A short 4km stroll extending the walk of six weeks earlier and now with added friends: Angie, Alistair, Andrew and Helen.Route: from the Coach Street car park, crossing to the canal towpath and heading north, under a road and along a narrow path, fenced on both sides, overshadowed by the castle to the right, with the canal to the right and a stream, this time in spate, to the left. The path becoming a narrow fenced raised walkway between two water courses, following it until it turned left across a footbridge and then right to enter the woods at the sawmill, following an obvious broad track.
This time taking a narrow signed path left up-hill and walking around the perimeter of the woods, crossing the brook at a footbridge and returning, downstream to Round Dam. Turning left, gaining height, to follow a track at the edge of the woods eventually being forced left to join a raised pavement between the castle and the road back to the church and crossing in front of it, back to the town centre.
Conditions: despite a forecast storm and after overnight (and morning) heavy rain, a dry if cold day.
Pub: the Woolly Sheep Inn, Skipton, for Timothy Taylor’s Landlord and Timothy Taylor’s Northern Rising Unity Stout.
