timbarber8 hours ago3 minThe Norber Erratics and Sulber Nick from AustwickWe headed out from Austwick to explore the surrounding limestone pavement and one of Yorkshire’s other famous geological features – The...
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...
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 14, 20215 minRoseberry Topping & The Captain Cook Monument – walk from Great AytonThe distinctive hill on the edge of the North York Moors has become an iconic landmark, particularly after part of the previously flat...
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...
timbarberFeb 3, 20215 minThe Story of Scar House Reservoir, the pop up village of Scar and the lost village of LodgeDeep in the heart of Nidderdale’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) towards the top of the Nidd Valley and in the shadow of Great...
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...
timbarberJun 8, 20203 minA walk into Coverdale from Scar House Reservoir in NidderdaleAfter being blessed with great weather for the first couple of months of the pandemic, Wednesday saw the weather change and as we parked...
timbarberMay 31, 20204 minA walk up Whernside - Yorkshire's Highest PeakWith lockdown restrictions lifted I decided to get up early and take a hike up Whernside with my wife and faithful black lab Bronte. I...
timbarberApr 11, 20202 minThe Poetry Seat on Ilkley Moorfew years ago on the way back from a good yomp over Ilkley Moor to the 12 Apostles stone circle, I took a slight detour on my way back...
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...