Burnsall – Howgill – Middle Skyrehome – Gill’s Laithe – Troller’s Gill – Appletreewick (often pronounced Aptrick locally) – Kail Lane – Burnsall.
What’s not to like in a walk that passes through places with such enticing names? It was Rosemary who led the Ripon Ramblers yesterday (we’ve firmly signed on the dotted line for membership) and she’d organised not only a splendid walk with varied Dales scenery, but a warm sunny day too. Here are my picture postcards from the day: click on the images you’d like to see enlarged, or to have a slideshow
We crossed over the ancient packhorse bridge at Burnsall to begin our walk.
Then we walked along the River Wharfe past farmland, using the Dalesway path.
Sometimes we had open views.
Here’s the River Wharfe.
And here’s a view across to the hilltops.
A disused ancient limekiln: there are plenty in the area.
Approaching Trollers Gill
Trollers Gill
Drystone walls still divide the ancient field boundaries.
Northumberland sheep accompanied us along this bluebell-strewn path.
A lonely stunted tree.
Hawthorns on the skyline.
Limestone scree and drystone walls.
A view across the Dales.
… and another….
Sheep grazing.
A view across a drystone wall.
A view glimpsed through the hawthorn blossom.
Back to the River Wharfe again.
Burnsall – our starting and finishing point.
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
……..just beautiful ………maybe your place would be a more peaceful option (instead of Portugal) xx anna
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Oh, I think so! And you speak the language……. 😉 xxx
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Have done this walk many times. Troller’s Gill is very atmospheric. Hope the Trolls and Barguest left you alone!
Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 12:57:06 +0000 To: penny_hull@hotmail.com
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Penny! You’re back! And I was within a mile of darkest Nosterfield today. I should have called in….. Nope, no trolls yesterday.
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Ah yes I am back – but away again in the Lakes for the long Bank Holiday weekend! Will email when back. Poor signal here and that’s putting it mildly.
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Well, enjoy the weekend which is going to live down to Bank Holiday expectations in the Lakes, I’m afraid 😦
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Lovely photos! x
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Thank you! Lovely area.
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So many familiar sights. Thank you
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Such a lovely area, isn’t it?
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Looks like picture perfect images of an England that exists in the imagination only…but obviously you get to savour it – beautiful!
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Thank you. Though England is quite densely populated, this is a region where it’s still possible to ‘get away from it all’ fairly easily.
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What a beautiful area! The photos look so peaceful.
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It is very beautiful: and the most noise comes from the sheep and the curlews.
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Gorgeous pics, what a beautiful environment to walk in and breathe the fresh air.
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It really is. We’re very lucky.
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I love the sheep photo – you must have been on your hands and knees. And so lucky to escape the rain this week, we’re back to walking in wells.
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Well, I should be walking now. But no. The sky is black, and the paths are like cold treacle. And the sheep posed obligingly on the skyline.
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The sheep and bluebells are just beautiful… What lovely countryside. You could probably take walks every day and never get bored with such beauty. I hope you will have good spring and summer weather!
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See comment below. I was looking forward to walking today, but the weather has emphatically not obliged.
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lovely images – beautiful. I need to get out and take a walk today. I am inspired. Sadly, the scenery i have is not as inspiring as yours. have a wonderful week!
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Hope you got that walk in. We had one too – just a walk up to the next village and back. Nothing sensational, but just stretching your legs and watching spring burgeoning into summer does it for me. You too – have a good week.
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