Another Sunday with decent weather, though not as sunny as last weekend. I drove up to Malham Tarn and parked at Street Gate. The parking area was a bit soft after the recent rain, but not too bad.
I started walking north east from Street Gate in a chilly easterly wind, towards a ford where a number of streams join to form an area of water. The ford looks worse than it is, and there are strategically placed rocks that allow it to be negotiated without getting your feet wet. Walking east from the ford and following the path as it ascends to the north, at the summit views of Littondale appeared in the distance.
The path from Street Gate to Arncliffe Cote wasn't as obvious on earlier OS maps, but has been marked as a footpath on more recent maps. There are always highland cattle in this area, who seem to like posing to have their photo taken. Following the path downhill, fine views of Cote Gill appeared as I walked towards Arncliffe Cote.
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| Looking down to Littondale |
It was clouding over as I got towards Arncliffe Cote and I couldn't decide which route to take. I had originally planned to walk across to Kettlewell, (purple route on map), but this option is better on a sunny Summer's day, so I opted to walk through Hawkswick village and then followed a farm track north west up the hillside. This provides great views up and down Littondale.
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| Littondale |
Through a gate on the farm track there is a small stone building, possibly used by game shooting parties. The path forks at this point, the left fork following the contour west, but I took the right fork climbing to the north. After a few hundred metres, this crosses the broad path that runs between Arncliffe and Kettlewell, which I followed back down to Arncliffe village and the Falcon Inn.
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| Cowside Beck from Monk's Road |
The Falcon is a great traditional country pub that serves Timothy Taylor beer from a jug filled directly from the barrel. After a pint of beer, I set off back to Malham Tarn on the Monk's Road. The views over Cowside Beck are spectacular here.
Following the Monk's Road, Middle House Farm is reached. It is possible to walk directly to Street Gate from here, but it's worth the detour to view Malham Tarn.
From Malham Tarn, a track leads directly to Street Gate.
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| Middle House Farm |
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| Malham Tarn |
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