| Date ... | Saturday, 30 August 2008 |
| Distance ... | 7.5 miles |
| Ascent ... | 1770 feet |
| Time ... | 4 hours 0 mins |
| Weather ... | 21ºc, fresh SE winds, cloudy with some sunny spells and dry |
| Summits ... | Cold Moor - 1305' |
| Hasty Bank - 1270' | |
| Start ... | Clay Bank - Forest Enterprise free car park (NZ572035) |
| Route Map ... | Click here for the route map from this walk |
| Maps ... | Ordnance Survey - Outdoor Leisure Nº26 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº93 (1:50,000) |
| Books ... | Walks on the North Yorkshire Moors by Paul Hannon (ISBN 1870141040) |
| If you want to read a more detailed account of this walk please use this link to visit my blog ... | |
Tim was eager to be off as we started to climb onto the moors from the road
On the open moors, our route would follow an 'ancient' earthwork round the side of the valley towards the mast
Looking across to Hasty Bank and Cold Moor, where we would be walking later in the day
Another view of Hasty Bank and Cold Moor
Zooming in on Hasty Bank
Looking back along the earthwork, its not very prominent but there's a good path
Heading down into Bilsdale to the hamlet of Seave Green
Looking up Bilsdale as was climbed up the other side of the valley onto Cold Moor
Looking over to our starting point (in the gap) from the same point
Walking along the long ridge leading up to the summit of Cold Moor
Hasty Bank seen as we descended from Cold Moor
The Sphinx rock, part the 'Wainstones' crag, a popular climbing area on Hasty Bank
Dropping down off Hasty Bank to the car park, hidden in the tree's