W18: Addlebrough And Semerwater

Leave Station car park at 9.15am. Start at Bainbridge Village Green (GR: SD 934 902, What3Words: ///asterisk.composed.graphic) at 10.00am. 12 Miles. Hard. £7

This walk, last in the programme in 2021, visits both the summit of Addlebrough with its remains of an Iron Age settlement, and also the beautiful Semer Water - one of only two natural lakes in North Yorkshire. On leaving Bainbridge our route climbs onto an escarpment with fine views over the Ure Valley and the site of the Roman fort, before making a steep climb up to the summit of Addlebrough (480m). The descent takes us through the remains of the Iron Age settlement and then along ancient tracks running across attractive heathland where curlew and oystercatchers can usually be seen. We will join the route of Wainwright's “Pennine Journey” as we walk through the limestone scenery to the attractive hamlet of Stalling Busk and on, past the evocative remains of the old church, to the shores of Semer Water. From here the route follows the River Bain back to the starting point.