Today Tracey and myself planned to carry out a walk we had done once before, parking in Grassington and then walking along the River Wharfe up to Conistone, then across to Kilnsey Park, back to Conistone to Conistone Dib and over the hills and lovely limestone scenery and then back into Grassington.
We started by parking in the National Park car park in Grassington and then walked down to the River Wharfe. You then basically walk along the river taking in the impressive Ghaistrill's Strid before walking through Grass Wood and up to the lovely little village of Conistone.
This first section of the walk is lovely and when the river is in full flow, can be quite impressive.
A few nice birds were seen along this section and included 2 Dippers and a Kingfisher, as well as a couple of Grey Wagtails.
After reaching Conistone we walked the short distance over to Kilnsey Park, for some brekkie and a nice cuppa. On the way the lovely sight of 2 Red Kites and a Common Buzzard greeted us as we looked at the amazing limestone scenery of Kilnsey Crag.
After enjoying our nice stop at Kilnsey it was back across the fields to Conistone and then up the little limestone valley known as Conistone Dib. This section is quite steep for those who are not used to walking up steep areas, but the scenery is superb and reminds us of a mini Gordale Scar.
Eventually you come out of this limestone valley and the area opens up and you then follow the Dales Way across the open limestone landscape and back to Grassington.
This walk is a 10/10 for me, but for a rating out of 5 for difficulty it is a 3.5 as there are some challenging sections if you are not used to this terrain.
After arriving back in lovely Grassington we made our way back to the car, on the way we saw a very brief Hummingbird Hawkmoth and then we travelled back to Hebden for some tea.
The following are my favourite photos from our day.
Grassington 
Bastow Wood 
An Old Lime Kiln Near Bull Scar 
Bull Scar 
Hill Castles Scar
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| Bull Scar |
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| Conistone Dib |
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| Conistone |
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| Kilnsey Crag |
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| I Need Some Of These Signs For My Local Patch! |
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| Kilnsey Crag |
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| The River Wharfe At Grass Wood |
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| Ghaistrill's Strid |
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| The River Wharfe At Grassington |
We started by parking in the National Park car park in Grassington and then walked down to the River Wharfe. You then basically walk along the river taking in the impressive Ghaistrill's Strid before walking through Grass Wood and up to the lovely little village of Conistone.
This first section of the walk is lovely and when the river is in full flow, can be quite impressive.
A few nice birds were seen along this section and included 2 Dippers and a Kingfisher, as well as a couple of Grey Wagtails.
After reaching Conistone we walked the short distance over to Kilnsey Park, for some brekkie and a nice cuppa. On the way the lovely sight of 2 Red Kites and a Common Buzzard greeted us as we looked at the amazing limestone scenery of Kilnsey Crag.
After enjoying our nice stop at Kilnsey it was back across the fields to Conistone and then up the little limestone valley known as Conistone Dib. This section is quite steep for those who are not used to walking up steep areas, but the scenery is superb and reminds us of a mini Gordale Scar.
Eventually you come out of this limestone valley and the area opens up and you then follow the Dales Way across the open limestone landscape and back to Grassington.
This walk is a 10/10 for me, but for a rating out of 5 for difficulty it is a 3.5 as there are some challenging sections if you are not used to this terrain.
After arriving back in lovely Grassington we made our way back to the car, on the way we saw a very brief Hummingbird Hawkmoth and then we travelled back to Hebden for some tea.
The following are my favourite photos from our day.
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