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Peter

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Re: Short break in Settle
« Reply #15 on: 09:03:50, 11/02/15 »
Fairly clear day, but horrible grey skies today  :(
Forecast for tomorrow is a slight improvement in temperature and some breaks in the cloud cover..
I suppose the good news is no rain?
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Re: Short break in Settle
« Reply #16 on: 14:55:02, 13/02/15 »
Fairly clear day, but horrible grey skies today  :(
Forecast for tomorrow is a slight improvement in temperature and some breaks in the cloud cover..
I suppose the good news is no rain?


Peter,
Yes... your no rain prediction was spot on. though it looked "dicey" a time or two.


Thanks for leading me round a wonderful walk, hope it was obvious how much I enjoyed the day.


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Re: Short break in Settle
« Reply #17 on: 15:03:24, 13/02/15 »
Being a lazy git I won't post a trip report.


But I think it worth echoing what a few people have said on these boards a time or three before: Settle is a near ideal base for a walking break. A small compact town centre with plenty of places to eat, drink and be merry. The shops are typically small indies..Settle hasn't yet fallen to the modern tendency to be full of "national brand names".


And particularly important for somebody like me that likes leaving car behind: train station a third of a mile from town centre, and superb walks from town centre itself.

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Re: Short break in Settle
« Reply #18 on: 00:41:30, 14/02/15 »
This is why I love this place - where else can you ask a simple question and get the offer of guidance, escorting etc ?
Not only that but know that it isn't being offered by some mad axe wielding lunatic who has a collection of walkers planted in his garden. (which is what the papers would like everyone to believe happens via t'net).


Sorry to be over dramatic/comic - but I read yours & Peters correspondence and was interested to know if you managed to meet up. I think it says a lot about the kind of people walkers are. Well done and thanks for showing that the World is full of genuine, decent folk.

Only a hill but all of life to me, up there between the sunset and the sea. 
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Re: Short break in Settle
« Reply #19 on: 09:38:15, 14/02/15 »
I took no photos, though I suppose I could cheat with shots taken at other times?  ;)
I'll give a brief report on the route, which was Jean's suggestion.
Settle town centre up the well named Constitution Hill and onto the Pennine Bridleway.
Settle is not in the National Park of course, very carefully excluded along with the other bigger villages, but the boundary is a mere two hundred yards from the town centre.
It is steep going from the start, you quickly reach Low High Hill and are onto a grass path. It is straight up from here on climbing onto Middle High Hill, and then.. yes High Hill.
On the brow you have the wonderful visage of Warrendale Knotts, Stocksdale stretching out towards Malham.
Today the 'tops' are covered in snow and its a quite alpine view (or what I imagine an Alpine view to be).
 Its this view but with snow..



Then we turn left and into Attermire scar.. this part of the walk takes in Victoria and Jubilee cave.
A couple of miles trek and we reach Catrigg Force. The view is somewhat easier today without the foliage to get in the way..
Down the bridleway and into Stainforth, across the road and descend to Stainforth Foss (Force). Then on and up to Smearsett Scar and a pair of mules..
At first I wondered why they were trotting over to us.. then it became clear when they head butted a bewildered Scally. She hadn't even looked at them let alone threatened them. She snapped in retaliation then ran for protection.
They backed off a little when I confronted them but followed us down to Feizor.
Feizor means Elaine's Tea rooms, which was already full on a cold fairly miserable day in February.
Homeward bound back through Giggleswick Scar with me now limping quite badly.
Always sounds odd to say the day was greatly enjoyed given the pain, but it was enjoyed, sod the pain  O0
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Re: Short break in Settle
« Reply #20 on: 13:26:37, 14/02/15 »
Peter,
I recounted the "mules episode" ( and how you dealt with the attempted [censored] immediately afterwards from the lady hiker) to assembled Saturday morning coffee today. The uniform reaction was "That was the path of deep wisdom... always smile, agree, and keep walking".






I'll be thinking of you in early march when you have a go at the three peaks. And I'm sorely tempted to get a bit fitter and have a go at it myself September-ish this year...I'll certainly be brooding on possible routes in area and looking to do something "there" later this year.


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Re: Short break in Settle
« Reply #21 on: 13:46:58, 14/02/15 »
do try the twin peaks version, train from settle to dent, over the famous viaduct, back over whernside and ingleborough. effectively reverses much of the three peaks route.

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Re: Short break in Settle
« Reply #22 on: 15:39:31, 16/02/15 »
do try the twin peaks version, train from settle to dent, over the famous viaduct, back over whernside and ingleborough. effectively reverses much of the three peaks route.


Not replied earlier, because I thought I'd have a brood for a couple of days about what I'm likely to do next time I get to Settle. More I've thought about it, more attractive it becomes (on first day) to either get off train before I get to Settle, or stay on train past Settle and walk back.


I do like linear walks, and it sort of makes best use of first day... I could get an early train from home, get off a dozen or so miles away from Settle.... then walk to Settle with aim of getting there late afternoon or early evening. Against that background I think getting off at Dent and walking back is tempting, very tempting... but just a bit too far for me given my fitness level, and ignorance of area. I suspect I'll end up doing a "cut-down" version by getting off at Ribblehead.


Peter,
I've no idea when, but I will be back sometime this year...when I do know, I'll give you a "shout"...just in case you fancy a joint outing on one of the days.


Paul

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Re: Short break in Settle
« Reply #23 on: 00:19:28, 17/02/15 »
I made it about the same distance as the Y3P, perhaps up to 25 miles.  So you would need to allow up to,say, nine hours.  Always happy to add details.  But if there is a station near the viaduct, just back over Ingleborough would be worthwhile.  I think you are right, one way routes can be very satisfying, there is a feeling of travelling.  Another example is the Dee Valley in Wales, the tourist train from Llangollen allows you to return along the north or south skyline. 

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Re: Short break in Settle
« Reply #24 on: 08:23:57, 17/02/15 »
I made it about the same distance as the Y3P, perhaps up to 25 miles.  So you would need to allow up to,say, nine hours.  Always happy to add details.  But if there is a station near the viaduct, just back over Ingleborough would be worthwhile.  I think you are right, one way routes can be very satisfying, there is a feeling of travelling.  Another example is the Dee Valley in Wales, the tourist train from Llangollen allows you to return along the north or south skyline.


I'm sorry, I really am not knocking your excellent suggestion in any way... but 3mph for 25 miles over two mountains? Very doable for some of you, but some of us are slightly less able..  ;D
Yes there is a station at the viaduct, 'Ribblehead'. 
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Re: Short break in Settle
« Reply #25 on: 00:05:46, 18/02/15 »
Sorry. I did the walk in the day, driving up from Cheshire, seem to remember I had a fish and chip meal before driving home.  I didn't take as long as nine hours, thought I was allowing a good margin for you.  Oh, and I was in my sixties at the time.  The other good walk in that area is the Mallerstang Marathon, 26 miles, circuit over the groups of stone figures and Wild Boar Fell.  Did not start that until 11.o am.  Is it all about expectations? What your body is used to, in terms of cadence?  Gear? 

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Re: Short break in Settle
« Reply #26 on: 13:59:55, 18/02/15 »
Sorry. I did the walk in the day, driving up from Cheshire, seem to remember I had a fish and chip meal before driving home.  I didn't take as long as nine hours, thought I was allowing a good margin for you.  Oh, and I was in my sixties at the time.  The other good walk in that area is the Mallerstang Marathon, 26 miles, circuit over the groups of stone figures and Wild Boar Fell.  Did not start that until 11.o am.  Is it all about expectations? What your body is used to, in terms of cadence?  Gear?


Yes, it matters what my body is used to. I suppose I walk enough to know how I am likely to feel. Sometimes its better sometimes worse. If you start by being fit and in good health, that must be magic  O0 . Sadly my body isn't in a good condition. I did the Y3P last year by knowing the route so well that I had it in my head from the start. Not just the route but how it would feel, where to be steady and where to get on with it. I actually was in a better state than at least one other in the group.

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Re: Short break in Settle
« Reply #27 on: 19:31:59, 18/02/15 »
i genuinely sympathise.  after my little problem with a clogged artery two and a half years ago, later than the walk i mentioned,  i did feel very tentative going out on the hill for any length of walk, wearing a h.r. monitor to keep a check on myself, and even now  i sometimes tend to choose the shorter option rather than the longer version, but  i have concluded that it is more lack of fitness due to the enforced lay-off that is the problem rather than the stents not performing.  although i have to admit i have not done any 25/30 mile routes recently.  the point is, are you still enjoying it.  and you obviously are.  searching out new routes does help motivation. writing this on my p.c. with the faulty keyboard,  must go back to the laptop.   the mallerstang route can be shortened by using the valley trail.  two separate walks.  always happy to suggest interesting but not too demanding routes in north wales, outside of snowdonia.

 

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