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Start: |
Clapham Village |
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Start (OS ref): |
SD745694 |
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Map (1:25,000):
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OL2 Yorks Dales South & West |
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Parking: |
Road side parking in the village |
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Distance: |
10.1 miles (16.4 km) |
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Time: |
4 hours |
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Difficulty: |
Hard |
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Climbing: |
722 metres |
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Hazards: |
None |
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Refreshments: |
Clapham |
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Summary: A great Yorkshire Dales walks made even more spectacular because of the snow which had fallen covering the hills in a super white carpet. The walk route is from Clapham to Trow Gill and Gaping Gill before climbing to Ingleborough. After enjoying the brilliant views descend down to Crina Bottom and then track across to Slatenber before heading back to Clapham via the hamlets of Cold Cotes and Newby. |
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The story of the walk: Steve and I drove over from Leeds to our start point of Clapham in eager anticipation of a nice days walking and as the sun came up from beyond some low cloud while travelling between Skipton and our destination we knew we were not going to be disappointed. It was fortunate for us that the weather presented a fair weather window between one low pressure system and another. It is certainly more fun walking up one of your favourite hills in clear conditions. The climb to the top is carried out with much more anticipation when you can look forward to splendid views of the surrounding countryside. With Ingleborough that means you get a great birds eye view of the Ribblehead Viaduct. We changed into our walking gear immediately on arrival and set off past the church, under the old railway bridge and along the bridlepath to Trow Gill and Clapham Bottoms. The 200+ feet ascent to the bottoms cleared our lungs of last nights festivities and the walk was now clearly under way. As the pictures show we continued the walk up the hill and down the other side in fantastic clear conditions. We had fun walking most of the route treading out new paths in the virgin snow. On one occasion we walked across a field with our eyes closed after focusing on a point at the other side. It is great fun to look back and see how you tried to walk in a straight line but can never manage it! Big kids always and why not. It was a great walk with some great laughs and that is what it is all about. Try it sometime. |
Looking back towards Clapham while
ascending Ingleborough |
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This tractor at Crina Bottom does
not appear to have moved recently |
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Looking back on Ingleborough from
near Crina Bottom |
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