Blakey Ridge to Glaisdale

Another fine day and another fine walk. This time I did the 'B' walk for a change and managed to catch Steve on his very first 'B' walk!

I think he was pleasantly surprised by the pace of the walk and now knows that if you want a good chat the 'B' walk is the place to be!

This was easy walking following a former railway line and tracks across the moors with enticing distant views of the coast, our final destination.

There was a wonderful smell of honey as we made our way through the heather, still in full bloom. We finished the walk at Glaisdale with plenty of time for refreshment before meeting the coach at Beggar's Bridge.

We are now within sight of our journey's end and I'm looking forward to the weekend in October that will see it completed.

Osmotherley to Lion Inn, Blakey

Well I missed this one too as I was sitting on the beach in sunny Cornwall at the time. However thanks go to Stuart who has provided the photograph of Tripdale and a short description of the walk.

'The walk was very nice with some really good views. The weather was equally good, sunny with a fresh breeze on the tops. We did get lost halfway, some of the paths clearly marked on the map did not seem to exist. At one point Malcolm, Mick Coulson, Patrick and myself who had a map confered, and we decided to go across this valley of bracken and heather and ended up on the path we thought we were on when we set off. Anyway it all ended well. We arrived at the Lion Inn on Blakey Ridge at 5.15 just right, not too early and not too late. '

Others have mentioned there was a bit of a sting in the tail as it was a steep uphill climb at the end of the walk to reach the Lion Inn.