Midweek walk: Circular walk around Burley in Wharfedale. (249ft ascent and 249ft descent)

Starting from Back Lane in Burley in Wharfedale we make our way to Burley House Field and follow Wood Head Beck, mostly on good paths, until we reach fields and begin to make our way gently uphill to Hag Farm. This section of the walk takes us through fields with livestock (mostly sheep, although there were a few cattle when I first tried the walk) and is likely to be very muddy, depending on the rainfall this week. From Hag Farm we pick up a track familiar to many of us and head down to Burley station and the village. We will stop for coffee in Burley either at The Coffee Tree or Arlo, before the final leg of our walk which takes us down to the River Wharfe and along a popular path beside the river to the roundabout on the bypass where we head back to the cars. Please note the riverbank path may be incredibly muddy, so we may have to abandon this section of the walk and return down Main Street. Good boots and poles will be essential for this walk.