Burtersett, Semer Water, Askrigg

A brief spell of decent weather, so I went up to the Dales to walk from Burtersett across to Semer Water and Askrigg.

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Parking at the top of Burtersett village, where there is ample parking space, I set off following the bridleway to Wether Fell.

Crossing the Roman Road, I followed the footpath initially signposted to Marsett, taking a turning towards Countersett and Semer Water after a few hundred yards.

A brief detour into Countersett Village, and then on to Semer Water for lunch.

 

Semer Water feeding into river Bain

Semer Water

      

River Bain

After lunch, I followed the river Bain to Bainbridge, and doubled back just before Bainbridge to climb up to Scar Top, to avoid walking along the main road. 

There is a dilemma of where to drop down from Scar Top back to the Ure river - the shorter route to Askrigg is across a set of stepping stones, but the stones are likely to be underwater in moderately high water conditions. The longer option is to drop down to Worton village (blue route on map) where there is a bridge over the river Ure. From the bridge, there is a flagstone path through the fields to Askrigg.



A brief stop at the Kings Arms in Askrigg (once used as the Drovers in the TV series All Creatures Great and Small), and then following Skelgill Lane and down to Shaw Cote to cross the Ure at a set of stepping stones near Catriggs Farm,  that are always above water level.




Then across the main road and up Mitre Bank Lane to Burtersett. Altogether a very pleasant circuit.