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Whitcliffe Scar

Date ... Sunday, 22 June 2008
Distance ... 5.50 miles
Ascent ... 975 feet
Time ... 2 hours 20 mins
Weather ... 16 ºC, strong SW winds, sunny spells and showers
Summits ... None
Start ...  Round How car park - pay + display parking (NZ156009) 
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº30 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº92 (1:50,000)
Books ... Swaledale Walks by Paul Hannon (ISBN 1870141393)


Whitcliffe woods

Whitcliffe woods

The river Swale was swollen by the overnight heavy rain

The river Swale was swollen by the overnight heavy rain

Walking through the riverside meadows

Walking through the riverside meadows

Looking towards Whitcliffe Scar

Looking towards Whitcliffe Scar

Another view of the swollen river Swalek

Another view of the swollen river Swale

Heading for Low Applegarth Farm

Heading for Low Applegarth Farm

 Looking back to the meadows we had just walked across

 Looking back to the meadows we had just walked across

Low Applegarth Farm

Low Applegarth Farm

Looking down into the dry valley of Deepdale

Looking down into the dry valley of Deepdale

On Whitcliffe Scar looking west along Swaledale

On Whitcliffe Scar looking west along Swaledale

Looking back towards Richmond from Whitcliffe Scar

Looking back towards Richmond from Whitcliffe Scar

Swaledale from Whitcliffe Scar

Swaledale from Whitcliffe Scar

The memorial at Whilance's Leap

The memorial at Whilance's Leap