timbarberMar 34 minDodd Fell, Wether Fell & the old Roman RoadAs part of my mission to climb Yorkshire’s 30 Highest Peaks, we had found a route on Jonathan Smith’s great Where2Walk website which...
timbarberJan 285 minCircular walk from Thixendale to the deserted medieval village of Wharram PercyThe Yorkshire Wolds is often over looked in favour of Yorkshire’s better known National parks – The Yorkshire Dales & North York Moors....
timbarberDec 18, 20214 minRidge Walk – Gauber to Ingleborough via Simon’s Fell with stunning viewsI’d walked on part of Simon’s Fell during my Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge in May but never actually reached its summit. As it’s one of the...
timbarberNov 23, 20212 minShedding some light on Beamsley BeaconMost people head out from Ilkley up onto the Moors above White Wells or The Cow and Calf, but walking up on the Moors over the other side...
timbarberJul 8, 20212 minThe Druid’s Temple – Yorkshire’s Stonehenge or an 18th century Folly?Nestled in the woodland close to Swinton Bivouac on the Swinton Park Estate lies a huge stone circle which looks like the sort of...
timbarberJun 11, 20214 minThe Cragg Vale Coiners Walk from Christopher Goddard’s illustrated mapI’ve recently blogged about the infamous Cragg Vale Coiners, who in the 1760’s from the remote moorland above Mytholmroyd, embarked on a...
timbarberMay 15, 20216 minThe Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge - 65,000 steps in a day!One of the famous walking challenges in Yorkshire is The Yorkshire Three Peaks. It’s a walk of 24.5 miles but with 5200 feet (1585m) of...
timbarberApr 30, 20215 minWalk along The Yorkshire Wolds Way from WintringhamAfter deciding to go out for a day’s walking with my old mate Wardy, we decided for a change to visit The Yorkshire Wolds. Even though...
timbarberApr 3, 20215 minA desolate past industrial lead mining landscape – a loop walk from GunnersideWith the stay at home restriction being released on the previous Monday, I was desperate to get out and back up to the Yorkshire Dales....
timbarberMar 7, 20213 minA circular walk up Sharp Haw with a well-deserved beer!A recent socially distanced afternoon walk with my old rugby pal Tim and his vizsla Max involved a walk I had not done before, up to the...
timbarberFeb 7, 20214 minIlkley to The Doubler Stones loop walkThis is a good lockdown leg stretch with a few short climbs to get your lungs going. A pal of mine Lee from Burnley (over on the...
timbarberJan 24, 20215 minAskwith to Clifton – a short loop walk in WharfedaleHaving pretty much exhausted walks around Burley in Wharfedale where I live during lockdown, it was satisfying to find a walk I hadn’t...
timbarberApr 9, 20204 minStaithes to Whitby walk - as recommended in The TimesWhilst in lockdown with the Corona Virus pandemic raging outside, I read an article in The Times on 7th April 2020 entitled “Ramblers...
timbarberMar 30, 20203 minExploring Troller's Gill - a loop walk from BurnsallWith dry January starting and the need to rid myself of a stone in weight I had managed to put on over Christmas, my wife and I decided a...