Kettlewell to Grassington (Aug 2014)

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Distance 9.5km (6 miles)
Total ascent 225m
Time 3½ hours
Start Kettlewell car park (SD968723)
Finish Grassington square (SE003641)
Terrain with the exception of one small road section, the whole route is on good paths and tracks.

SD968723 From the main village car park, head east into Kettlewell and take the road to the right just before the bridge, signed ‘Dales Way’, then turn left towards and past the Kings Head pub. Cross the road and continue straight on with a beck on your left. Then, just before Langcliffe House B&B, take a path signposted to your right, which runs behind the houses to meet the Dales Way.

SD973722 Once on the Dales Way, you head south across fields to reach a minor road. Go left along the road to pass the entrance to Scargill House, then 250m further on a track leaves the road to your left. 

SD976709 Follow this track as it climbs steeply uphill through the woods of Scargill House. As you leave the woods via a gate, leave the track and take the path to your right, heading south-south-east more gently among sections of limestone pavement. You drop slightly to come to an intersection of paths and track at Conistone Dib.

SD992682 Cross the track, passing though a gate on either side, and then continue on in the same direction, ignoring a path heading downhill to your right. This takes you through stunning limestone scenery, passing the remnants of a lime kiln to your right. As you begin to drop into Grassington, the path takes you through the fields of Town Head Farm via marked stiles and a short marked diversion to join a walled lane.
SE002646 Turn right down the lane to come into Grassington on Chapel Street. Turn left here to reach the centre of the village. Return to Kettlewell via bus.