
Choose the walk that is right for you on the day, so you are comfortable with the pace of the group.
Further information:
Pateley Bridge (known locally as Pateley) is a small market town in Nidderdale in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies on the River Nidd.
The King Street workshops can be found on King Street & house a talented group of artists and designers. Their studios are open and they include jewellers, milliner, textile art & gifts, sculptors, fine artist and glassblowers.
The town is also famous for the "Oldest Sweet Shop in England" which was established in 1827 and is the oldest existing sweet shop in the country.
Oldest Sweet shop in England
Refreshments close to the coach park are:
The Crown public house – fifty yards from the bridge up High Street
on left hand side just past the Spar shop – with Theakstons and Timothy Taylor available.
Wildings Tea Room and Riverside Terrace: turn right from the bridge onto Nidd Walk, past the coach park with the river on your right for teas and coffee etc.
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