Peak and Fell Walking - 3rd August 2003 Wolfscote Dale

WOLFSCOTE DALE

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Wolfscote Dale - 3rd August 2003

WALK STATISTICS

Date	3rd August 2003	Description	Wolfscote Dale
Start Point	Hartington Village	Peaks Climbed
Total Time	2hrs 25min
Walking Time	1hrs 55min
Stopped Time	0hrs 30min
Distance	5.50 miles
Moving Average	2.9 mph
Elevation at Start	229 metres
Total Ascent	230 metres	Weather	Sunny
Max Elevation	289 metres	Walking With	No One

WALK NOTES

My walk today was to find out more on this area for a proposed sponsored walk later in the year. I started from the village of Hartington and walked across fields to the start of Beresford Dale. It was a lovely descent into the dale and there was an unusual tower rock after crossing a footbridge shortly after entering the dale. After walking through Beresford Dale I came out into the open to cross fields to Wolfscote Dale. There were few walkers around today which I thought was unusual for such a nice day. Wolfscote Dale was pretty especially in the sun. There are plenty of limestone outcrops along this stretch of the River Dove. I turned off the main path along the River Dove to ascend Biggin Dale (which is also a National Nature Reserve). There was a small cave about half way up through Biggin Dale. Eventually I turned out of Biggin Dale and walked along Reynards Lane back to the village of Hartington. It was a lovely and very pleasant walk.