Saturday Walk: 25th April – in search of bluebells from the Roebuck Inn – c 7.2 mls, harder category
April 25 @ 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
The next walk is in the harder category due to the total amount of climbing being over 1000 feet. I’m hoping the bluebells will be out There is a gradual climb at the start then some downhill to the River Washburn after that a longish flattish section and then a steep uphill section. I estimate that this walk could take up to 3.5 hours, we have to be at The Roebuck for 12 noon, so I think we will need to start by 8:30am, to be on the safe side. I’ve booked the nice room where we all sat around in a big group one time and I’ve had to pay a £50 deposit, so there may be a charge if you cancel your place on this walk.
The pub needs a pre-order from us so please let me have your food choice when you sign up for the walk. You can choose from the lunch menu or have a starter from the main menu.
The walk will start from the Roebuck Inn car park at 8:30am sharp. We have to be at our table by 12 noon.
Please park at the furthest point from the road in the gravelled area. The address is Roebuck Terrace, Otley LS21 2EY.
We will leave the Roebuck car park and head uphill for a short distance before taking a footpath on the left which leads across several fields before joining the road into Clifton. We pass through Clifton and follow the road until it crosses the road out of Otley. We find a path on the right which cross fields and eventually comes out at the road again. We cross and after a short walk down the road, we pick up a path on the left into the Dob Park area. The views to the right are lovely. There can be a lot of mud on this stretch. We continue across fields to Midge Hall farm. From there we will walk down the edge of the woods where I’m hoping there will be bluebells and maybe wild garlic in flower too. We then follow a path near the River Washburn until we reach Dob Park bridge, which is a beautiful old packhorse bridge. We do not cross the bridge on this walk but turn right up the lane and then enter fields on the left and keep going through several of them until we come to Rose Tree farm. Here we walk along the road for a short distance and then turn right up a long and uphill driveway. We pick up the Six Dales Trail for a breathless steep section, where the backward views are lovely on a nice day. We turn right to leave the trail on a path which joins Newall Carr Road. We walk on the pavement downhill to get back to the car park at The Roebuck Inn.