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Goldsborough

Sunday, 25 July 2010

6.25 miles with 730 feet of ascent (3 hours 20 mins)
Walked with Sheena and Tim dog
18 ºC, fresh Nw winds, overcast with light showers
Start - Hury Reservoir - free parking (NY966192)
Maps - OL Nº31 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº92 (1:50,000)
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Hury Reservoir from the car parking area at the south end of the end, from where we started today's walk

Heading along the lane towards West Briscoe farm

Our first view of Goldsborough, its the one on the left. The one, in the distance, on the right is called Shacklesborough.

As we gained a bit of height Hury Reservoir came into view, our return route would be along the far side of it

This area is definitely sheep country ...

This young lamb was quite happy to make friends with Tim!

Looking down into How Beck, we walked alongside this for a mile or so

Until we reached this old sheepfold where we crossed onto the other side

A view of Goldsborough as we climbed back up from crossing the beck

Warning notices at the Battle Hill firing ranges, our route only went around the edge of the range

A view of Goldsborough from where we joined the Pennine Way

Hury Reservoir from the summit of Goldsborough

Hury Reservoir from the summit of Goldsborough

Looking west from the summit across the flat Cotherstone moor

Looking west from the summit across the flat Cotherstone moor

The weathered crags on the south side of Goldsborough

The weathered crags on the south side of Goldsborough

Blackton (right) and Baldersdale (far left) reservoirs from the Pennine Way, as we descended down to the road

Blackton (right) and Baldersdale (far left) reservoirs from the Pennine Way, as we descended down to the road

The 'By Wash' which runs the full length of Hury Reservoir, which allows the overflow from the upper reservoirs to bypass it

The 'By Wash' which runs the full length of Hury Reservoir, which allows the overflow from the upper reservoirs to bypass it

The small dam between Blackton and Hury, which we crossed to reached the north shore path

The small dam between Blackton and Hury, which we crossed to reached the north shore path

Looking along 'Hury' towards the dam

Looking along 'Hury' towards the dam

A view back towards Goldsborough

A view back towards Goldsborough

Crossing the dam back to the car

Crossing the dam back to the car

Finally crossing back over the 'By Wash' where it passes Hury dam

Finally crossing back over the 'By Wash' where it passes Hury dam