Route: Kirkbymoorside to Gillamoor and back
Area: North York Moors
Date of walk: 16th February 2014
Walkers: Andrew and Gilly
Distance: 10.0 miles
Ascent: 800 feet
Blue skies and sunshine greeted us as we arrived in Kirkbymoorside. We left the town via a public footpath and set off towards Gillamoor through mixed countryside including open farmland, woodland and hidden valleys
Gillamoor is a lovely moorland village with a good viewpoint over to Spaunton Moor. Having wandered around the village for a while and after visiting the small church, we followed a quiet road to the equally attractive and unspoilt village of Fadmoor.
We returned to Kirkbymoorside through more mixed countryside, beautiful throughout
The weather was glorious every step of the way, an added bonus after all the recent rain
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Leaving Kirkbymoorside
Park Lane
Entering woodland above the River Dove
Shepherd’s Road
St Aidan’s Church Gillamoor
Spaunton Moor from the churchyard
Viewpoint by the church
Downtown Gillamoor
It’s a short walk along Fadmoor Lane to Fadmoor
Kirk Dale
And again
The weir at Hold Cauldron
Further along Kirk Dale
Ford over Hodge Beck - fortunately we didn’t need to cross
On the home straight
Heading across the fields to Kirkbymoorside
The Vale of Pickering
Kirkbymoorside ahead and the end of a great walk
Bonnie
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