Walk leader* Route* Weather* Walkers* Apologies and Excuses* Comments* Evening Meal* Picture Gallery Michael |
'The Gill of the Trolls': Burnsall - Appletreewick - Howgill - Skyreholme - Skyreholme Beck - Trollers Gill - Hell Hole - Kail Lane - Woodhouse - Burnsall. Approximately 8 miles. Overcast, brightened slowly. Better than expected. Cold to very cold, but generally dry. Michael, Carol, George B., Ron, Sandy and Beth. Evelyn did a mini-walk round Grassington. |
Michelle - e-business Alex - homework and party George G - not fit today Ashley - (quote) a multiplicity of injuries plus a very late night out the night before Bernie - catching up with work and family birthday party Julie and Lance - in Fife |
The Aynsleys came the long way via Knaresborough and Harrogate and got into a hold-up. As a result we went into a tea room and Carol spent £60 on two watercolours - but saved £10 by bargaining! Very interesting walk, with varied scenery: riverside, fellside, gill, moorland track. Lots of lovely houses, especially Hartlington Hall, and farm buildings. Lunch on a shingle beach with flat stones. Basking shark at lunch spot (rocks and water formed an illusion of a shark's mouth opening and closing). Untidy farms. Passed a hill peppered with rabbit holes - some rabbits fighting. Climbed up through Trollers Gill - lots of climbing ironmongery. Afternoon tea spot at troll's cave (Carol's overactive imagination pictured herself living there). Water sink - burn disappeared underground. Gateway blocked with giant boulders - probably put there by a giant troll. Old hall converted into a barn. No bats out of Hell at the Hell Hole. Wildlife: Hundreds of ducklings, walking on water. Lots of sand martins, swallows, possible owl sighting in Trollers Gill, dippers, yellow wagtail, pied wagtail, sparrows, black-headed gull, lapwing, curlew, chickens, black lamb, and yellow snail. Flowers: marsh marigold, yellow (Chinese) poppies. |
Ravensworth Arms. Variable quality of meals. Nice to below average. Beth had a huge ice cream and didn't offer any to anyone else. |
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