c7.4 miles circular walk from Bramhope

The walk will start from the car park near the tennis courts in Bramhope at 9:00am.  There is a toilet here.

We’ll walk along Old Lane and then cut off to the left down a path which runs alongside a farm and the recreation ground. The path goes across fields where there may be horses and sheep. We cross Occupation Lane and take a path which goes down to a stream and then up to reach Otley Old Lane, which we cross. We cut through Greengates Farm and then follow the path to Harrogate Road. We need to take great care crossing this road. The path takes us through East Carlton and then climbs steadily towards the Chevin. We’ll walk through the edge of the Yorkgate Plantation and past the back of the Chevin Hotel to cross the Yorkgate Road. Then we’re on the Chevin. We’ll walk along to Surprise View and then descend towards the top of the Chevin Steps, but we’re not going down them. We’ll turn right and head in a zig zag towards the car park on East Chevin Road. We’ll cross that road, walk down the footpath for a bit and enter the Chevin Forest again. We’ll have a bit of an ascent to reach the Mistal Barn, where we’ll stop for lunch. Then it’s a pretty easy walk back into Bramhope through the woods, along some of the Dales Way. We’ll cross the Harrogate Road again, near Hilton Grange and make our way back to the carpark.