8:00 start with 17:30 return
A Walk - Hebden with Stuart Drysdale
12 miles (19km) with 1,700ft (518m) Total Ascent
From the coach we head up Grassington´s main street and take High Lane and field paths to Hebden, where we turn north along Hebden Beck, crossing it to gain Edge Top, then dropping down to re-cross the beck and continue to the Duke´s New Road. We follow this heading roughly north to Mossdale Scar and the Bycliffe Road and head west until we meet the Dales Way which takes us back to Grassington for refreshments and the coach home.
B+ Walk - Cracoe Fell with Susan Banister
10 miles (16km) with 1200ft (365m) Total Ascent
We get off the coach at Rylstone and join a bridleway which takes us on a steady climb up Sun Moor Hill to High Bark. The remains of Norton Tower will be visible a little way off to the south.
The route then heads north along the tops of Rylstone and Cracoe Fells. We pass the cross, obelisk and crags which stand out against the skyline from below. The war memorial on top of Cracoe Fell is the highest point on the walk at 1667ft (508m).
We continue along the tops and wind eastwards skirting Burnsall and Thorpe Fell before dropping down to the lovely little village of Thorpe.
A quiet lane and fields now take us down to the River Wharfe where we follow the Dales Way for a couple of miles passing Linton Falls and up to Grassington village.
B Walk - Conistone with Dorothy Dobson
8 miles (12.9km) with 1200ft (366m) Total Ascent
This is a lovely walk with superb open views all around.
We leave the coach park to go along the main street before bearing left at Chapel Street to follow a good track for three miles along the Dalesway. As we cover the first mile there are traces of Medieval villages and Settlements although nothing can be seen! We continue until reaching a point where four paths cross, this is where we leave the Dalesway to head east along Bycliffe Road to Kelker, our highest point. We now go south for approximately two miles to meet up with Old Moor Lane at Yarnbury. After a short while along the road we take a footpath on the right to go through a small plantation and back to Grassington.
C Walk - Grassington Gallop with Roy Smith
5 miles (8km) with 500ft (152m) Total Ascent
The walk today is a circular walk from Grassington.
From the visitor centre we make our way into Grassington and follow the main street uphill and passed the Town Hall, until we arrive at Edge Lane (most of the climbing now complete). We walk along the lane, more a farm track than anything else, until we arrive at Garnshaw House. From here we move downhill to the village of Hebden. Walking through the village we carry on down hill to the River Warfe and the Dales Way. Our route now takes us back to Grassington, along the Dales Way stopping to view Linton Falls on the way.
