Yorkshire Walks

A hen with a dead mouse it had found

We parked in the little car park between the road and Arkle beck at map ref. NZ 005023. One of the hens scratting their way round the car park had found a dead mouse and ran well away from the rest of the flock before proceeding to eat it.

My neighbour is back from his holiday in Austria so today we are able to do a our first normal walk together since my health problems disrupted things early in May. We drove to Langthwaite, a tiny village in Arkengarthdale about 4km from Reeth.

Langthwaite in Arkengarthdale

Looking back to the bridge as we left Langthwaite along the Arkle Beck

We followed the track for about 1.3km to Storthwaite Hall, map ref. NZ 018021. Here we turned left onto a walled track down the side of the buildings. The track climbed steeply up the hillside to emerge from the fields into an area of old lead workings.

We left the car park at about 10.15am to walk along the road for about 150m where we turned right to cross the bridge over Arkle beck and then turn right again to follow the track along the side of Arkle Beck.

Track next to Arkle Beck about 1km from Langthwaite

Start of the walled track at Storthwaite Hall

We climbed up the steep shaley hillside to the cairn that marks the end of the long ridge of Fremmington Edge.

Looking across Slei Gill to the village of Booze

Looking up to the cairn on the end of the ridge at map ref. NZ 024024

At the cairn we stopped for a rest and to admire the view. We then continued along the edge for almost 3km to map ref. NZ 044007 where we turned off the edge to follow a track heading towards Fremmington village.

Admiring the view from the cairn

Admiring the view from the cairn - looking up Arkengarthdale

Looking down Arkengarthdale towards Reeth

The heather now in full bloom

After about 400m we took a footpath off to the right just above a white farm house and followed it down to the fields beside Arkle beck at map ref. SE 039999.

We began the descent from Fremmington Edge on the track heading towards Fremmington village. p

The heather now in full bloom

We followed the path through the fields to the road and crossed the road bridge over Arkle Beck to walk into Reeth.

Road bridge over Arkle beck at the edge of Reeth