Route: Hackness to Langdale End and back
Area: North York Moors
Date of walk: 30th November 2014
Walkers: Andrew and Gilly
Distance: 8.3 miles
Weather: overcast and dull
We parked at Derwent View Hackness – anyone not staying at the cottage will find plenty of parking elsewhere in the village. We walked out of the village along Mowthorp Road and after a short distance left the road to cross the River Derwent over a wooden footbridge
After walking through Wrench Green we climbed uphill along Lang Gate before turning off along a track which took us to the oddly named Mount Misery. We descended to the Troutsdale Road and then had another up and down before arriving in Langdale End
The Moorcock Inn in Langdale End was serving Sunday lunch though we had to knock on the door to gain admittance. The Inn is well worth a visit, though it’s opening times are erratic – it hasn’t changed for decades and it feels as if you’re having a drink in someone’s front room. We really enjoyed our time there and after settling our bill with cash (debit and credit cards aren’t accepted), we walked back along the road for a short distance before climbing up Broxa Banks to the little village of Broxa
The last leg of the journey was along Broxa Rigg and near the end of the Rigg we descended through Chapman Banks Wood back to the start
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Derwent View Hackness
Leaving Hackness along Mowthorp Road
Footbridge over the River Derwent
Approaching Wrench Green
Walking through Wrench Green
Lang Gate
We leave Lang gate to join the track to the right leading to Coomb Slack Farm (misspelt on the OS map as ‘Comb Slack Farm’)
Coomb Hill
Looking back to Hackness
Coomb Slack Farm and Coomb Hill
A brief break in the clouds as we look back to Hackness
A muddy section through Wood House Plantatiion
Looking across to Broxa Rigg
Descending from Mount Misery towards Troutsdale
And after crossing Estell Lane, we have another climb
Troutsdale
Descending towards Broxa Lane
We cross the River Derwent again over a lovely old stone bridge, just before Bridge Farm
Introducing some of the residents of Bridge Farm……
St Peter’s Church Langdale End
The Moorcock Inn is in sight
A pint of Wold Gold from award winning micro brewery Wold Top went down a treat
On the road again and we retrace our steps for a short distance
Howden Hill from the climb up Broxa Banks
Broxa village………
Broxa supermarket………
………and Broxa Rigg
We descend from the Rigg into Chapman Banks Woods
Back to the start
